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Viktor Gernot - A Night Before Christmas Piano: Prof. Aaron Wonesch A song evening on the occasion of the Advent season with Christmas songs and Advent stories and satires. Designed, compiled, and sung by the Austrian grandmaster of Christmas concerts, Viktor Gernot. Accompanied on piano by his friend and long-time musical partner, the brilliant master of all 88 keys, Prof. Aaron Wonesch.

Since the early 1990s, Viktor Gernot has been playing swinging Advent concerts. Starting from the small club a la Roter Engel, through the truly legendary series of performances in all federal states, in the Kabarett Simpl and later in Casanova Wien, up to the Ronacher Wien, or even the Stadthallen in Graz and Vienna. Previously with Viktor Gernot's Best Friends, his long-standing band. Always with distinctive, original arrangements of the exclusive song selection from the Great American Christmas Songbook, blended with selected poems and stories, delivered in the famous tone of the protagonist. Often copied, never reached.

In all these projects, Aaron as a pianist was indispensable. And so, the two come together in December 2026 to interpret the swinging, jazzy, and sometimes even balladic songs together. The enthusiasm and love with which Viktor Gernot heard White Christmas for the first time as a child in the Hollywood film ‘Holiday Inn’ is the foundation of this concert night. His first LP under the Christmas tree was once Bing Crosby's ‘White Christmas’. In all the decades since, the enthusiasm has developed into true expertise through the hundreds of concerts, the study of Christmas literature, both literary and musical.

A Night Before Christmas. Let Viktor Gernot and Aaron Wonesch take you away and enchant you. And Keep On Swingin‘!

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Works from the Viennese Classical period, Romanticism, and the present day place the piano at the center of a chamber music dialogue filled with tension, inner struggle, and sonic density.

Joseph Haydn - Piano Trio in A major, Hob XV/14

The "inexhaustible spirit" significantly contributed to this genre with more than 40 piano trios. The A major Trio from 1790 was successfully marketed through the music publisher Artaria. Its originality goes far beyond that of its predecessors, which is evident in the melodically rich first movement with "bold harmonic sequences."

Lera Auerbach - 24 Preludes for Viola and Piano

The preludes of the Russian pianist and composer showcase her stylistic and emotional range, influenced by Shostakovich, Schnittke, and Piazzolla.

She states that her poly-stylistics is an attempt to explore “our time full of contradictions with its madness, its loneliness, brutality, and its painful longing for lost innocence.”

Johannes Brahms - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60

The quartet from 1875 is based on a work that Brahms wrote in 1855, in deep despair and love for Clara Schumann. The first movement with sighing motifs and the somber scherzo retain much of the original version. The Andante, however, is intimate and relaxed, while the finale ends as a chorale with a tragically resigned tone.

Violin: Klara Flieder
Viola: Thomas Selditz
Cello: Reinhard Latzko
Piano: Christian Schmidt

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Abera Kadabera! Fine wordplay, surprising rhyme culture, and virtuosic piano playing – the seventh program by Bodo Wartke offers entertaining musical cabaret and word acrobatics tongue-twister slam. The entertainer and poet sets wonder against the power of habit, placing humor alongside old patterns. Lightness! – Why not?

Bodo Wartke brings it to the wonder point!

In the seventh piano cabaret program, the musician and cabaret artist presents himself as a storyteller, who listens to the absurdly comical events of everyday life with all its inconsistencies and condenses them in a double sense. Bodo Wartke casts an unusually playful, language- and word-acrobatic glance at the phenomena of our togetherness. In doing so, he draws from the rich treasure trove of the German language, raising many a vocabulary with fine sensibility.

Problems with the printer turn out to be an identity crisis of the technical device, which is stuck in the wrong body. The well-known “egg hole” from children's rhymes triggers an astonishingly absurd and simultaneously philosophical stream of consciousness in the sleepy musician. Last but not least, the cabaret artist further develops well-known tongue twisters into poems and short anarchic stories, which he presents rapped and accompanied by piano or cajon in various musical genres – a tongue twister slam full of rhythm 'n' poetry.

Once again, the stage artist demonstrates himself as a music entertainer well-versed in both pop and high culture, sampling linguistically and musically through our everyday life. Sometimes comedically in the satirical exaggeration of unrestrained consumer eagerness, presented as a rap cover of a summer hit. Or provocatively sarcastic in the parody of the habit of "mansplaining," here as rock 'n' roll. But also lyrically in a classical adaptation, where the pianist gently takes us up with a tender ode to the moon and quietly offers a perspective shift when looking back.

And so, amidst all this lightness, there are always serious tones. The singer-songwriter reflects thoughtfully on early learned, unhealthy behavior patterns that can determine our lives. He critically highlights misogyny and the radical interpretation of religious dogmas. Yet, the hopeful gaze is not missing: What could our world look like if the many sore points of humanity were overcome?

On the way there, there will be many slips of the tongue and stumbles. Bodo Wartke welcomes them because they are part of the process as we go to the wonder point.

One of the most successful podcasts in the German-speaking world is coming to the stage.

The astronomer Florian Freistetter tells star stories for an evening. But this time not just to listen, but to watch. And interstellar action is included as well!

How was the universe really created? What do the stars know about our future? What shape does the universe have and how does one actually know that? How much alcohol is in a comet and how does one get a hold of it? Who is responsible when the world ends?

Stars, galaxies, planets – the universe is full of incredible stories, and each one is waiting to be told. “Sternengeschichten Live” offers not only exciting science but also impressive images, thrilling experiments, and of course the voice you know from the podcast – this time with the whole body!

The universe is waiting for you – and it will be spectacularly galactic!

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The beautifully set table, the festive trophy, the magical glass. In the impressive room "Food and Drink," this tour begins, symbolically setting the table for you in a brief stroll and asking: How much history is in a successful meal? Among glasses, cutlery, and plates, we inquire about the history of culinary culture, which can largely be narrated through these beautiful and impressive objects. We explore other rooms of the museum, touching upon medieval eating habits as well as wine cultivation in Styria. In the end, we might even arrive at the history of coffee and cocoa?
Next, you will proceed to the restaurant Landhauskeller. There, the table will be set for you not just symbolically, but for real!

Meeting point: 4:00 PM at the Museum of History, Sackstraße 16
Tour lasts about 45 minutes.
Guided tours on the topic of the history of culinary culture. How was food eaten – Presentation of dishes and cutlery
At 5:00 PM, the table will be set for you at the restaurant Landhauskeller for a 3-course menu. (excluding drinks)
End: 6:15 PM

It's high time! A new cabaret program is needed. A new apartment. A new city? Or perhaps the countryside? Kindergarten, career, customer account? Or continue as a guest? And if so, where to? Chrissi Buchmasser is under pressure, right in the rush hour of her life. Priorities need to be set, decisions made, and the tracks for the future laid. And that now. Because she knows: At some point, the train will have left for all of us.

After her award-winning debut "Braves Kind," we meet Chrissi Buchmasser in her second program at the symbolic platform of life. With sharp insights and refreshing humor, she takes us into the world of decisions. And at full speed.

Chrissi Buchmasser (1989, Stmk): She made her cabaret debut in 2021 at the prestigious Graz Kleinkunstvogel. In October 2022, her first solo program "Braves Kind" followed. In March 2023, she received both the jury and audience award at Freistädter Frischling. She has also appeared on television shows like "Pratersterne," "Kabarett im Turm," and "Die Tafelrunde." Exclusive insider tip from Buchmasser herself: Become a fan now, before I go mainstream.

Graz seduces you - narrow alleys, imposing buildings, and modern architecture. Enjoy a leisurely walk through one of the most fascinating old towns in Europe, which is young, cheeky, and innovative at the same time.

Graz seduces you - narrow alleys, imposing buildings, and modern architecture. Enjoy a leisurely walk through one of the most fascinating old towns in Europe, which is young, cheeky, and innovative at the same time.

Just survived the apocalypse, we're already stumbling into Paul Panzer's Schöne neue Welt – the brand new program of the master of subtle humor.



Paul Panzer looks behind the shiny facades of our modern times: artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, virtual relationships, and the never-ending hunger for happiness. Between external abundance and inner emptiness, he becomes the Sisyphus of the 21st century – and for the audience, a guarantee of the best entertainment.



Accurate, absurd, and wonderfully human – Paul Panzer shows us where we as humanity truly stand: Welcome to Hell!

Experience a magical Christmas time with the family at the Volkskundemuseum at Paulustor and Gut Schlossberg!
Discover how Christmas was celebrated in the past and listen to exciting stories about old traditions in the museum's smoke room.
Immerse yourself in the thrilling history of Christmas and explore the fascinating customs of bygone times. Here you will not only be introduced to the world of traditions but will also have the chance to taste delicious regional specialties of the Advent season at Gut Schlossberg – including sampling three delightful types of honey that will enchant your palate!
Together, we will bake delicious gingerbread and enjoy a contemplative Advent season without stress, letting ourselves be enchanted by the sweet scent of Christmas time. This event is for families who want to spend valuable time with their little ones.
Don't forget your cookie tin so you can take your tasty gingerbread home!

Graz seduces you - narrow alleys, imposing buildings, and modern architecture. Enjoy a leisurely walk through one of the most fascinating old towns in Europe, which is young, cheeky, and innovative at the same time.

Graz seduces you - narrow alleys, imposing buildings, and modern architecture. Enjoy a leisurely walk through one of the most fascinating old towns in Europe, which is young, cheeky, and innovative at the same time.