Moving performance of Brahms’ Requiem in the „Friedenskirche“ in Linz (Georgina Szeless, Neues Volksblatt 23rd June 2015)

Though probably timewise slightly unsuitable, there was a performance of „A German Requiem“ by Brahms in the Christkoenig-Church in Linz which triggered loud applause for the choir and the Sinfonia Christkoenig. Unlike the usual requiem masses this is no liturgical work, but uses German texts from Luther’s Bible, whose comforting words are musically expressed in a composition of seven parts which was first performed in the Cathedral in Bremen on Good Friday 1868.
Eduard Matscheko reached a further artistic climax with his choir and orchestra „Sinfonia Christkönig“. The acoustic difficulties in this church had to be taken into account, which led the experienced conductor to a quiet, more balanced gesticulation and special restraint. This time Matscheko proved himself to be a masterful arranger of sounds, who knew precisely how to present the content of  this funeral music,  how to intensify the sound to reach  oratorical greatness and how dynamics and rhythm press ahead towards a powerful final fugue, where mourning turns into an overall glorification.
The orchestra being at its best followed in a sensitive way. So did the choir, enthusiastic and precise, showing how they enjoyed performing this great work. Klaus Kuttler, „house soloist“ presented the baritone solo parts with his wonderful timbre, Simone Eisinger sang the soprano part with her crystall-clear voice.

„Wachsende Bläue“, by Thomas Daniel Schlee, the former manager of the Brucknerhaus Concert Hall, was an absolutely congenial beginning. It is a piece for two solo violins (Claudia Federspieler, Johanna Bohnen) and string ensemble, poetically inspired and solidly built in its movements.

Taking his home country to the stage

Together with its committed musicians the Sinfonia Christkönig Orchestra with its leader and founder Eduard Matscheko is organizing their 10th concert season in 2022/23. It has become an essential part of concert life in Linz. The fact that the patronage of the Vienna...

WITH MOZART INTO THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR (by: Michael Wruss, OÖ Nachrichten, 4th October 2022)

Last Sunday the Sinfonia Christkoönig Orchestra under Eduard Matscheko started its anniversary year - under the patronage of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - with a Mozart programme. Motifs from works by Mozart, as seen through composer Claudia Federspiele‘s glasses...

BRILLIANT START OF THE SEASON (by: Paul Stepanek, OÖ Volksblatt, 4th October 2022)

Sinfonia Christkönig starts with a concert dedicated to Mozart Festive and expectant mood in the fully booked Chriskönig-church in Linz. Last Sunday the Sinfonia Christkönig Orchestra under Eduard Matscheko started the new season with a programme that was solely...

JOY, PEACE AND MUCH PRAISE OF GOD (by: Christian Schacherreiter, OÖ Nachrichten, 21st June 2022)

On hot summer days a church hall is not only a spiritually healing place. Those who were looking for a cool place  in the Friedenskirche in Linz last Sunday were refreshed by an attractive concert. Sinfonia and Chor Christkoenig under Eduard Matscheko presented a...

HYMN OF PRAISE AND JOY (by: Georgina Szeless, OÖ Volksblatt, 21st June 2022)

The Sinfonia Christkoenig concert was the reason why the Friedenskirche church in Linz was almost fully booked up last Sunday. Schubert’s  “Unfinished Symphony“ was enjoyable to listen to. Eduard Matscheko knows what to ask  for from his Sinfonia Christkoenig...

WITH INTRIGUING VERVE AND STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL SOUND (by Christine Grubauer, in: OÖ Volksblatt, 26th April 2022)

Last Sunday afternoon Ödön Racz, born in Budapest in 1981 and solo contrabassist  of  the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, guest-starred at the church concert of the Sinfonia Christkoenig orchestra. He has travelled widely both as member of the  Vienna Philharmonic...

GREAT REJOICING AT 10th ANNIVERSARY (by Christine Grubauer, in: OÖ Volksblatt, 5th October 2021)

Sinfonia Christkoenig under Eduard Matscheko with works by Balduin Sulzer. 10 year of Sinfonia Christkoenig under the patronage of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – it is also 10 years of Eduard Matscheko, who – as conductor and driving force of this undertaking –...

IMPRESSIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN LINZ (by Christa Grubauer, in: OÖ Volksblatt, 31th October 2020)

The fact that art and culture are possible even in challenging times was proved by the well-working network around the artistic activities and organizers of the Sinfonia Christkoenig orchestra under its untiring conductor Eduard Matscheko. Last Sunday, the...

WITH HEART AND ABANDON. BRILLLIANT WORLD PREMIERE BY SINFONIA CHRISTKÖNIG (by Karin Wagner, in OÖN, 15th October 2019)

The Sinfonia Christkoenig Orchestra under Eduard Matscheko is an orchestra that is truly worth hearing: the strings are a homogeneous and dynamically flexible body of sound, the woods excel  with wonderful tonal colours and good balance, the brass players are both...

SINFONIA CHRISTKÖNIG.BEAUTIFUL WORLD PERMIERE (by FD, in: Kronenzeitung, 15th October 2019)

In the Friedenskirche Eduard Matscheko and the Sinfonia Christkönig Orchestra surprised with a beautiful-sounding world premiere of composer Stiliana Popova. The „Visions“ for solo violin and orchestra represented aspects of our universe and the secret of being human....