Caprice Viennois
an evening of Viennese joyfulness

For Daniel Auner, conducting is a logical continuation and extension of his work as a violinist. Even the movement of the bow arm can be perfectly translated into the conductor’s strike, which Auner made use of for many years as a “standing violinist” in the best tradition of his hometown Vienna.

At the Caprice Viennois concert series, Daniel Auner will revive this old philharmonic tradition and conduct the orchestra as solo violinist.
This violin conducting was created in the “Tanzkapelle” (dance bands) surrounding the Strauss dynasty. Here, orchestral direction by a standing violinist became established on the international stage, with the concertmaster leading the ensemble from the first podium.

Violin conducting became internationally popular through Willi Boskovsky (1909 – 1991), who conducted the Vienna Philharmonic as a “standing violinist” in 1955 and 1979 and helped the orchestra achieve worldwide popularity.