Sonja Leipold
Sonja Leipold is a harpsichordist who specialises in baroque, contemporary and rarely heard music. She initially studied flute and piano at the Mozarteum Salzburg, before studying harpsichord and basso continuo with Professor Augusta Campagne at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. With her own ensemble projects, as a soloist and sought-after continuo player, she regularly performs on renowned stages for contemporary and early music in Austria and around the world. She has appeared as a soloist with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Bach Consort Vienna, among others. She is also a regular guest with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Baroque Ensemble of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and reconsil. She is particularly interested in the contemporary harpsichord repertoire.
In collaboration with composers from all over the world, she has created over 120 new works that have been performed in more than 30 countries. She has received several awards and was Austria's cultural ambassador for contemporary music with the ensembles duo ovocutters and airborne extended from 2016 to 2019. Her artistic activities have also been reflected in international CD, film and radio productions, including the 2017 feature film Licht (directed by Barbara Albert) about the Austrian pianist, singer, composer and music teacher Maria Theresia Paradis. Sonja Leipold has been teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna since 2015 and has been President of the International Society for New Music Austria since 2019.
In Hans van Manen's Concertante to the music of Frank Martin's Petite Symphonie Concertante in the ballet evening Shifting Symmetries, Sonja Leipold made her house debut at the Vienna State Opera on the harpsichord in 2023.
Performances with Sonja Leipold
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Saturday 11. January 2025
Available tickets
Saturday 11. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Ballettzyklus »Moderne Klassiker«
Ticket information
Saison 2024/2025
Ob im Mehrteiler oder Handlungsballett – zeitgenössische Auseinandersetzungen mit der Kunstform Tanz bieten außergewöhnliche Seherfahrungen.
Tauchen Sie ein in die wunderbare Vielfalt des Balletts!
9. Dezember 2024: DORNRÖSCHEN
11. Jänner 2025: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
4. April 2025: THE MOON WEARS A WHITE SHIRT
5. Juni 2025: PATHÉTIQUE
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Tuesday 14. January 2025
Available tickets
Tuesday 14. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Abo 3
Ticket information
Saison 2024/2025
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
22. Oktober 2024: FIN DE PARTIE
14. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
11. Februar 2025: IL TROVATORE
22. April 2025: ARABELLA
03. Juni 2025: CARMEN
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Thursday 16. January 2025
Available tickets
Thursday 16. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Abo 19
Ticket information
Saison 2024/2025
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
07. November 2024: BILLY BUDD
19. Dezember 2024: LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN
16. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
13. März 2025: DON CARLO
10. April 2025: SALOME
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Saturday 18. January 2025
Available tickets
Saturday 18. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Shifting Symmetries
Cast at Thursday 23. January 2025
Available tickets
Thursday 23. January 2025
Area 1
165 €
Area 2
125 €
Area 3
105 €
Area 4
77 €
Area 5
60 €
Area 6
39 €
Area 7
25 €
Area 8
12 €
Area 9
12 €
Standing room
Abo 20
Ticket information
Saison 2024/2025
Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.
In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:
03. Oktober 2024: DON CARLO
28. November 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
23. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
17. April 2025: PARSIFAL
12. Juni 2025: DER ROSENKAVALIER