The grand Finale

Theatre INNklusiv presented ‘Alles Anton!’ – a lively, musical-theatrical journey through 200 years of Bruckner. A whirlwind that tells the story of ‘Anton, Anton and Anton’, singing, dancing and laughing to the beat of the Innviertel. The performance was a colourful celebration for everyone, inviting them to join in the party and immerse themselves in the lively, lively world of the Antons. Theatre INNklusiv created a unifying experience!

A UNIversity welcomes people in all their diversity! This idea and the first ‘Music and Inclusion’ course at the Anton Bruckner Private University were the reason for the founding of the IMP Institute’s UNIverse ensemble in autumn 2022. UNIverse is a place where professional musicians, amateur musicians and music enthusiasts make music together under the direction of Petra Linecker and Andreas Huber. On 30 November 2024, they presented the piece ‘außen.Vor!’ together with the Spring String Quartet. An overture by Severin Trogbacher, based on themes from Bruckner’s 4th Symphony.

‘Brucknersticken’ is an art project by Cécile Belmont in which people in different places and situations in Upper Austria and beyond were each invited to embroider a fragment of Anton Bruckner’s score of the unfinished 9th Symphony. During the Bruckner Year, Brucknersticken created connections between people and made Bruckner’s work accessible through collective action. The participatory project promoted community and individuality by uniting art and dialogue in open, diverse gatherings. The completed project was presented at the finale on 30 November. A special highlight was the interlude by cellist Annekatrin Flick, who brilliantly set the embroidered score to music.

Norbert Trawöger is Artistic Director of the Bruckner Orchester Linz and Artistic Director of the OÖ KulturEXPO Anton Bruckner 2024. At the finale, he played 13 ‚Bruckner Whistles‘ by Rudolf Jungwirth and read from the text ‘Anton Bruckner’ (1984) by Bodo Hell.

Contribution of the five “’Klang und Farbe”‘ classes of the Upper Austrian State Music School to the Bruckner Year 2024: an exhibition presenting artistic encounters with the composer Anton Bruckner and his works. Pupils of all ages, including people with disabilities from the ‘Schön für Besondere Menschen’ institute (Kirchdorf/Micheldorf), creatively explored Bruckner’s music and works with great dedication.

The varied programme concluded with the Bruckner Orchester Linz under the direction of Katharina Wincor. Since her celebrated debut with the Bruckner Orchester Linz in 2021, the ambitious conductor has been delighting audiences. The audience was able to immerse themselves in Bruckner’s 6th Symphony (WAB 106) directly in the orchestra’s sound space.

‚Up and down – Papierlapapp‘ invited children aged 4 and above as well as adult guests to an exciting and free hands-on experience. Interactive stations allowed visitors to discover how artists in Bruckner’s time, characterised by the industrial era, used nature and the element of water for creative work. The programme was inspired by central themes of the OÖ KulturEXPO and the Capital of Culture. Participants learnt in a playful way how paper is made and experienced historical machines in action!