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Music-packed autumn in Vienna

Viennese audiences can once again look forward to a rich variety of concerts in autumn, with top international bands and musicians from all over the world visiting the city on the Danube from September onwards. From hard rock to cool grooves … more...

Music & festivals September sounds

The days are getting shorter and autumn is on its way. The programmes of this month’s festivals are as colourful and varied as the autumn leaves.
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Centrope & Europe

The exhibition ‘Donau – Fluch und Segen’ (The Danube: a blessing and a curse) at two locations in Upper and Lower Austria looks at the Danube and the dangers and opportunities it presents more...

The pick of open-air culture on Vienna’s doorstep

The summer theatres in Lower Austria, where stages set against impressive backdrops such as castles, quarries or palace courtyards multiply each year, have already aired out their curtains. Here is an overview of the programme … more...

Culture non-stop - Summer programmes 2010

Art lovers in Vienna need not despair even though the State Opera, Burgtheater and other leading institutions are taking a well-deserved summer break: on 2 July Paulus Manker’s cult production ‘Alma’ goes into its 15th season
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Slovenian folk songs with a difference

The Vienna-based Slovenian singer Maja Osojnik is releasing her long-awaited second album, Crne Vode (Black Waters) more...

Ten years of the Haus der Musik experience

Hearing, feeling and experiencing sounds is what Vienna’s Sound Museum, the Haus der Musik (House of Music), has been all about for the last ten years. Far removed from the dusty, instructive nature of many typical museums more...

The sound of Vienna - A varied musical programme all over the city

Music lovers can choose from a wide range of events in June. The ‘We are Vienna. District Festival’ will be touring all the city’s districts. Following the big opening event with Austrian and international artists such as Kreisky, Tini Trampler and Celia Maria at Karlsplatz on 30 May more...

Bucharest rocks!

The first major open-air concert in post-Communist Romania took place in 1992. The year 2010 looks set to be the loudest ever: one or even several big open-air concerts are scheduled in the Romanian capital from mid May to mid July… more...

Music & Festival - From pop music to young art to short films

Cultural life in Vienna is dominated by a number of different festivals in May. The vibrant mixture of music, film and art festivals is popular with locals and tourists alike. more...