10th Admonter Lautenherbst
04 - 08 September 2024
During the 2024 Lautenherbst festival – the anniversary edition – three exceptional concerts delighted an enthusiastic audience.
Opening concert at Amandus Church
At first, it was Opening concert "The teachers do the honours" on 04 September at Amandus Church, a highlight that is second to none. The church offers the finest acoustic conditions for chamber music ensembles. The concert programme was also very diverse and varied. The six lecturers performed it to the highest musical standards, showcasing the broad spectrum of the „early music“ genre. The programme featured various formations, ranging from solo recitals on the baroque guitar, theorbo and viola da gamba, through art songs from the Renaissance and the Baroque periods, to a four-part vocal ensemble accompanied by viola da gamba, lute and theorbo.
CASULANA CONSORT at Lautenherbst 2024
Subsequently, the CASULANA CONSORT on 06 September The icing on the cake of the Lautenherbst festival. Three enchanting lutenists from Basel, playing the treble, alto, tenor and bass lutes, performed alongside the magnificent Evangelina Mascardi, who had stepped in for Cornelia Demmer. Together, they transported the large audience to the heights of lute consort heaven, leaving them in awe with their playful virtuosity and the finest in feminine vocal artistry.
Closing concert at the Collegiate Church
At the Final concert on 08 September In the collegiate church, ALL the „students“ were finally able to fill the church with a cloud of sound, together with their teachers. Renaissance art songs accompanied by lutes, consort ensembles featuring six viols and six voices, and traditional Latin American compositions from the Baroque era for choir, lutes, viols and percussion visibly and audibly delighted the large audience that had turned out. The Lautenherbst 2024 festival not only enriched Admont musically, but also kept the local restaurants plenty busy. A big thank you to Gasthof Buchner, because in times like these, freshly cooked food late at night is greatly appreciated.
The Admont Abbey, led by Abbot Gerhard Hafner, supports the Admont Lute Festival in EVERY way. Without this support, an event of this scale would not be possible. Many, many thanks also to the municipality of Admont and the Province of Styria!
