Impressions and Fantasies - CFOS 2026 Classics From the Other Side Festival

Experience our new recital and chamber music program, under the theme "Impressions and Fantasies", at the Bank Austria Salon Vienna!

“Impressions and Fantasies” – March 10, 2026, 19:00

Performers:
Belle Ting (violin), Hyewon Lim (violin), Canglah Micyang (piano/viola), Zhiyu Zhang (cello), Margaret Kim (piano)

Programme:

• F. Kreisler – Aucassin and Nicolette (“Canzonetta Medievale”)
• S. Rachmaninov – Six Romances, Op. 38: No. 3 “Daisies”
• G. Fauré – Après un rêve
• H. Wieniawski – Fantasy on Themes from Gounod’s Opera “Faust”, Op. 20
• A. Piazzolla – Ave Maria / Tanti Anni Prima
• F. Bridge – Piano Quintet, H. 49

“Why are all the pieces so long and ununderstandable?”—a question once asked by a concertgoer after a traditional recital ranging from Beethoven to Berio—became the inspiration for this concert. Impressions and Fantasies is our answer: a programme built around imagination, lyricism, and accessibility. It moves from intimate salon pieces to virtuosic opera-based fantasies, culminating in the deeply expressive Piano Quintet by the English composer Frank Bridge. Designed to speak to both new listeners and seasoned concertgoers, the programme truly offers something for everyone—uniting musicians from the Wiener Symphoniker, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW), and younger international artists in a shared celebration of fantasy and creativity.