Berg, Alban (1885 - 1935)

Berg’s youth was marked by his asthma, which first began to manifest itself in 1900, and by the death of his father. An unhappy romance and failure to pass his secondary school leaving examination led to an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Berg, who was a student of Arnold Schönberg, is considered a major exponent of twelve-tone music. Together with Schönberg and Anton von Webern, Berg belongs to the ”New Vienna School”. The range of Alban Berg’s work extends from operas such as Wozzeck and Lulu to lieder, orchestral and chamber music and a violin concert. Alban Berg died in Vienna on 24th December 1935.