Vienna: Mozart, Strauss & DJ sound

This is what Vienna sounds like

In Vienna, 10,000 music enthusiasts listen to live classical music every evening - no other city in the world can match that. The Viennese concert calendar lists more than 15,000 events of all genres and sizes throughout the year. No other city has produced so many composers - Mozart, Mahler, Haydn, Beethoven and the waltz king Johann "Schani" Strauss. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Boys' Choir set the tone at the top of the world, while the State Opera and the Golden Hall of the Musikverein are among the world's best performance venues. A tradition that endures - after all, the electronic sound of local musicians and top DJs is also in demand internationally today.


As you can see: Music is timeless and omnipresent in Vienna.
What city would be better suited to be named the World City of Music? Vienna has succeeded in transposing its great historical classical heritage into the present and enriching it with new impulses, while remaining true to tradition. The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert delights millions of TV viewers in over 90 countries every year. The Vienna Boys' Choir, which has its own concert hall called "MuTh" in the Augarten, celebrates success on all continents. And the Vienna Symphony Orchestra is causing a sensation. With the Musikverein and Konzerthaus, the city has two concert halls of international standing. It also offers the best conditions for a series of top-class festivals: whether early music at Resonanzen or contemporary compositions at Wien Modern, whether the Wiener Festwochen, Jazz Fest Wien or the Vienna Philharmonic's Summer Night Concert. You can meet the stars of tomorrow at 1,300 events at the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna - the best music university in the world.


The world-famous Vienna State Opera
offers a daily changing program on almost 300 evenings a year. The Theater an der Wien has established itself as the "other" opera house and impresses with premieres ranging from baroque to modern. And the Volksoper stages opera classics, lively operettas and numerous musicals in German. Musical fans can also enjoy "Cats" at the Ronacher. Enjoyment is celebrated every evening on the summery Rathausplatz - with free music films and a wide range of culinary delights.


Numerous music festivals
are dedicated to specific genres that are worth discovering: the Accordion Festival will amaze you with the versatility of the instrument, the Vienna Blues Spring is the world's longest blues festival, the Afrika Tage Wien presents world music and Wien im Rosenstolz presents the Wienerlied. Jewish klezmer music can be heard at the KlezMore Festival and the Vienna Jazzfloor invites you to a hundred concerts in ten Viennese clubs. Voice Mania is dedicated entirely to a cappella music.


Such a musically creative ambience
is an ideal breeding ground for contemporary music: Clubs such as Fluc, Pratersauna and Grelle Forelle play the electronic sound of local musicians such as Ogris Debris and HVOB, who are also causing a sensation internationally. The musical styles are more diverse than ever before. With Bilderbuch, Wanda and co., a new generation of German-language pop has also established itself.


The Popfest brings the latest trends
of local music on stage at Karlsplatz. At the Gürtel Nightwalk, current bands from the indie and electronic scene set pulsating trends. At the Danube Island Festival, the largest music festival in the world, well over two million visitors gather every year to enjoy music from all genres. Vienna's club festival Waves Vienna presents over 100 live acts from alternative, electronic and rock over three days.


Find out more at:
www.wien.info
Photo credit: © Vienna Tourist Board/Christian Stemper