The orchestra:
Concert orchestra
Promoting and sustaining Viennese music and its role in the musical life of Vienna is the primary objective of the Franz Léhar Orchestra. In addition to the eponymous Franz Léhar the works of composers such as Joseph Lanner, Johann and Josef Strauß, Franz von Suppé, Karl Millöcker, and Emmerich Kálmán form an essential part of the repertory, reflected in the programs of the traditional Sunday afternoon concerts in the Vienna Concert House and in the Ehrbar Hall in the Wieden district of Vienna. More recently the repertory has been expanded through cooperation with new partners such as the Chinese Cultural Society in Austria.
Operetta orchestra
During the summer months the Franz Léhar Orchestra is a vital constituent of the Lehár Festival in Bad Ischl, Austria. Recently a number of CDs have been produced in Ischl, among others "Frasquita" by Franz Lehár, "Fatinitza" by Franz von Suppé and "Der fidele Bauer" by Leo Fall. The CD of the operetta “Eva” under the direction of Wolfgang Bozic was awarded the Prize of the German Recording Critics 2006.
Ballroom orchestra
Unfortunately, also the 2022 ball season is canceled due to the measures taken to contain Covid-19!
In the true tradition of the ballroom orchestras of Lanner, Strauß and Ziehrer, the Franz Lehár-Orchestra is also a first-rate ballroom orchestra that will make any formal dance evening a very special event. Either with the elegant chamber music sound of the Salon Orchestra or with the full ballroom orchestra our musicians accompany balls in Vienna and far beyond.