Wien Modern IV | A Private Vastness
Michael Hersch treats his audience to an 11-hour concert at Wien Modern
Wien Modern III | Anything That Moves
I guess human beings will always pay attention to anything that moves. Or makes noise. In fact, I paid attention to people doing both for more than an hour at last Tuesday’s Wien Modern offering: the ensemble PHACE playing FACE …
Wien Modern Erupts
The opening concert of Vienna’s festival of new music kicks off five weeks of contemporary sounds.
Fame and Fable | Composer Ignaz Pleyel’s Forgotten Legacy
On composer Ignaz Pleyel and a tiny museum less than an hour from Vienna.
Silence! Or What to Do on International Noise Awareness Day
Thoughts about music in a raucous world and International Noise Awareness Day.
If you Love Classical Music, Keep Your CD Player on Hand
The compact disc is still a viable archival medium, especially for classical music.
Wunderkind or not, Vienna’s Amateur Orchestras Give you a Stage
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] A plethora of orchestras for non-professionals makes Vienna a paradise for amateur music
L’Orient Serves up Savory Morrocan in Leopoldstadt
The cuisine of Morocco at L’Orient combines warm spices with a carefully designed space
Take me to Church! Vienna’s Godliest Music Venues
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Your guide to the best musical performances at churches throughout Vienna.
The Konzerthaus Celebrates Pierre Boulez’s Legacy one Year After his Death
Composer, interpreter and conductor Pierre Boulez is unquestionably the most important “serious” musical figure of the last seven decades
Celebrating the Strauss Dynasty and the 150th Birthday of the Viennese Waltz
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] The Strauss Family: Kings of the Blue Danube
The Toughest Ticket in Town
A closer look at the Vienna Philharmonic and the New Year’s Concert, its most important event of the year
