NEWSLETTER JUNE 2010
A Musical Anniversary Year.
A reason to celebrate!
Haus der Musik is celebrating its ten-year anniversary in June. We invite our visitors to a ten-day festival, featuring an exciting line-up of concerts and events. Since its opening in the year 2000 1,8 million visitors from around the world have explored the world of sounds and music offered at Haus der Musik. For the past five years, the institution has been a venture of Wien Holding - an environment we feel very comfortable in.
Haus der Musik's innovative interactive features invite to explore musical content in playful and interesting new ways. Installations like the "Virtual Conductor" or "Brain Opera" are unique to Haus der Musik and two of its many attractions. We attach much importance to our close cooperation with schools. For the outstanding didactic adaptation of musical content, its presentation and the interactive elements Haus der Musik has been praised with the Austrian Museum Award.
We are particularly pleased by Haus der Musik's international recognition. Our honorary president Zubin Mehta recently complemented the city of Vienna for hosting "a musical model project of international significance." Our in-house concert series "Live on Stage" presents concerts by first-rate performers. The artist's talk series, held in cooperation with the Viennese Philharmonic, allows a close and personal look at acclaimed international personalities. Varied children's programming and special thematic exhibitions complete Haus der Musik's offerings.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all our visitors, partners, friends, sponsors and supporters, as well as my team for its great efforts. The Haus der Musik Team and I are looking forward to the coming years and hope to surprise you with ever new and innovative ways of exploring the world of music and sounds. As Nitzsche said: "Without music, life would be an error."
We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter and look forward to welcoming you soon at Haus der Musik.
Yours sincerely,
Simon K. Posch
Executive Director, Haus der Musik
 | 10 YEARS - 10 DAYS A music festival for young and old At Haus der Musik, June is a month of celebration. From June 1 - 10 Haus der Musik's glass-roofed courtyard turns into an exciting event space for its ten-year anniversary. Together with our colourful children's programming, the line-up includes varied performances by national and international artists. |
 | William Fitzsimmons, Sophie Hunger, Clara Luzia, Birgit Denk... International festival programme with high singer/ songwriter density With its "Live on Stage" series, Haus der Musik has long been expressing its fondness for the singer/ songwriter genre. On the occasion of our ten-year anniversary we venture into new territory, and go international. American artists like William Fitzsimmons, Giant Sand, Laura DiStasi und Joseph Parsons find their way into Haus der Musik. Canadian singer Annabelle Chvostek, swiss shooting star Sophie Hunger and local talents like Nowhere Train, Clara Luzia or Irmie Vesselsky & Sir Tralala complete our exciting line-up. |
 | aAMPLIFY Bertl Mütter, Meaghan Burke and Jorge Sanchez-Chiong At 8pm on June 5, 2010 we bring you an evening of contemporary compositions and improvisation. Haus der Musik presents the Austrian improv talent Bertl Mütter with the Trombone, Meaghan Burke with Nancy van de Vate's Cello Ètudes, and Jorge Sanchez-Chiongat on the turntables. |
 | 200 Years Otto Nicolai An event in honour to the great composer and founder of the Vienna Philharmonic Otto Nicolai, the founder of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra is celebrating his 200th anniversary this year. Together with other jubilarians like Gustav Mahler or Frederic Chopin, Vienna is also honouring Otto Nicolai with a series of events. At Haus der Musik Prof. Dr. Clemens Hellsberg will be lecturing about the composer and founder of Vienna Philharmonic Otto Nicolai on June 9, at 6:30pm. A musical accompaniment provides Küchl-Quartett. |
 | The 150th birthday of Hugo Wolf Exhibition. Book Presentation. Concert. In an intimate special exhibition, Haus der Musik explores the Spanish works of Hugo Wolf. One June 15, Haus der Musik in cooperation with Wienbibliothek, invites you to the opening evening, featuring a book presentation and Hugo Wolf concert. |
 | Mozart Boys Choir Vienna's famous Mozart Boys Choir in Haus der Musik The Mozart Boys Choir has established itself as one of Haus der Musik's attractions. On June 18, 2010 at 6pm the Mozart Boys Choir will give its last performance in Haus der Musik before a long summer break. Starting in fall, we can again look forward to entertaining evenings with the singing boys. |
 | TIPP: More Ohr Less "Wurzelwerk" - the theme of this year's Mohr Ohr Less festival in Lunz am See Created by Christine & Joachim Roedelius, the symposium/ festival "More Ohr Less" starts into its seventh year in 2010. The event begins on July 29. This year's festival is dedicated to the topic "Wurzelwerk," a subject which will be addressed by the various lecturers listed in the programme. Haus der Musik is welcoming Roedelius for a concert on July 9 |
