{"id":5377,"date":"2025-06-01T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdw.ac.at\/talentlab\/?p=5377"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:33:20","slug":"concert-tour-to-the-european-youth-music-festival-ritmiks-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdw.ac.at\/talentlab\/en\/concert-tour-to-the-european-youth-music-festival-ritmiks-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Tour to the European Youth Music Festival RITMIKS in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concert tours are always an adventure \u2013 especially when they are all about musical encounters and youthful joy of playing. As part of the Young Masters<\/strong> support program, the Young Masters Concert Band<\/strong> traveled to the European Youth Music Festival \u201cRITMIKS\u201d<\/strong> in Barcelona at the end of May 2025.<\/p>\n

Music, the sea, young people, and a festival that brings them all together<\/strong>:
„It\u2019s about connecting, celebrating diversity, and strengthening community.“<\/em><\/p>\n

Over 170 ensembles from 18 countries<\/strong> performed on more than 50 stages<\/strong> across the city and its surroundings \u2013 and among them: the Young Masters Concert Band<\/strong>!
Our nine-member ensemble \u2013 featuring strings, percussion, saxophone, and flute \u2013 embraced every situation with relaxed flexibility. Three concerts. Three different venues.<\/strong> The Young Masters Concert Band<\/strong> took the audience on a journey through a colorful program including works by Haydn, Vivaldi, Saint-Sa\u00ebns, Johann Strauss II, Gustav Peters<\/strong>, as well as Linus K\u00f6hring, Elton John,<\/strong> and Bill Withers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At the piano, Teofil Mikov<\/strong> captivated with charm and energy \u2013 and also sang the solo part in „Ain\u2019t No Sunshine“<\/em>.
Fully committed, both musically and expressively, were his fellow musicians:
Alexandra Auer<\/strong> and Lauren Dunbar<\/strong> on violin,
Anna Rybina<\/strong> on viola,
Pia Ratzberger<\/strong> on cello,
Emilia Manzke<\/strong> on double bass,
Lora Krasteva<\/strong> on flute,
Goran Celanovic<\/strong> on saxophone, and
Florian Binder<\/strong> on percussion.<\/p>\n

The young Spanish and international audience was thrilled by the ensemble\u2019s strong stage presence (as were we back home in Vienna!) and rewarded the musicians with heartfelt applause.
\u00a1Viva la m\u00fasica!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanns Stekel, Roland Herret<\/strong> \u2013 artistic direction
Lilian Genn<\/strong> \u2013 concept, presentation coaching
Tour coordination<\/strong> \u2013 Do Bogner, Karin Torky-Martin<\/p>\n

Photo: Do Bogner, Karin Torky-Martin<\/p>\n<\/div>