Social commitment: EHL
The big heart of EHL For EHL, social commitment is more than mere lip service and certainly anything but a "compul- sory exercise". It's a matter of the heart. Already, at first sight you can tell that. I n a way, EHL is literally a family, which in its self-image includes employees, but also custom- ers, suppliers and partners. The diverse activities of EHL's social activities are also to be understood in this sense. To a large extent, the focus is on chil- dren and young people. But adults in need of help are not forgotten either. Because the EHL is a "big family" and lives by it every day. In every respect, Saturday, 26 June this year was something very spe- cial for the EHL. Only a few days had passed when further relaxation of the Corona regulations for cultural events finally took effect. The EHL Group took advantage of this a year later and made up for their benefit concert, which had to be postponed in 2020. Charity and music, the two major themes that accompany Mi- chael Ehlmaier's private life, in addition to his fam- ily. He has been playing the violin enthusiastically since his youth. The enticing programme at the matinée on 26 June with the "Concerto grosso in F major" by Alessandro Scarlatti, "Spring" and "Sum- mer" from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" as well as Mozart's "Symphony in A major" generated great interest in the packed Mozart Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus. First-class musical quality was pro- vided by the Camerata academica Wien orchestra with members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Christian Birnbaum. Among the participants was, as always, Michael Ehlmaier on the violin and this time also with Anton Holzapfel from the ÖVI as harpsichordist. The beautiful set- ting helped that not only the musicians but also the
The great hall in the Konzerthaus.
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