My name is the blues – Vienna Blues Spring 2010
Vienna’s international reputation as a musical capital is unquestioned. And after five blues festivals, the African American roots music also appears to have established a firm footing in the world of Strauss more...
| Chopin tells his storyWith the opening of the special exhibition Chopin in Vienna, 1829–1831 the Haus der Musik in Vienna joins in the celebrations to pay tribute to the virtuoso pianist and composer from Poland more... |
4th Spring Music Festival 2010
The golden hall of the Vienna Musikverein, the venue of the annual New Year’s concert, is one of the most beautiful concert halls in the world and famed for its unique acoustics. more...Music & festivals
Vienna is in festival mood in March. Easter sounds can be heard in the city’s most magnificent concert halls at the Osterklang festival from 27 March to 4 April more...Red Ribbon Award 2010 – ‘Solidarity suits everybody’
Each year, Vienna hosts Europe’s largest AIDS charity event, the Life Ball. In July this year, the International AIDS Conference in Vienna is also focussing on HIV more...
| 11th Accordion FestivalThe international Accordion Festival is taking place in Vienna for the eleventh time from 20 February to 22 March. The various ensembles will be appearing at twenty selected venues more... |
| A DJ fairy tale, or: why music should just be funIf you have already spent a night in the musical company of DJ Gabbi Werner aka The First Lady OBT you know that, with her, almost anything is possible more... |
Music & festivals
Accordion players from around the world will be coming to Vienna for the month-long 11th International Accordion Festival, and once again they will elicit the most diverse sounds from their ‘squeezeboxes’ more...
| 2010 Chopin Year in PolandThe 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin will be celebrated in 2010 in Poland. The centre of the festivities is the capital of Poland and the main organisers are the National Philharmonic in Warsaw more... |
