Janoska Ensemble

The Janoska Ensemble at the Herbstgold Festival 2025: A masterpiece of musical innovation.

The renowned Janoska Ensemble has established itself as an integral part of the Herbstgold Festival and will once again delight the audience with its unique performance this year. After two golden albums recorded by Deutsche Grammophon, they now present their latest work at Herbstgold, supported by the renowned Vienna Chamber Orchestra: Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the unmistakable interpretation of the Janoska style.

In a fascinating way, the artists combine a 300-year-old masterpiece with the innovative spirit of the 21st century. Through their “Janoska style” they have created a new genre that brings the art of improvisation – once a central element of classical string training but now largely forgotten – back to the fore. The musical examination of Ondrej, Roman, František Janoska and Julius Darvas with Vivaldi's Le quattro stagioni testifies to their outstanding mastery and deep musical sensitivity. With great respect for the work of the Venetian composer, they continue his thoughts in a captivating and orchestral splendor of sound that takes the audience on a journey through three centuries.

Each movement of the work contains a passage specially composed by František Janoska, while Ondrej and Roman's impressive virtuosity surpasses the level of difficulty of Vivaldi's violin concertos. Julius Darvas gives the basso continuo a modern form of expression that brings the ensemble into the present.

Experience a musical fireworks display that combines sounds and breathtaking improvisations in a unique synthesis.

Extasy

The HERBSTGOLD - Festival 2025 invites you to experience music in its deepest and most moving form. Under the motto “Extasy”, we dedicate ourselves to those moments in which music takes us beyond the everyday - into a state of intense devotion in which sounds, emotions and interpretation merge into an inseparable unity.

Ecstasy in music means the complete penetration of a work - for the performers as well as for the audience. These are the moments when a note resonates and time seems to stand still for a moment. When passion, virtuosity and expressiveness build a bridge between art and soul.

Experience renowned artists, extraordinary programs and inspiring encounters in the special ambience of Esterházy Palace. Let yourself be carried away by the power of music - to a festival that is entirely dedicated to the search for the sublime

 - JULIAN RACHLIN

Program and cast

Janoska Ensemble
Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Programme

The Four Seasons in Janoska style