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Music to our ears: The top 10 melodic German phrases
Many German idioms have a musical association. We take a look at ten of our favourites.
'Mahleresque': Austrian orchestra performs AI-written symphony
Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music?
Austrian guests pack Mozart's childhood violin for state visit to China
The violin that Mozart used as a child left Friday for a state visit by Austrian government members to China, where a seven-year-old girl will play it for President Xi Jinping.
Vienna waltzes the world into 2018
The Vienna Philharmonic did its best to give a troubled world a soothing start to 2018 on Monday with its traditional New Year's Concert, broadcast live in over 90 countries.
Swiss conductor appointed chief of Vienna State Opera
Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan will become the new music director of the prestigious Vienna State Opera in 2020, the world-renowned cultural institution announced on Monday.
Wife of Wolfgang Amadeus wanted their son to be 'the second Mozart'. No pressure then...
Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most.
Austrian venue cancels 'political' Turkish music concert
The venue for a Turkish music concert in Austria cancelled the event on Thursday over its apparent "political" nature, amid an escalating row between Turkey and the EU.
Strauss’s Blue Danube keeps waltzing at 150
Born out of defeat, initially not that popular and dedicated to a river that's more greeny-grey, the beginnings of "The Blue Danube" 150 years ago this week were inauspicious.
Famed French conductor dies at 92
French maestro Georges Pretre, who regularly conducted the renowned Vienna Symphony Orchestra, died Wednesday aged 92, the Austrian capital's Philharmonic society said.
Vienna philharmonic heard around the world
The Vienna Philharmonic rung in 2017 with its famed New Year's Concert on Sunday under the baton of the orchestra's youngest-ever conductor, charismatic Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel.
Prodigy premier wins plaudits for Cinderella
An 11-year-old British girl has spoken of her immense pride after her opera was given a standing ovation in Vienna where it is playing as part of year end celebrations.
Renowned cellist Heinrich Schiff dies
The Austrian cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff passed away Friday in a Viennese hospital, after a long illness brought on by a stroke.
Vienna Conservatory professor's prized violin stolen on train
A renowned violinist who teaches at the Vienna Conservatory has been left devastated after his cherished violin, worth more than 1.5 million francs ($1.47m), was stolen on a train passing through Geneva last week.
New Christmas opera from English wunderkind
With help from her skipping rope, Alma Deutscher has written an opera that's being staged this Christmas in Vienna, the capital of classical music. Not bad when you're aged 11 and three-quarters.
Prince's piano awaits auction in Austrian cellar
An innovative prototype piano that had been made for Prince by Austrian piano makers for his European tour is set to go under the hammer.
Baroque music luminary Harnoncourt dead
Celebrated Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, considered to be the "pope" of the Baroque music revival, died Saturday aged 86, three months after announcing his retirement, his family announced.
Long-lost Mozart score found in Prague
A long-lost collaborative effort between composers and putative rivals Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri has been found at a Czech museum, its spokeswoman said Friday.
Scalpers force Prince to postpone ticket sales
Prince on Friday abruptly postponed ticket sales for a highly anticipated European tour, outraged that scalpers were already advertising vastly inflated resale prices.
Teen Mozart manuscript returns to Salzburg
The Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation has unveiled a manuscript penned by a teenaged Mozart that it acquired for €237,000 ($258,000) at a Sotheby's auction.
Conductor Walter Weller dies aged 75
Acclaimed Austrian conductor and former violin child prodigy Walter Weller has died aged 75, the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic said on Wednesday.
New Year Concert success belies Nazi past
The Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day concert was broadcast to over 90 countries around the world - but few know of its Nazi origins.
Indian maestro seeks harmony in Vienna
Indian maestro Zubin Mehta will seek to inject what he says is some much-needed harmony into the world when he conducts the illustrious Vienna New Year's Concert on January 1.
Mozart's violin meets Korean prodigy
A violin that belonged to musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been preserved inside a glass case at a museum in Mozart's hometown of Salzburg, Austria up until recently, when it was removed from its nest for the first time and brought to Korea.