The tradition of Vienna New Year’s concerts appeals to the last century. With many years of stage experience, faithful to the performance tradition and program design, the musicians of the Royal Vienna Symphony Orchestra have become the undisputed masters of this musical discipline.
About Vienna Royal Artist Orchestra
There is hardly anything more beautiful than being carried off into the world of Viennese charm – Johann Strauss (father) born in 1804, the undeniable ruler of three-quarter time, became the “King of the Waltz”, as Richard Wagner once called him. Through him and his sons Johann, Josef and Eduard, who soon emulated him, the waltz became the most important dance of the 19th century.
The Strauss family raised popular music to a previously unknown level. Johann Strauss (father) created the foundation for this with his orchestra. He gave the Viennese waltz its specific form and as a result, it gained acclaim of a wide audience.
However, his title of king of the waltz was soon contested by his own son Johann, who developed the waltz into the art form we admire so much today. Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler’s wife, even wrote in her diary after the death of Johann Strauss (son): “In my opinion, the classic through and through and the greatest musical genius that ever lived…!”
A concert by the Vienna Royal Artist Orchestra is always a social experience with lots of Viennese humor and unforgettable musical highlights.
Prof. Dr. habil. Dariusz Mikulski
Conductor and Horn Soloist, General Director and Artistic Director of the Warsaw Chamber Philharmonic – Sinfonia Masovia, the Royal Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and the Amber Youth Orchestra. Guest Conductor of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in Bangkok; Professor, Soloist, and Conductor of the World Brass Association; Former General Director and Artistic Director of the Sudeten Philharmonic in Wałbrzych (2005-2010); Conductor at the Opera in Poznań and the Opera Wrocław; Professor at the Academy of Music in Łódź and Guest Professor at Mahidol University in Bangkok, the National Kazakh University in Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan, and the National University in Manaus (Brazil). Owner of MEETMIKULSKI Kulturmanagement Berlin, specializing in concert and tour organization, opera productions, and artist management.
Dariusz Mikulski received his education in Poland, Germany, and Austria at the university level. He holds a diploma from the Academy of Music in Łódź, the Musikhochschule Stuttgart, and the Mozarteum University Salzburg, where he studied horn with Prof. Radovan Vlatkovic and conducting with Prof. Tomas Ungar and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In 2003, he received his doctorate from the Academy of Music in Łódź. Dariusz Mikulski also completed studies at the University of Warsaw, Department of Management, graduating with a postgraduate degree in Cultural and Arts Administration.
He has won many awards at prestigious music competitions both in Poland (Częstochowa, Gdańsk, and Łódź) and internationally, such as the “Prague Spring,” the “Peter-Damm Competition,” the “International Horn Competition in Toulon,” and the “International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen.”
Prof. Dariusz Mikulski is a regular guest as a conductor and soloist with many renowned symphony orchestras, opera houses, and music festivals. Among the most important are: NDR Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic of the Nations, Prague Soloists, Sinfonieorchester Faro, Thuringian Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Hradec Kralove, Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz/Reichenbach, Lviv Philharmonic, Rubinstein Philharmonic Łódź, Wrocław Philharmonic, Sudeten Philharmonic in Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Philharmonic Jelenia Góra, Koszalin Philharmonic, Poznań Philharmonic, Zielona Góra Philharmonic, Greek National Symphony Orchestra in Thessaloniki, Lower Silesian Opera in Wrocław, Opera Poznań, Opera Łódź, Greek National Opera in Athens, and many others.
He also performs at renowned festivals such as: European Cultural Summer, Salzburg Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, MDR Musiksommer, Berliner Festwochen, Winterthurer Musikfestwochen, Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen, Menuhin Festival, Mozartfestbüro 1 Würzburg, Festival Ljubljana, Schwetzingen Festival, Sommersprossen Rottweil, Mosel Festwochen, Bodensee Festival, Putbus Festival, Festival Mitte Europa, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rheingau Musikfestival, and Faro Music Festival, among others.