Orchester Wiener Akademie

Orchester Wiener Akademie was founded in 1985 by its artistic director Martin Haselböck. It has gained an international reputation as one of the most important period-instrument orchestras in the world through its lively interpretations and virtuosity. Profound expertise in the innovative and original preparation of historical concert programming and formats has given the orchestra the status of a globally sought-after ensemble.

A further focus of the orchestra is on the world of multimedia music-theatre. With the American actor John Malkovich and Austrian director Michael Sturminger, Martin Haselböck developed the music dramas The Infernal Comedy, The Giacomo Variations; and with director Frank Hoffmann and multimedia artist Virgil Widrich staged the theatre piece Black Cat. To date these productions have received over 180 performances combined, in nearly 100 cities including London, Paris, Hamburg, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Moscow, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Chicago, New York and Rio de Janeiro.