The Salonorchester Alt Wien was founded in 1999 by Josip Susnjara and Professor Udo Zwölfer, the long-time principal leader of the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra. It is a special characteristic of the Salonorchester’s musicians that they are able to produce a rich symphonic sound without a conductor. It is the concert master who directs the orchestra from the posi-
| | tion of first violin, as did Johann Strauss and Josef Lanner. The way in which each player listens to the others, and the constant dialogue between the musicians, produce a joyous energy which communicates itself directly to the audience in the concert hall.
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