Name: Glenn Miller Orchestra: Swing Forever
Start: 2026-03-19T19:30:00
Location: Mozarteum Foundation

Get ready to embark on a nostalgic musical journey with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, as they bring the iconic swing and big band sounds of the '30s and '40s back to life. With events spanning across Europe, from Southend-on-Sea to Salzburg, and featuring notable performances from talented artists, these concerts promise to be a celebration of Glenn Miller's enduring legacy. Join us as we explore how each event captures the essence of this musical legend and what makes these performances a must-see for fans of timeless orchestral tunes.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra: A Timeless Journey Through Swing and Big Band Classics

Get ready to be transported back to the golden era of swing music as the Glenn Miller Orchestra embarks on a series of performances across Europe and the UK. With a nod to the legendary big band leader, this string of events promises a rich celebration of Glenn Miller's illustrious legacy. Highlights include a generational change in leadership, performances of classic hits, and the involvement of renowned artists. Fans can expect an unforgettable musical journey featuring iconic melodies that have stood the test of time.

Swing Through Time: The Glenn Miller Orchestra's Timeless Journey

The Glenn Miller Orchestra, a beacon of swing music, is set to charm audiences across Europe with its series of captivating performances. This legendary ensemble will not only showcase its rich musical legacy but also highlight a significant generational transition in its leadership. From iconic venues like the Mozarteum in Salzburg to the grand Buxton Opera House, the orchestra is poised to deliver unforgettable concerts under the new musical direction of Uli Plettendorff and the seasoned guidance of Ray McVay. Join us as we explore the vibrant world of Glenn Miller's timeless swing.

The Timeless Swing of the Glenn Miller Orchestra: A Journey Through Generations

Uli Plettendorff

Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum

Glenn Miller Orchestra

An absolute highlight for Salzburg visitors and locals alike: On selected Tuesdays, the International Mozarteum Foundation invites you to a half-hour organ lunchtime concert in its Great Hall, which, with its exclusive ambience and excellent acoustics, is considered one of the most beautiful concert halls internationally. Since 2010, the magnificent hall has housed the magnificent Propter Homines organ, custom-built for it, which blends visually and acoustically with the surrounding space to create an artistic unity.

Organ at noon

Mozarteum Foundation

This tour explores how the Mozart family lived in the luxurious apartment in the Tanzmeisterhaus. What games did they play? What animals did they keep as pets? And, most importantly, what music did they compose and play? On the tour, families will get to know Mozart's original concert grand piano and also see the Magic Flute Cottage, where, according to an anecdote, Mozart composed his most famous opera.

Family tour: Mozart's piano and the Magic Flute

Mozart Residence

In 2024, she won the coveted UBS Young Artist Award: the young, up-and-coming cellist from Salzburg, Julia Hagen. In addition to the opportunity to perform with the Vienna Philharmonic under Christian Thielemann at the renowned Lucerne Festival, which the press hailed as "brilliant," the award places the talented, full-blooded musician in an illustrious gallery, including names such as Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta, Martin Helmchen, Vilde Frang, and Kian Soltani, for whom the award has once opened the door to international careers. In the master concert at the Mozarteum Foundation, the artist and her piano partner Annika Treutler will devote themselves to the cello works of great composers, including a detour into the world of fairy tales.

Master Concert: Julia Hagen & Annika Treutler

A generational change at the Glenn Miller Orchestra: Wil Salden hands over the musical direction to Uli Plettendorff.

Glenn Miller Orchestra: Swing Forever

"It's the music that counts," says Elisabeth Leonskaja, who always places her personality behind the composition and creates great things through music alone. Born in Georgia, then under Soviet dictatorship, and raised in the legendary Russian piano school, Leonskaja used a concert visa in 1978 to emigrate to Vienna, where she has lived ever since and from where she launched her career as a pianist on all the major stages of the (Western) world. Now the "Grande Dame" at the piano joins the CAMERATA to imbue Beethoven's combative C minor Concerto with her legato playing and expressive power. This first symphonic piano concerto in music history is framed by two of the most beautiful natural musics. Russian-born conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, who has since conquered the major orchestral landscape from early music, leads the CAMERATA in Mendelssohn's Scottish impression of the "Hebrides" Overture and in Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony," which he entitled "Memories of Country Life."

Season concert four: Forces of Nature

The Earth needs our help! A musical crew embarks on an intergalactic journey to Planet B. Together, they face technical challenges, encounter alien beings, and learn the importance of treating our environment responsibly, because: The best planet is Earth – and it must be protected. A musical adventure with a message that couldn't be more relevant: Our future depends on our decisions.

MISSION PLANET B Jeunesse Concert

Europark Salzburg

Thursday Concert 05: Lorenza Borrani

Whether listening quietly or dancing and singing joyfully, Lausch concerts immerse listeners of all ages in exciting worlds of sound. There's much to discover: fascinating musical adventures and musicians who tell wonderful stories with keys, strings, keys, valves, and their voices.

ELEFANTASIA listening concert

Salzburg, with its numerous world-class festivals, is considered the ultimate music city. It's therefore no surprise that exceptional talents emerge from this unique cultural offering. With the " I am from Salzburg " event series launched last season as part of the entertaining Sofa Concerts, Rolando Villazón, Artistic Director of the International Mozarteum Foundation, is pursuing a mission very dear to his heart: introducing audiences to highly talented local artists.

Sofa Concert: I am from Salzburg

Sunday Matinee 04: Constantinos Carydis & Karen Gomyo

Great Festival House

With three gems from chamber music, the Busch Trio celebrates the triumph of art over the adversities of life: In his Piano Trio K. 502, the immortal Mozart plays with light and shade, yet his choice of the key of B-flat major underscores the hope for a better world. Despite the despair over his increasing deafness, Beethoven reached a creative peak around the creation of his "Ghost Trio." And Schubert, in the face of his approaching death, composed nothing less than a masterpiece with the monumental E-flat major Trio.

Pure classical music: Busch Trio

Janine Jansen has no problem playing popular works like Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" again and again, because, as she says, "ultimately, every interpretation is unique." The CAMERATA audience can also expect such unique performances when the orchestra's artistic partner embarks on an adventurous and atmospheric journey through the Italian seasons of the early 18th century, still unclouded by climate change. The music magazine Stereoplay praised Janine Jansen's performance of "The Seasons" as "a completely natural, breathing flow." Janine Jansen also brings two other great Italian Baroque violinists into play, bundled together in one work: Vivaldi's contemporary Geminiani reworked a violin sonata by Corelli on the voluptuous Portuguese dance "folía" into a brilliant concerto grosso. Jansen and the CAMERATA will demonstrate how productive this concert form still is in our time in a string concerto by film music king Nino Rota from 2007 and a charming concerto combination for string quartet, string orchestra and harpsichord by Richard Dubugnon from 2020.

Glenn Miller Orchestra: Swing Forever

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