http://www.austria.info 2009 Year of Haydn uk http://www.austria.info/uk/home/haydn-opera-with-harnoncourt-1226618.html Nikolaus Harnoncourt, who is celebrating his 80th birthday, is premièring what may be Haydn's most famous opera, "Il mondo della luna" at Theater an der Wien on 5 December. Production is by Tobias Moretti. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/home/haydn-opera-with-harnoncourt-1226618.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/joseph-haydn-life-and-works-1120592.html Joseph Haydn was a very beloved person, esteemed by his contemporaries, diligent, humorous, affable, and a straight shooter who was not spoiled by his steep climb from humble conditions into the highest social circles. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:57:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/joseph-haydn-life-and-works-1120592.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/haydn-s-travels-through-austria-1120596.html To Mozart he was a fatherly friend, Beethoven was his most famous student. Numerous sites in Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Sopron attest to the life of the then and now so popular composer Joseph Haydn. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/haydn-s-travels-through-austria-1120596.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/events-experiencing-haydn-2009-1120600.html "Papa Haydn" enjoys unbowed popularity till these days: For example every year the Haydn Festival draws music lovers all over the world, Vienna's Theater an der Wien will stage a Haydn opera and more … Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:53:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/events-experiencing-haydn-2009-1120600.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/host-and-ticketing-information-1122325.html Several series of exquisite concerts, exhibitions and other cultural highlights go along with the Year of Haydn 2009. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:50:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/host-and-ticketing-information-1122325.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/haydn-podcast-1120613.html For the 2009 Haydn Year Radio Österreich 1 produced a podcast documenting Joseph Haydn’s stations in life. Follow Joseph Haydn’s journey through Europe in 44 parts. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:46:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/haydn-podcast-1120613.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120675.html Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732, in Rohrau (Lower Austria), the second of twelve children of a coach-builder and a cook. His musical talent shows itself at a very early age. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:58:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120675.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120644.html In 1761 Haydn made a lucky career move: he entered the services of the rich Esterházy family in Eisenstadt. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:55:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120644.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120666.html In 1790 Prince Nikolaus I. died. His successor showed no interest in music and within a few days disbanded the orchestra and choir and granted Haydn an annual pension. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120666.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120655.html During his past years Haydn lives again in Vienna where his last public appearance took place. One of the guests: Ludwig van Beethoven. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:45:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120655.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121088.html Following the traces of Haydn! A new Haydn Trail will lead visitors to 10 original Haydn venues including the Haydn House, the garden house and the herb garden, Bergkirche and the mausoleum. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:06:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121088.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121080.html Joseph Haydn had strong connections with Eisenstadt. The famous master composer lived and worked in this city as Hofkapellmeister under Esterházy patronage. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:03:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121080.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121055.html Haydn House, Mozart House and St. Stephen’s Cathedral are some of the original venues in Vienna. Visit Haydn’s memorial in Mariahilfer Straße and see – or even hear! – Haydn at the historic Anker Clock! Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121055.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121059.html Attentive Vienna visitors will find traces of Haydn at almost every step: from the Esterházy Palace to the relief on the memorial of Empress Maria Theresia. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121059.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121051.html Joseph Haydn’s birthplace is located in Rohrau, a town about ten kilometers to the south of Hainburg on the border between Lower Austria and Burgenland. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:50:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121051.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121064.html On his way from Eisenstadt to Eszterháza, Count Estherházy’s Hungarian version of Versailles palace, Count Nikolaus often stopped over in Sopron. Traveling with him was his Kapellmeister Joseph Haydn. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:45:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121064.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121164.html Haydn is for Eisenstadt what Mozart is for Salzburg. In the 2009 anniversary year there will be a major exhibition spotlighting all aspects of Haydn, the Phenomenon. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:15:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121164.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121181.html Since its foundation in 1986 the Eisenstadt Haydn Festival has been upholding the legacy of Haydn and his works. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:13:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121181.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121159.html There are several exhibitions in Vienna spotlighting the life and works of one of the most prominent composers of the classical period. Some of these exhibitions are staged at original Haydn venues. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:11:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121159.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121167.html In 2009 Joseph Haydn’s music is being heard all over Vienna: at Theater an der Wien, at the city’s most beautiful concert houses, at the House of Music, at Mozart House and at St. Michael’s Church. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:09:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121167.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121170.html In 2009 Joseph Haydn will not only be celebrated in his birth town of Rohrau. Regional events and international artists will pay tribute to Lower Austria’s famous master composer and his works. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:07:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121170.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121175.html Sopron keeps alive the memories of its regular guest Joseph Haydn with concerts for music lovers from all over the world (Easter to December 2009). Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:05:00 GMT http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1121175.html http://www.austria.info/uk/2009-year-of-haydn/-1120995.html Haydn is traditionally considered the “Father" of the classical symphony and the string quartet and an innovator in the composition of piano sonatas and piano trios. 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