The cycle, titled "Jenseits vom tanzenden Wien," launches on 25 November 2026 with the Auner Quartett performing her Fourth String Quartet. Daniel Auner, the ensemble's first violinist and a relative of the composer, will perform on the instrument she once played herself. Dickenson-Auner, who studied under Émile Sauret and Otakar Ševčík, found her career abruptly halted in 1938. Forced into silence, she channeled her creative energy into intense composition, describing the outpouring of music as a "tidal wave" that broke forth during her later years.
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Mary Dickenson-Auner’s suppressed manuscripts find voice in Vienna
Barred from public life by the Nazis in 1938 for carrying a British passport, Dublin-born composer Mary Dickenson-Auner is finally emerging from decades of obscurity. Her unpublished string quartets anchor a new concert cycle at the Vienna Musikverein, marking the first time these manuscripts have been prepared for performance.
This project positions her alongside other displaced luminaries such as Alexander Zemlinsky, Egon Wellesz, and Fritz Kreisler, all of whom faced exile or suppression during the same period. Supported by the Alexander Zemlinsky Fund, the series weaves her rediscovered works into a broader narrative of resilience. Baritone Thomas Hampson joins the program on 17 March 2027 to interpret songs by these composers, highlighting the artistic legacy that survived despite the political upheaval of the era.
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