I t would be tough to find another city in the world where so many famous composers lived and worked as Vienna. The Austrian capital was home to Mo- zart, Beethoven, Schubert, Hayden, Schön- berg, Maler and Strauss, and is the birthplace of not only the waltz and operetta, but one of the best and most famous philharmon- ics in the world.
Zgrada Državne opere u Beču The Vienna State Opera
na’s second largest opera house and offers a varied repertoire featuring operas, operettas, musicals, ballets and contemporary dance shows. Opened in 1898, it has included an opera programme in its offering since 1903. Most classical music concerts in Vienna are performed in the hall of the Music As- sociation (Musikverein) and Concert House (Konzerthaus). Music lovers from around the world know of the Musikverein as a place where classical music is traditionally per- formed. Opened in 1870, it is famous for its Grand Golden Hall, where the Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra performs the city’s pop- ular New Year’s concert each year, featuring the works of the Strauss family and their con- temporaries.
MOZART AND BEETHOVEN
Vienna was home to two of the great- est composers of all time - Mozart and Bee- thoven, though neither of them were born in the city. Mozart only came from Salzburg to Vienna at the age of 25, but it was here that he gained fame and wrote his best works. Despite his difficult financial situation until his death, he refused to leave Vienna, where he died tragically and mysteriously, leaving behind Requiem... Today, at Domgasse 5 in the city’s 1 st district, not far from St. Stephen’s Cathedral, you can visit the house where he lived from 1784 to 1787. Beethoven arrived in Vienna a little lat- er, in 1792, when he began studying under composer Joseph Haydn. His first mature compositions were published in 1795, after which began the glory days that he would experience throughout the remainder of his life. His monumental 9 th Symphony, created between 1818 and 1823, premiered at Vi- enna’s Kärntnertor (Carinthian Gate) Thea- tre on 7 th May, 1824, marking the crowning glory of Beethoven’s symphonic creativity. He died and was buried in Vienna.
THE WALTZ AND THE PHILHARMONIC
It appeared under the name of Ländler in Southern Germany in the 17 th century, then arrived in England in 1816, only to blossom and gain the name we know it by today in the second half of the 19 th century. It was the“king”of dances in Europe. Many waltz- es were written by both Johann Strauss sen- ior and junior, who gave them the neces- sary elegance and flamboyance, and the romantic character that we still recognise them for today. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is an indispensable part of the musical life of the Austrian capital. Founded in 1842, it is today considered one of the best orchestras in the world, while some consider it the best. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is this year celebrating its 175 th anniversary, and it was during that same year of 1842 that the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was also founded, which has provided the occa- sion to organise a joint exhibition of the two orchestras, entitled “Vienna and New York: 175 Years of Two Philharmonics”. Debuting at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York, the exhibition can currently be seen – until 14 th January 2018 – at Vienna’s House of Mu- sic (Haus der Musik). Vienna’s House of Mu- sic is also home to the the museum of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with a per- manent exhibition on the history of the or- chestra. Otto Nicolai lived in the house where the museum is now located during the time that he founded the orchestra. Exhibits in- clude, among other things, the founding act of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the programme of the first ever concert, per- formed on 28 th March 1842. Vienna’s music scene certainly wouldn’t be what it is today without the Vienna Boys’ Choir. Comprising around a hundred boys aged between ten and 14, this famous Choir performs around 300 concerts annually.
Nerazdvojivi deo muzičkog živo- ta austrijske prestonice je i Bečka fi- lharmonija. Osnovana 1842. godine, danas važi za jedan od najboljih or- kestara na svetu, a neki je smatraju i najboljim. Bečka filharmonija ove go- dine slavi 175 godina postojanja, a u istoj godini, 1842, osnovana je i Nju- jorška filharmonija, što je bio povod za organizovanje zajedničke izložbe dva orkestra pod nazivom 2 x 175 go- dina filharmoničara: Beč i Njujork . Izložba je najpre predstavljena u Au- strijskom kulturnom forumu u Nju- jorku, a trenutno se može pogledati do 14. januara 2018. godine u muzeju Kuća muzike u Beču. U Kući muzike smešten je i muzej Bečke filharmo- nije sa stalnom postavkom o istoriji orkestra. Oto Nikolaj je živeo u kući u kojoj se sada nalazi muzej u vreme kada je osnovao orkestar. Među ek- sponatima se, između ostalog, nala- ze osnivački akt Bečke filharmonije i program prvog koncerta od 28. mar- ta 1842. godine. Bečka muzička scena svakako ne bi bila ono što jeste da nije i Ho- ra bečkih dečaka. Oko stotinu deča- ka između deset i 14 godina raspode- ljeno je u četiri koncertna hora koji godišnje nastupaju na oko 300 kon- cerata širom sveta pred oko pola mi- liona gledalaca.
Mladi Betoven svira pred Volfgangom Amedeusom Mocartom Ludwig van Beethoven playing in front of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The young
OPERA AND MUSIKVEREIN
The Vienna State Opera (Staatsoper) is one of the first magnificent buildings in the city’s Ringstrasse street. It opened in 1869, with a performance of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, and is today one of the world’s most important opera houses, with the rich- est repertoire – including more than 300 performances annually. The National Opera (Volksoper) is Vien-
Dirigent Bečke filharmonije
Gustavo Dudamel
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onductor Gustavo Dudamel
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