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Jun 14, 2017 · Classical music and Vienna are so synonymous today due to the role of the city being the hub throughout the 19th century. During this period a steady stream of composers, with many famous names included, flocked to the center of Europe to establish themselves in the Viennese musical scene.
May 28, 2019 · If you hear “Austria”, you probably think of Sound of Music, Mozart and people yodeling in the mountains, yes? It might be a little clichéd but also true: To this day, Vienna is considered the music capital of the world - at least for classical music.
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Jan 2, 2024 · Vienna has long been cited as the capital of classical music thanks in large part to the Great Composers who thrived here during the 18th century when artists and musicians alike benefited from the sponsorship of the Habsburgs and other aristocrats of the imperial court.
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Vienna has long had a reputation as a city of music. Over time, as the city evolved, so has its music. Musicians Gustav Mahler and Marianne Mendt come from different eras and different genres, but they have one thing in common: their love of Vienna.
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Hang out in the central square (Stephansplatz) near the imposing St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Within minutes, a young person dressed in 18th-century garb will hand you a flyer advertising classical music concerts. Go for a walk in any park and you’ll soon be snapping selfies in front of statues of composers. In the evening, wander the cobbled streets i...
The map below shows the location of all the music sites mentioned in this post. Vienna is a very walkable city. You can easily walk between most of the sites and still have energy left to enjoy a cafe, a slice of torte, and a spot of people watching. I recommend starting at the House of Music (#1) and venturing out from there to visit the museums d...
Vienna is chock-a-block with excellent museums. I’m a bit of a museum fangirl, so for me, Vienna ranks as one of Europe’s top museum cities. You could easily spend a week in Vienna and not run out of world-class museums to visit. Read my post about Best Vienna Museum Experiences that Appeal to the Artsy Traveler to find out about some of the top ar...
Many of the apartments lived in by Vienna’s famous composers have been converted into museums. Download a map of Musician Walks from the excellent Wien Infowebsite. Here is information (in alphabetical order!) about the museums dedicated to individual composers including Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Schönberg, Schubert, and Strauss. Some composers are...
You can’t walk far in Vienna without seeing ads for music concerts, particularly those organized for tourists and featuring Mozart and Strauss (and occasionally Beethoven, Schubert, and Haydn). When I go to Vienna, I check the current concert listings. If I’m lucky, I might get to catch a performance by the Vienna Boys Choir or the Vienna Philharmo...
Vienna is worth a good chunk of your tourism budget, particularly if you love music. Visit the House of Music, pay tribute to Vienna’s composers at one or more of their houses, and splash out for a concert or two. For more information about what to see and do in Vienna, check out these posts: Have you visited any of the music sites in Vienna descri...
Sep 9, 2023 · George Hamilton. Fri 8 Sep 2023 at 18:30. The city of Vienna was, without question, the capital of classical music in its heyday. If its principal players weren’t actually born there (such as...
The Musikverein is Vienna's most famous center for classical music. Going to a concert here is about getting to know Vienna as a city of music in a setting of the very finest quality.
