Haus der Musik

Description: Seilerstätte 30 / A-1010 Vienna / Tel. ++43-1-516 48 / Fax ++43-1-512 03 15.

Newest Review: ... responsible for producing a method of composing by throwing dice. There is an interactive exhibit for this, which several people can join in with. It's quite fun, although you can see how it is made to work if you understand harmony. We then move to a wonderfully captivating huge screen, which shows the Vienna Philharmonic in full swing. When we were there, it showed the famous New Year's ... more

... Day concert, with some extraordinary sliming having gone on. Conductor Zubin Mehta and all of the players were clearly having a whale of a time, with wonderful intelligent banter going on amongst sheer professionalism of playing. I could have watched ...more

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Haus der Musik: Lose yourself in music in Vienna (1006 words)
by - written on 11/04/08 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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The Haus der Musik was opened in 2000. It is situated in central Vienna, about midway between the Opera House and Stefansdom. An interactive museum, it is housed in the former palace of the Archduke Charles. It was also once the home of Otto Nicolai, composer of "The Merry Wives of Windsor", and who also founded the Vienna Philharmonic concerts. As a result, the Hause der Musik also houses the Vienna Philharmonic archive. It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Vienna was home to so many of the world's most famous composers, and takes great pride in its history. Beethoven, Mozart, the Strauss family, Haydn, Schubert, Schoenberg, Webern and Berg are ... Read the complete review

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