Join us for a special Christmas concert with the renowned Austrian harpist Monika Stadler!
Acclaimed for her captivating performances and profound connection with her instrument, Monika Stadler is celebrated across Europe, Asia and America as a unique and pioneering voice in both traditional and contemporary music. As a German newspaper aptly wrote: “Whoever loves the harp must have heard Monika Stadler. Whoever has heard Monika Stadler loves the harp.”
In this special Christmas programme, curated by Stadler herself, audiences will experience a blend of her original compositions alongside unique arrangements of well-loved pieces, inviting the audience on a heartfelt musical journey that bridges classical, jazz and world music. With a deep connection to nature and the rhythms of life, Monika describes her music as “a personal expression of my soul, spirituality and femininity, born from a bond with nature and an immersion in inner and outer moods.”
This holiday program offers a unique, soulful experience that will resonate well beyond the evening.
Join us to hear Monika Stadler’s artistry, bringing a fresh warmth to the season through the captivating voice of the harp.
M. Stadler © Fotostudio Franz Pfluegl
“My music is very personal, an expression of my soul, my spirituality and my femininity. It is drawn from being connected with nature, from the rhythms of life, from the experience of inner and environmental moods and of silence."
Monika Stadler is one of the most creative solo harpists in Europe. She studied classical harp at the Vienna University of Music with Prof. Blovsky-Miller (diploma with highest honors), and jazz harp with Deborah Henson-Conant, in Boston, USA, where she won several awards at international jazz harp competitions.
After engagements with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, she only performs as a soloist, in duet or trio formations, exclusively with her own projects.
Apart from her intensive schedule as a performer throughout Europe, USA, Canada, Middle East and Asia, she also teaches many jazz & improvisation workshops for harpists worldwide.
Since 2010 she is a guest professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, UK, as well as a staff member of the University of Music and Drama in Vienna, Austria.
Till now she released 13 CDs (her own compositions except one with jazz standards) as well as 11 music books at Creighton`s Collection, UK, and the music publishing company Musikverlag Doblinger, Austria.
Her compositions are broadcast on radio and television (ORF, 3SAT, MDR, BR, HR) and have been played by generations of harpists. Two compositions of her have been performed by 66 harpists at the World Harp Congress in Cardiff, 2022.
For detailed information please see www.harp.at
She offers a program beyond clichés, combining elements of classical, jazz, world and improvised music in her unique style.
It is her constant goal to expand the techniques of harp playing as well as to plumb the depths of the soul.
