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Scandinavian Cello School: The road to Vienna

2024-08-16T11:56:00

Vienna performance

From rural Denmark to Vienna’s Musikverein, Rita Fernandes discovers the Scandinavian Cello School’s distinctive educational ethos while on tour with its cello octet

The enchanting sight of dozens of glowing, white-gowned Viennese debutantes stops me in my tracks. They’re adorned with tiaras and long opera gloves, and exude a girlish excitement about their imminent performance. It’s 9.59pm on 18 January 2024, and as I’m bumped out of the way by other rushed ball attendees, I snap back to my original task – to find a spot in the Great Hall of Vienna’s Musikverein for the 10pm opening ceremony of the 100th Vienna Philharmonic Ball…

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