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Burgenland: Home of Legends
Meet Franz Liszt, Wunderkind, piano virtuoso, playboy and abbé, citizen of the world, and self-proclaimed “gypsy musician,” in the hills of Central Burgenland, Austria’s eastern-most region.
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Mozart’s Musical Game
Your name interpreted by...Mozart? Leave it to Haus der Musik, Vienna's endlessly creative discovery museum, to make it happen. In "NAMADEUS," visitors can play an interactive computer program based on the composer's famed musical game, KV 516f. The system can be applied to any combination of letters, allowing for great melodic variety -- and surely your first personalized Mozart tune.
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Catch a glimpse behind the scenes
Closely linked to the Vienna Philharmonic (it recruits its members from the opera’s orchestra) it is an opera house and an opera company. Being one of the busiest opera houses in the world it is quite common to find a different opera being produced each day of a week.
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Conduct an orchestra
Ever wondered what it's like to conduct an orchestra? Wonder no more, thanks to a remarkable interactive feature at Vienna's beloved House of Music. For music lovers it's a dream within a dream, guiding your own all-start ensemble within the world capital of classical music.
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Wiener Mélange with Strauss Music
Coffeehouses in Vienna are your home away from home. Delicious coffee specialties, yummy pastries, all enjoyed in cozy seats and couches, paired with live piano music. Yes, read on! Many of Vienna’s best coffeehouses are your private concert hall, with live piano music, often with soloists -- and enjoyed all for free.
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The Cloud of Sound
Created to bridge the Ars Electronica Festival and the Anton Bruckner Festival this music event combines Bruckner’s music with highest-tech laser shows and spectacular fireworks.
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Salzburg Festival
First held in 1920, the Salzburg Festival is one of the cultural highlights of the year. Alongside the regular residency of the Vienna Philharmonic, musicians and ensembles of the highest caliber fill the beautiful Alpine city with music and drama.
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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
In the Renaissance and Baroque, Innsbruck was one of Europe’s most important centers of music. The Innsbruck Festival, the oldest existing festival for early music, carries on this tradition each August.
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Schubertiade
For over twenty-five years the Schubertiade has accomplished the seemingly impossible: retaining its intimacy while becoming the world’s top Schubert festival.
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A day in Mozart’s footsteps
Imagine being five years old and performing in front of royalty all over Europe – this was just the beginning of a life lived at its fullest by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, lovingly called Wolferl.
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Grafenegg Music Festival
The combination of a historic castle, culinary pleasures, modern architecture, and world-class performances makes the Grafenegg Music Festival a delight for all senses.
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