Mar 11 2024 to Mar 11 2024 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Vienna has been an important centre for music for many centuries, with resident operas, orchestras and musicians of renown. It has also been a meeting place for composers from around Europe who lived and worked there. Marialena Fernandes will perform what she calls ‘Structured Miniatures’ from Vienna’s vibrant musical culture: Bagatelle – Prelude – Intermezzo – Rhapsody Each of these forms brings rich narration into a short, complex space, yet they are quite distinct in their characteristics. Among the composers Marialena will play, some had lived in Vienna and others from far away were influenced by its music. Many of the compositions also happen to be from late in their lives, in a sense, their last pieces of wisdom. 

Marialena Fernandes performing at a house concert in Vienna, across from the Vienna State Opera. In collaboration with: Supported by: Performer Marialena Fernandes Pianist Marialena Fernandes has lived in Vienna for over 50 years and is proud to be a musical bridge between India and Austria. Born in Mumbai, she received her Licentiate Diploma from the Royal Schools of Music. A graduate from Mumbai University in Psychology, Fernandes won a Piano Competition for the Bicentenary of Beethoven in 1971, and received a scholarship from the Goethe Institut for further musical education first in Munich and then at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. In 1975, she completed the Diploma in Piano and Chamber Music Performance with unanimous distinctions, and in 1988, she received her Master’s in Art Education (Magister Artium). In 2013, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, for her work on ‘The Konkani Song – Roots – Development – Documentation’. Since 1991, Marialena Fernandes has been Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, conducting workshops and masterclasses around the globe and being a Jury member at international competitions. From 1988-2006, she was Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Joseph Haydn Conservatory Eisenstadt, Austria. In 2014, she received an invitation to the “Beethoven Improvisation Symposium” at MIT, Massachusetts, USA. In 2010, on a Research Sabbatical, she was Faculty member and Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA. In 2008, she received the MIA Award for Women with an international background in the field of Art and Culture. Fernandes has given solo, chamber music and orchestra concerts in most European capitals, but also in the USA, South America, Australia, Africa and Asia. She has also performed in annual TV and radio broadcasts. Since 2007, she has performed a concert series cycle titled “Uno, Due, Tre” at the Musikverein in Vienna. She has been the Artistic Director and International Programme Curator for several crossover and experimental projects, where she incorporates classical, jazz and world music fusion with an emphasis on improvisation and intercultural exchange between students, teachers and audiences. She has initiated several projects, including performances of women composers and concerts with gender themes. In annual lecture demonstrations, she has presented topical themes around the globe. From 2015-2020, she has brought to India her annual project, “Quest for Passion”, which aims to spread music through dialogue and interaction between European and Indian music lovers in Goa, Bangalore, Mangalore, Mumbai and Pune.