NEW YEARS CONCERT

Conductor: Beomseok Yi

Violin: Giuseppe Gibboni

Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl

Programm

Franz von Suppe, Leichte Kavallerie Ouvertüre
Camille Saint-Saëns, Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Josef Strauß, Polka Ohne Sorgen
Fritz Kreisler (Orchestration: Beomseok Yi), Liebesfreud
Caprice Viennois, op.2
Johann Strauß Sohn, Fledermaus-Quadrille, Op. 363

Johann Strauß Sohn, Ernst Reiterer, Intermezzo aus der Operette 1001 Nacht
Jules Massenet, Meditation aus der Oper Thais
Josef Strauß, Dynamiden (Geheime Anziehungskräfte) Walzer, op 173
Pablo de Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, op.25

Following his masterful performance at this year’s New Year’s Concert, where he stepped in for the ailing Asher Fisch, Beomseok Yi—longtime music director of the Tyrolean Festival Erl—will once again take the podium with the festival orchestra on January 1, 2027. With a confident and—as expected—vibrant touch, he will guide the audience through an inspiring program to kick off the new year. The soloist for the matinee is Giuseppe Gibboni, a multi-award-winning violinist; for instance, he won the Paganini Competition in 2021.

Programm

Team

Beomseok Yi Conductor

Beomseok Yi comes from Seoul. He studied conducting and accompaniment in Graz and worked as an accompanist and stage music conductor at the Graz Opera during his training. He has also attended numerous masterclasses. He has worked at the Tyrolean Festival since 2016 and has been head of the music department as Kapellmeister since 2017. He has conducted numerous performances of concertante and staged projects. At the opening of the 2017 Summer Festival, he conducted the world premiere of his composition Lux aeterna. At the 2018/19 Winter Festival, he conducted the New Year's Eve concert and highlighted the music theater composed together with Stefano Teani Maximilian from the baptism. in 2025, he made his debut at the Frankfurt Opera with Adolpe Adams Le Postillon de Lonjumeaua production that he had previously conducted in Erl. Since 2022, he has been the conductor of the Symphonic Wind Orchestra and a lecturer in conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

Giuseppe Gibboni Violin

Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl

The music springs from the enthusiasm of a motivated and exceptionally well-prepared ensemble that has grown together over the years. The Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl was first formed in the summer of 1999—and today, musicians from 20 nations play together. Already in its first year, the ensemble achieved unprecedented success, which would go on to bring international recognition to the the Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. Top young talents, musicians from major international orchestras, chamber music specialists, and lecturers come together annually in summer and winter—and since 2017, also in fall and spring—as part of the Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. Under the direction of festival founder Gustav Kuhn, the orchestra garnered rave reviews from international critics and cemented its reputation as one of the world’s finest Wagner orchestras. With the start of Jonas Kaufmann’s tenure as artistic director in September 2024, Asher Fisch—a conductor in high demand internationally in both opera and concert settings—has taken over the helm of the orchestra.