Past Performances

04.02.2022 world premiere in Weikersheim with Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
More concerts in Reutlingen, Coesfeld and Lahr
19.06.2022 English premiere with Britten Sinfonia at Aldeburgh Festival 
21.09.2022 Austrian premiere with konsTellation plus at Klangspuren Schwaz Festival 
31.03.2023 Dutch premiere with Residentie Orkest in den Haag 
10.05.2023 Münchner Symphoniker at Prinzregententheater
09.09.2023 Dresden Philharmonie 
23.09.2023 Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Oslo 
08. / 09.11.2023 hr-Sinfonieorchester in Frankfurt
28. / 29. / 30.09.2024 Musikkollegium Winterthur
15.09.2024  Robert Schuman Philharmonie at Theater Chemnitz
21.09.2024  Sinfonietta Riga, Latvia
11. / 12. / 13./ 15./ 16.10.2024 Bodensee Philharmonie
20. /21.11.2024 SWR Symphonieorchester in Freiburg and Stuttgart
07.–09.02.2025 PhilZuid at Theater Kerkrade, Chassé Theater Breda, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Netherlands
10.–14.03.2025 SWR Symphonieorchester, Studioaufnahmen
02.04.2025 Musiker*innen der Hochschule für Musik Basel (Pfandflaschenkadenz)
08. / 09.05.2025 Magdeburgische Philharmonie at Theater Magdeburg
26.+27.05.2025 Staatsorchester Braunschweig at Staatstheater Braunschweig
07.07.2025 Ensemble Reflektor, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
15. / 16. / 17. / 19.09.2025 Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, Gelsenkirchen, Recklinghausen, Kamen and Wesel
31.10. / 01. + 02.11.2025 Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle, Schwerin
04.12.2025 Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Schweiz

Gregor A. Mayrhofer is internationally recognized as conductor and composer and was appointed artistic director of the Hidalgo Festival in 2024.

After studying at the Juilliard School with Alan Gilbert, he served as assistant to Sir Simon Rattle and Kiril Petrenko with the Berlin Philharmonic.

Mayrhofer has performed in some of Europe‘s most prestigious concert halls. At the Berlin Philharmonie, he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic in his commissioned work „Tipping Points“ for Harald Lesch, as well as the Staatskapelle Berlin in his secular oratorio „Wir sind Erde“ (We Are Earth). He has also conducted the Britten Sinfonia at the Barbican Centre in London, the NDR Symphony Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie, and the Ensemble Intercontemporain at the Philharmonie de Cologne and the Philharmonie de Paris.

He has conducted renowned orchestras such as the Orchestre de Bordeaux, Prague Radio Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, MusicAeterna (Salzburg Festival), Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic and Belgrade Philharmonic. He received regular re-invitations from the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony, Munich Symphony, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, and collaborated with ensembles such as Musikfabrik Köln, Ensemble Resonanz, Ensemble Kontraste, Ensemble Proton Bern, Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Het Collectief, and renowned soloists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Khatia Buniatishvili, Christoph & Julian Prégardien, and Daniil Trifonov. He also conducted the recording of the film score for Bully Herbig‘s „The Canoe of the Manitou“.

He received commissions from the Bavarian State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Netherlands Bach Society, Munich Biennale, Bavarian Radio, and Hanover State Opera. His works have been performed by orchestras including the SWR Symphony Orchester, Residentie Orkest The Hague, Dresden Philharmonic, and Frankfurt Radio Symphony.

Mayrhofer studied in New York, Paris, Düsseldorf, and Munich and also performs as a jazz pianist.

Described as “an artist who thrills her audience, exploring and shifting the limits of the percussive world”, Vivi Vassileva is being celebrated not only for her technical perfection but for her astonishing virtuosity, combining agility and power in her performance, leading a new generation of percussionists in their pursuit to showcase percussion as the instrument of the 21st century.

She performs with orchestras and ensembles including SWR Symphonieorchester, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Gürzenich Orchester Köln,

hr-Sinfonieorchester, Philharmonie Luxembourg, DSO-Berlin, Wiener Symphoniker, National Polish Radio Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra or the Klangforum Wien. She also shapes the Percussive Planet series at the Wiener Konzerthaus, while her chamber music projects regularly take her to major venues and festivals like the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.

Highlights of her career include premieres of new works, among them „A Savage Beat“ by Sauli Zinovjev, as well as international tours and recordings of significant contributions to the contemporary percussion literature, such as „Inferno“ by Daníel Bjarnason with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. A particular focus of her work is the expansion of percussion repertoire through close collaboration with composers of our time. Her programmes combine works by composers such as Kalevi Aho, Tan Dun, Avner Dorman, Friedrich Cerha, or Unsuk Chin with innovative concert formats that open new perspectives on the sonic world of percussion.

Vivi Vassileva performs worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician, and with her ensemble Extasi. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including two special prizes at the 63rd ARD Music Competition, the Kulturkreis Gasteig Music Prize, the Bavarian Arts Promotion Prize, and the Leonard Bernstein Award. She studied at the Mozarteum Salzburg with Martin Grubinger.

Photos by Lucas Campara, Magdalena Zieba-Schwind, Urban Ruth, Adriana Yankulova, Reiner Pfisterer and Marcus Roth 

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