From the office window you can see how the foehn storm whirls up the leaves. It seems as if they are fleeing the trees. Autumn does not only bring a storm, thanksgiving is also celebrated. Thanksgiving for musicians are the new releases of autumn, blown in by publishers from all
Thanksgiving in autumn: a festival for musicians! Weiterlesen »
The German-language premiere took place directly after London and New York in Vienna and ran for seven years without interruption. And the success doesn’t stop: Only recently, new CATS productions in London and New York inspired the audience. More than 73 million people in 30 countries and 16 languages worldwide
Viennese Ronacher Theater: CATS – A legend returns! Weiterlesen »
According to ecclesiastical tradition, Saint Cecilia (Ceacilia) was a virgin and martyr who lived in Rome in the 3rd century and came from the Roman family of the Cecilians. Cecilia is one of the most popular saints, especially in the Romanic countries, her name being a frequently used maiden name.
Patron saint of musicians: Saint Cecilia of Rome Weiterlesen »
For a project spanning several countries, the question arose: how to find contemporary, still living composers from certain parts of a country in the database. For example, composers from Upper Austria, Bavaria, South Tyrol or the canton of Aargau. There are results, perhaps a little fuzzy, but quite satisfactory as
The search for contemporary living composers Weiterlesen »
On November 19, 1942, the Russians began a pincer-shaped large-scale offensive in Stalingrad in the northwest and south of the city. Only three days later the attack led to the confinement of the entire 6th Army as well as parts of the 4th Army. At this time Strauss spent the
Vienna was celebrating, while a drama ended in Stalingrad. Weiterlesen »
On November 14th, Leopold Mozart’s 300th birthday was celebrated. For a long time, the father of Nannerl and Wolfgang was portrayed as a strict father who only had the success of Wolfgang Amadeus in mind. It is true, however, that he was not only an excellent teacher – his violin
Leopold Mozart: strict father or brilliant pedagogue? Weiterlesen »
Users of www.musicainfo.net have pointed out that with some browsers a search with words that have an umlaut or special character does not work. It might be particularly problematic with the Windows “Edge”, which does not return a result for umlauts. Why this is so with Windows could not be
Problem zone: ä ö ü and other special letters Weiterlesen »
Nothing is more beautiful than when the audience gets to hear exciting stories. For example those from the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans. The legendary and most famous symbol is certainly the Trojan Horse, built by the Achaeans to enter and destroy the city of Troya by deception.
Exciting stories from old times Weiterlesen »
“Bridges build over borders” is the motto under which the initiators of the Rasteder Music Days organise an annual superlative music event. The “Rasteder Musiktage” will take place in 2020 from 3 to 7 July, together with the “European Open Championships”, which in turn will qualify for the World Championship
Building bridges across borders – Rasteder Musiktage 2020 Weiterlesen »
The new wind music fair “BRAWO” in Stuttgart starts with a varied workshop and advanced training programme. For the first time, Messe Stuttgart will be the meeting place for everyone who cares about wind music. On 7 and 8 March 2020, the new event concept will combine an exhibition, concerts
The focus is on making music together Weiterlesen »
