Musicbanda Franui / Maschek »Fräulein Else«

The ten Musicbanda Franui instrumentalists – six wind players, violin, double bass/accordion, harp/zither and hammer dulcimer – accompany the action with imaginative arrangements blending classical, folk and jazz. Maschek – Peter Hörmanseder and Robert Stachel – have long been an Austrian institution, albeit an anarchic and unpredictable one.

Their fame has now spilled over to all the German-speaking countries. The pair are celebrated above all for their post-dubbing of talk shows, political speeches and news programmes in which they often bring unspoken truths to light. Angela Merkel, whom they have particularly enjoyed dubbing and taking aim at over the years, now had to take her turn again for a preview video of the concert in the Elbphilharmonie.