https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Schlager icon Helene Fischer is a star in German speaking countries. So what is Schlager music — and how did Fischer become its modern representative? https://www.thelocal.at/20230323/why-are-people-in-german-speaking-countries-so-obsessed-with-schlager-music Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:23:31 +0100 why-are-people-in-german-speaking-countries-so-obsessed-with-schlager-music Many German idioms have a musical association. We take a look at ten of our favourites. https://www.thelocal.at/20191122/music-to-our-ears-the-top-10-melodic-german-phrases-2 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:04:42 +0100 music-to-our-ears-the-top-10-melodic-german-phrases-2 Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music? https://www.thelocal.at/20190907/mahleresque-austrian-orchestra-performs-ai-written-symphony Sat, 07 Sep 2019 16:02:08 +0200 mahleresque-austrian-orchestra-performs-ai-written-symphony 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20180406/austrian-guests-pack-mozarts-childhood-violin-for-state-visit-to-china Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:43:02 +0200 austrian-guests-pack-mozarts-childhood-violin-for-state-visit-to-china 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20180101/vienna-waltzes-the-world-into-2018 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 15:28:21 +0100 vienna-waltzes-the-world-into-2018 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20170802/swiss-conductor-appointed-chief-of-vienna-state-opera Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:15:33 +0200 swiss-conductor-appointed-chief-of-vienna-state-opera Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most. https://www.thelocal.at/20170522/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-wife-wanted-their-son-franz-xaver-to-be-second-mozart Mon, 22 May 2017 10:58:08 +0200 wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-wife-wanted-their-son-franz-xaver-to-be-second-mozart 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20170316/austria-cancels-political-turkish-concert Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:07:54 +0100 austria-cancels-political-turkish-concert 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20170214/strausss-blue-danube-keeps-waltzing-at-150 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:03:00 +0100 strausss-blue-danube-keeps-waltzing-at-150 French maestro Georges Pretre, who regularly conducted the renowned Vienna Symphony Orchestra, died Wednesday aged 92, the Austrian capital's Philharmonic society said. https://www.thelocal.at/20170104/famous-french-conductor-releases-final-baton Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:49:34 +0100 famous-french-conductor-releases-final-baton 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20170101/vienna-philharmonic-heard-around-the-world Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:14:05 +0100 vienna-philharmonic-heard-around-the-world 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20161230/prodigy-premier-wins-plaudits-for-cinderella Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:42:12 +0100 prodigy-premier-wins-plaudits-for-cinderella The Austrian cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff passed away Friday in a Viennese hospital, after a long illness brought on by a stroke. https://www.thelocal.at/20161223/renowned-cellist-heinrich-schiff-dies Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:24:41 +0100 renowned-cellist-heinrich-schiff-dies 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20161213/vienna-conservatory-professor-prized-violin-stolen-from-swiss-train Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:18:01 +0100 vienna-conservatory-professor-prized-violin-stolen-from-swiss-train 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20161016/new-christmas-opera-from-english-wunderkind Sun, 16 Oct 2016 11:57:29 +0200 new-christmas-opera-from-english-wunderkind 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20160503/princes-piano-sits-in-austrian-cellar-awaiting-auctions Tue, 03 May 2016 12:31:44 +0200 princes-piano-sits-in-austrian-cellar-awaiting-auctions 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20160306/baroque-music-luminary-harnoncourt-dead Sun, 06 Mar 2016 23:54:11 +0100 baroque-music-luminary-harnoncourt-dead 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20160213/long-lost-mozart-score-found-in-prague Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:26:19 +0100 long-lost-mozart-score-found-in-prague Prince on Friday abruptly postponed ticket sales for a highly anticipated European tour, outraged that scalpers were already advertising vastly inflated resale prices. https://www.thelocal.at/20151113/scalpers-force-prince-to-postpone-ticket-sales Fri, 13 Nov 2015 20:14:39 +0100 scalpers-force-prince-to-postpone-ticket-sales 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. https://www.thelocal.at/20150722/teen-mozart-manuscript-returns-to-salzburg Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:14:10 +0200 teen-mozart-manuscript-returns-to-salzburg