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Building a bridge to people who haven’t yet connected with classical music: Sven-Kristian Wolf’s Orchestrapunk photography project

Building a bridge to people who haven't yet connected with classical music: Sven-Kristian Wolf's Orchestrapunk photography project

Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Jonas Kaufmann - Salzburg Easter Festival (Photo:  Orchestrapunk / Sven-Kristian Wolf)
Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Jonas Kaufmann – Salzburg Easter Festival (Photo:  Orchestrapunk / Sven-Kristian Wolf)

“At last someone who shows how we musicians work. We need more of that!” – Sir Simon Rattle

Sven-Kristian Wolf is a photographer working in Salzburg and Vienna, photographing musicians from all over the world. As a former cultural manager, punk and jazz musician, he is familiar with the cultural scene; his background enables him to show classical music in such a way that the message and magic is also understood by people outside the classical world.

He is currently working on a photography project titled Orchestrapunk, aimed at building a bridge to people who haven’t yet connected with classical music. As he describes it, he photographs orchestras through the eyes of a punk.

The project has been ongoing for 14 months now, and Wolf has already worked with Isata Kanneh-Mason, Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, Ivan Fischer, Jonas Kaufmann, the Carnegie Hall, the Salzburg Festival, the Elbphilharmonie and many others. 

European Union Youth Orchestra - Elbphilharmonie (Photo:  Orchestrapunk / Sven-Kristian Wolf)
European Union Youth Orchestra – Elbphilharmonie (Photo:  Orchestrapunk / Sven-Kristian Wolf)

You can explore his photographs at his website, where he also has a blog (in German).


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