Michi Gaigg (born in

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, 1957) is an Austrian violinist and conductor. She is founder and conductor of the

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L'arpa festante is a German chamber orchestra, specializing in the revival and performance of unknown works, especially from the Baroque music, Baroque era. It was established in Munich in 1983 by Michi Gaigg, who also led the ensemble as concertmaster until 1995 ...

and L'Orfeo.Goldberg: early music magazine: Issues 53-54 2008 "So although in centuries gone by the treacherous rapids and eddies of the Strudengau stretch of the Danube had made it the very dread of skippers, director Michi Gaigg's choice of L'Olimpiade for this year's festival was a pretty safe ..."

Discography

* Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):

Orpheus Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, travelled with Jaso ...

, 2CDs Dorothee Mields, Ulrike Hofbauer, Christian Zenker, L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg *

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

(1732-1809): Die wüste Insel (German Version of "

L'isola disabitata ' (The uninhabited island), Hob. 28/9, is an opera (') by Joseph Haydn, his tenth opera, written for the Eszterházy court and premiered on 6 December 1779. The libretto by Metastasio, the only one by that author Haydn set. The libretto had ...

"), 1CD Ulrike Hofbauer, Barbara Kraus, Christian Zenker, L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg *

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

(1756-1791):

Betulia liberata ''La '' (''The Liberation of Bethulia'') is a libretto by Pietro Metastasio which was originally commissioned by Emperor Charles VI and set to music by Georg Reutter the Younger in 1734. It was subsequently set by as many as 30 composers, includi ...

, 2 super audio CD

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and others, L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg

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Women conductors (music) Austrian violinists 1957 births Living people People from Vöcklabruck District 21st-century Austrian conductors (music) 21st-century violinists {{Austria-conductor-stub