Jazz, Splits and Circles

When Marie Spaemann (cello and vocals) and Christian Bakanic (accordion) make music together, the encounter between their different influences becomes an immediately touching encounter with the audience: soul and jazz, classical, tango nuevo and world music meet and merge into refreshing original compositions, Songs and exciting new interpretations, performed with the ease of true virtuosos. From atmospheric timbres to groovy basslines and percussive elements, Spaemann and Bakanic continually explore the possibilities of their instruments. Bakanic's breathtaking improvisations and Marie Spaemann's singing develop a density and urgency that is touching.

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

Marie Spaeman, cello
Christian Bakanic, accordeon

Programme

Splits & Circles

Jazz meets soul, classic, tango nuevo and world music