
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.
From Choirboy to Conductor
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.
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Sopron keeps the memories of its regular guest Joseph Haydn alive with concerts for music lovers from all over the world starting at Easter until December 2009.
Join the celebration in Sopron
Since its foundation in 1986 the Eisenstadt Haydn Festival has been upholding the legacy of Haydn and his works.
Learn more about the Music Program
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.
Vienna: Haydn for Experts