600 Years of Miraculous Instruments

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The last in Róbert Mandel’s four‐part series of informative concerts features a selection of exciting instruments from the second half of the 18th century and first half of the 19th century.

One of the main attractions will be the magical sound of the glass harmonica designed by Benjamin Franklin, but visitors will also hear the favourite instrument of “The Magnificent” Prince Miklós Esterházy. This concert also brings us face to face with the ophicléide, a form of bugle that provided deep brass tones in the orchestra before the arrival of the tuba. We will also hear the violin de fer, perhaps connected to today’s violin only by its bow, as well as a concerto for the mandora, a type of lute, and the Jew’s harp, an instrument perhaps known only in folk music circles.

Christa Schönfeldinger – glass harmonica
Michael Brüssing – baryton (viola di Bordone)
Róbert Mandel – violin de fer (nail violin)
Patrick Wibart – ophicléide (contrabass brass‐keyed bugle)
Albin Paulus – trombula (classic Jew’s harp)