Wiener Sinfonietta - Metamorphoses Symphonies -... Apr 2026

In their breathtaking new cycle, Metamorphoses Symphonies , this ensemble of hand-picked virtuosos is not merely performing the standard repertoire. They are deconstructing it, reimagining it, and forcing it to evolve in real-time. The term "Metamorphosis" in classical music is usually tied to Richard Strauss’s masterpiece Metamorphosen —a lament for a destroyed past. But the Wiener Sinfonietta expands that definition.

Metamorphosis in Motion: Wiener Sinfonietta Redefines the Symphony Wiener Sinfonietta - Metamorphoses Symphonies -...

-- Alexander Hoffmann, Contributor The encore of the evening? A stunning arrangement of Strauss’s Metamorphosen for the Sinfonietta’s exact forces. Bring tissues. In their breathtaking new cycle, Metamorphoses Symphonies ,

Under the baton of their fiery young music director, the ensemble has curated a program that treats the symphony as a living organism. The question they ask is simple yet radical: What happens to a symphony when it passes through the crucible of the 21st century? The current cycle features three pillars of the Viennese canon, but not as you know them. But the Wiener Sinfonietta expands that definition

Metamorphoses Symphonies is not a concert series. It is an argument. It argues that a great piece of music isn't a monument; it is a seed. And in the hands of this scrappy, brilliant Viennese ensemble, those 200-year-old seeds are sprouting strange, beautiful, and terrifying new flowers.

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