Arsonore Graz

Two concerts and a clubbing event in just one evening

The Arsonore all-star band in the Planetensaal(Bild: Arsonore/Martin Hauer)

Similarities despite the contrasts: Arsonore hosted its penultimate concert and last evening at Schloss Eggenberg. The program featured super guitarist Mario Berger and the exceptional accordionist Christian Bakanic.

Arsonore offered two concerts in one evening on Saturday. And despite all the similarities, they could hardly have been more different. Part one belonged to guitar zampano Mario Berger, who brought five of his treasures to the stage. It started classically with Renaissance tunes, accompanied by his own compositions, and Johann Sebastian Bach, which Berger salsaed without further ado. This went wonderfully well with the classical guitar. Carlos Santana, however, demanded a switch to the Fender Stratocaster. In between, ukulele, jazz guitar and dobro were also used.

Large contingent of Arsonore artists
Part two not only brought accordionist Christian Bakanic to the stage, but also an Arsonore all-star band. Together with Marie Spaemann, Petrit Çeku, Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis, Alberto Stiffoni, Christian Wendt, Franz Kreimer, maestro Markus Schirmer himself and singer Fred Owusu, he conjured up a best-of of his arrangements and compositions from the past ten years of Arsonore, which was eventually joined by Mario Berger. A musical feast that continued late into the night at Dom im Berg with the revival of "Studio 74".