NEWSLETTER APRIL 2011

A Packed Programme for Young and Old

From March 25 - 27, more than 2000 visitors flocked to the halls of Haus der Musik to enjoy live music performances during our very first HDM SpringBreak-Festival.

Mai Cocopelli's children programme set the festival off to a great start. Our young visitors continued to be flabbergasted the following day, when Mr. and Mrs. Weingartner's physical experiments introduced them to the world of sounds in astounding new ways. Our cooperation with the Vienna Conservatoire and our Open-House Day offered children many more exciting opportunities to discover music and sounds.

But HDM SpringBreak 2011 was not for children only. On the evenings of March 25 and 26, Trouble Over Tokyo, Destroy, Munich, Peter Piek, John Smith and Violetta Parisini rocked Haus der Musik's inner courtyard and set music enthusiasts' hearts racing. A retrospective of the festival in pictures can be found here.

Haus der Musik continues to enthuse its visitors in April: At the beginning of the month, the Sound Museum holds in store new and exciting events for children. In addition to our new children's guided tours, dedicated to Gustav Mahler, the Vienna Boys Choir presents the premiere of its children's opera „Das verflixte Hirn." Our popular children's stars Marko Simsa, Mai Cocopelli and Bernhard Fibich continue to delight the little ones with their sing-along concerts.

On April 12 we invite you to a very special charity event, free of admission. Students of the Vienna Conservatoire bring their creative accomplishments to the HDM-stage in aid of disaster victims in Japan. All proceeds of the day will go towards relief efforts in the region. We hope also for your support!

Towards the end of the month, Lisa Germano, an American singer of many talents, stops at the Sound Museum for a Live on Stage performance. You can look forward to an intriguing mix of indie and alternative!

As part of its continuing cooperation with the Jewish Museum Vienna, Haus der Musik also presents chief cantor Shmuel Barzilai live in concert, offering the rare aural pleasure of cantorial music.

Last but not least our tip for you: Join the KUNST HAUS WIEN in celebrating its 20-year anniversary!

We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter, and wish you a sunny month of April!

Your Haus der Musik Team

NEWSLETTER MARCH 2011

Spring Awakening at Haus der Musik

Live on Stage, Artists' Talk and a Superb Music Festival

March promises to be an exceptional month at Haus der Musik. In addition to well-known faces like the Mozart Boys Choir, Marco Simsa and Bernhard Fibich, we introduce the Romanian pianist Racula Stribat as well as James Harries and the Gentlemen & Assassins Live on Stage at the beginning of the month.

On March 10, Haus der Musik in cooperation with the Jewish Museum Vienna presents an artists' talk with Frederic and Rebecca Morton. Home country, dislocation, cultural uprooting, identity and language will be the topics of the evening.

On time for the beginning of spring, we surprise our visitors with another special event: From March 25 - 27, 2011 the Sound Museum hosts its first HDM SpringBreak-Festival, free of charge!

Haus der Musik's glass-roofed inner courtyard turns into a concert stage for big international names like Trouble Over Tokyo, Destroy, Munich and Moneybrother. The Springbreak-Festival also holds in store a colourful programme fur our young visitors: music workshops by the Vienna Conservatoire, children's concerts with Mai Cocopelli, a musical-physical play and sing along concert titled "A Little Night Physics," as well as children's guided tours and free museum entry for children and young adults.

NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2011

A Month of Highlights

Following a successful start into the musical year 2011, Haus der Musik carries on into February with more event highlights.

We are commencing the month with a particular attraction. In cooperation with the Jewish Museum Vienna, Haus der Musik is hosting the Opening of the exhibition "Abraham Adler - Chief Cantor at the Vienna City - Temple," on February 1, 2011 at 6pm. The special exhibition, on display at the Sound Museum's inner courtyard, will run through May 8, 2011, and can be visited free of charge.

The Jewish Museum presents several additional events at Haus der Musik. As early as February 2, you can look forward to a reading by Andrea Eckert. The actress and filmmaker, reads from Lida Winiewicz's "Die Kinder gehen in die Oper."

February also brings three Live-on-Stage concerts. In cooperation with the Vienna Songwriting Association Haus der Musik presents Marianne Dissard and Polite Sleeper on February 15, 2011. Only one week later, on February 22, the brightly coloured voice of Swiss singer Fiona Daniel promises another Live-on-Stage treat.

Classical tunes will fill the Sound Museum's halls on February 25: The Mozart Boys Choir Vienna is back for a one-hour concert, casting a musical spell on young and old. Entry is as always free!

Classical music aficionados will be catered for otherwise as well:  In addition to the New Year's Concert, the Sound Museum now also presents highlights from the Vienna Philharmonic's Mid Summer Night's Concert. Starting from February, visitors can enjoy a Best-Of version of the ORF production at the Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic at Haus der Musik.

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2011

Following the Anniversary Celebrations the Sound Museum Marks the Start of 2011 with a Full Programme.

In 2010 Haus der Musik had multiple reasons to celebrate: Counting more than 215.000 visitors, the past year was one of great success for the Sound Museum. In addition to the permanent exhibition, it was particularly the monthly "Live on Stage" concert series and the many children's concerts, which drew visitors of all age groups to Haus der Musik.

In June 2010 thousands of visitors participated in Haus der Musik's ten-year anniversary celebrations. During ten days artists from Austria and beyond provided a unique atmosphere in the Sound Museum's inner courtyard.

At the beginning of October 2010, Haus der Musik drew more than 7.000 visitors during the ORF Long Night of Museums. It was a joyous new record, ranking the Sound Museum as Austria's fifth most popular museum. 

An extensive photo gallery of last year's events can be found here.

Moving on to the New Year:

In 2011 our visitors can yet again look forward to a diverse musical programme: During the first quarter of the year Haus der Musik continues its Live-on Stage series with a number of double concerts. Of course we also carry on with our popular children's concerts.

A particular music highlight is in store for the end of March. We shall tell you more about this soon...

We wish you a Happy New Year and hope you enjoy reading our newsletter!

Your

Haus der Musik Team

NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2010

Into the New Year with the Sound Museum

Numerous Christmas Concerts and Free Entry at New Year's

November offered our visitors numerous events and varied entertainment. A retrospect in pictures can be found here.

Now that autumn is coming to an end, and the first snowflakes are about to fall from the sky, Haus der Musik lifts the holiday spirit with a full winter programme.

BEST FRIENDS strike up the Sound Museum's December festivities with a presentation of their humorous musical programme "Christmas Forever!" on December 8.

Fans of Classical music should mark December 10, when the Vienna Boys Choir returns to Haus der Musik, and December 11, when Croatian pianist Vitomir Ivanjek plays a Christmas concert, in their calendars. Entry to these events is, as always, free! Mid-through the month, Kommando Elefant rocks the stage at Haus der Musik. The Viennese band promises to enrich our Live on Stage series with an impressive and entertaining performance.

On December 18, the Ensemble Platypus awaits our visitors with a free concert. Young musicians present "a goodie bag of new music." Of course December is full of surprises for our young visitors as well. Wintry concerts by Bernhard Fibich and Mai Cocopelli on December 3 and 8, lead up to our traditional Christmas programme with Marco Simsa on December 23 and 24.

To celebrate the end of the year, Haus der Musik has come up with something special. In course of the Vienna New Year's Trail Haus der Musik offers free entry to the museum from 2pm to 10pm on December 31!

Finally our last tip in 2010: If you are looking for creative gift ideas, Haus der Musik's museum shop is the place to go. Besides music CDs, you can find witty accessories and many things more. For a gift that keeps on giving, consider Haus der Musik's MemberCard, which offers yearlong free entry to the museum and numerous other additional discounts and benefits. 

NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2010

Musical warm-up for autumn

A-Capella Festival, Children's Concerts & Songwriting

With more than 7,000 visitors, Haus der Musik was among Austria's five most popular museums during the ORF Long Night of Museums; a joyous new record!

Equally successful, albeit in front of a smaller audience, was our "Evening for Leonard Bernstein." Prominent guests shared anecdotes about the famous musician and set the hearts of classic aficionados racing. We brought the month to an end with a grandiose performance by the Swedish band Hellsongs. A retrospect in pictures on past events can be found here.

Moving on to November...

A particular highlight is coming up as early as November 5. The 13th international a-capella festival Voicemania will be kicked-off in Haus der Musik's inner courtyard. Entry to the festival of vocal acrobats is free!

The popular Mozart Boys Choir Vienna is back for a free concert this month. On November 12, the renowned choir returns to the Sound Museum's glass-roofed inner courtyard with a performance sure to lure in young and old. On November 11, we present Gilbert Bretterbauers new „Work in Progress - Installation" - a complementary piece to the artist's new „Sound:Carpet" - in the courtyard at Haus der Musik. The children stars Marko Simsa, Mai Cocopelli and Bernhard Fibich continue to delight the little ones with an exciting programme.

Marko Simsa presents „Tschiribim, Klezmer for Kids," Mai Cocopelli introduces „Little Yogi" and towards the end of the month Bernhard Fibich strikes up the first advent carols. Of course November would not be complete without a Live on Stage concert. In cooperation with the Vienna Songwriting Association, Haus der Musik presents Unbunny on November 24.

Last but not least our tip for you: The Blue Bird festival takes place from November 25 - 27. The festival, organised by the Vienna Songwriting Association, features a wide range of artists from the Songwriting genre and is an absolute MUST!