LINZ MAGAZINE 2013

LINZ.VERÄNDERT, magazine 2013 THE NEW WORLD OF MUSIC – WITH LINZ AT THE ROSTRUM. EUROPE’S CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2009 OFFERS A TEMPTING BREAK BY THE DANUBE. www.linz.at/magazin | www.linz-tourismus.info

SOUND EXPERIENCES HIGHLIGHTS 2013

BRUCKNER FESTIVAL IMPULSES

MUSIKTHEATER OPENING WEEKS

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Cultural fireworks.

The new Musiktheater opens

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Linz deserves a listen.

Musical variety in the city

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The genius.

Anton Bruckner comes alive!

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Home to great so(u)n(d)s.

Interview with Parov Stelar

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The swishing of sonic colours.

Where eyes are all ears

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Bruckner’s great-grandchildren.

Linz as a fertile culture medium

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Musical magic in the air.

The new Danube groove

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Resounding architecture.

Lovely listening points

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Linz is a tempting city.

Slow down with Stifter

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Linz is transforming families.

The highlights of the year

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An experience of modern history.

Linz as a city of peace

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Architecture and nothing but.

New views of Linz

Key: Good for children and families Hi-tech & architecture Silent spot Wheelchair accessible Music tip

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Event of the decade A fanfare – and Linz takes pride of place on the international stage. The new construction of Europe’s latest music theatre sets a new agenda for the city. The opening weeks from 11 April to 19 May 2013 promise to offer a dazzling display of cultural fireworks (see p.

31). Operas, operettas, musicals and ballets are now united under one roof. Great entertainment! www.musiktheater-linz.at

Photos: Sigrid Rauchdobler, A. Röbl, Brucknerhaus

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Cover photo: TVLinz/Kest-Meta. Photos: TVL/Kest-Meta, Wiener Staatsoper, etage noir, Böhme, Philippe Gerlach, Gerlinde Hipfl, AEC

Contents

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Welcome!

Linz, the capital of music, offers the Bruckner Festival, the Klangwolke, the new Musiktheater, the Posthof, Dennis Russell Davies and Parov Stelar. The aspirations of the Cultural Capital of Linz are more dynamic and more ambitious than almost anywhere else. Enjoy experimentation and encounters with the extraordinary. The city is a hive of cultural activity, especially when it comes to music – and the present diverse mosaic of images, sounds, performers and events reflects an enriching diversity of styles and sounds.

Music transforms You Are My Heart’s Delight. Overnight, this world-famous song from Franz Lehár’s operetta The Land of Smiles turned Linz-born tenor Richard Tauber into a global star. Music is a world power – it moves and transforms. It touches the heart and soul. The opening of Europe’s latest music theatre and many points of reference which major composers and musicians have to Linz as well as the city’s extensive musical creativity are good reasons to focus attention on this world power in 2013. Discover a Linz that lies between the loud and soft, between classical and modern music.

Music is the most powerful and comforting source of inspiration to enrich our lives. Surrender to new approaches to music and to a city with liveliness and creativity rather than romantic nostalgia. A city in which you can already hear the sounds of the future.

KR Manfred Grubauer (left) Chairman of Linz Tourismus

Photos: B. Stadlbauer, G. von Foris, B. Heinzl, R. Winkler

Georg Steiner (right) Tourism Director

Bruckner’s soundbursts The International Bruckner Festival is a cultural highlight starting on 15 Sep 2013 in the Donaupark with the Klassische Linzer Klangwolke in honour of Anton Bruckner.

The Clouds of Sound form a unique synthesis of the arts including music, light, lasers, fireworks and computer animations, thrilling thousands of people each year (see p. 8).

15 September to 6 October 2013.

The new Musiktheater sets new standards in technology, repertoire, ambience, service, education programmes and audience facilities.

Rainer Mennicken Artistic Director Landestheater Linz

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More space for music Sounds dramatic. After the Capital of Culture in 2009 Linz now boldly opens up new dimensions of cultural experience – by opening the Musiktheater am Volksgarten. 2013 will be a thrilling year.

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a transport hub and with a diameter he new Musiktheater, the Bruckof 32 m is one of the largest in the ner Orchester Linz and revered world. Several changes of scene can names such as Dennis Russell be prepared at one and the same Davies and Philip Glass make the city a pulsating centre of music and the performing arts. Culture vultures are in for an entirely Music is the perfect type of art; it can never reveal new era of surprising delights its ultimate secret. with the opening of Europe’s latest opera house.

Oscar Wilde, author Opening: Each weekend is a festival With seats for 1,200 people the new Musiktheater is Austria’s biggest cultural building. The technical equipment is unique: The stage serves as

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time. No other theatre in the world provides this combination of proven hi-tech. For the opening festival the Landestheater Linz will be offering a fireworks display of highlights and

resounding names – from Philip Glass to Tosca – each weekend starting on 11 April.

A congenial duo The friendship between US composer Glass and the principal conductor of the Bruckner Orchester Linz, Dennis Russell Davies enables new compositions by minimal music’s most important representative to be premiered at the opening in Linz.

Glass (75) attained cult status through his operas and scores for The Hours, Dracula, The Truman Show and Koyaanisqatsi. He describes his

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A music theatre is set to transform Linz: The opening weeks start on 11 April 2013 with a ceremony that will be broadcast live in the Volksgarten.

Bruckner Orchester Linz in action. (l) David Russell Davies, principal conductor of Bruckner Orchester Linz

Photos: beyer.co.at, Landestheater Linz, Brucknerhaus, Reinhard Winkler

(r) Philip Glass, composer

close relationship to Linz by saying: “I thought American orchestras were best suited to play my music.

But then I heard the Bruckner Orchester. It adds the sensitivity of a different culture to the music, giving it a different depth.”

An orchestra of world renown The outstanding Bruckner Orchester Linz has established an outstanding reputation on extensive tours at top venues in major cities – such as the Avery Fisher Hall in New York. In 2012 the ensemble headed the US classical music charts on iTunes.

Musiktheater am Volksgarten OPENING WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS (see p. 31 for details)

Thursday 11 April 2013 Formal opening with public viewing

Friday 12 April 2013 Spuren der Verirrten (premiere) Glass’s new opera based on a play by Peter Handke Wednesday 1 April 2013 Tosca 2013 live experience OPEN DAY THEMES (with free admission to events)

Sunday 14 April 2013 Open Day

Sunday 21 April 2013 Song Day

Sunday 28 April 2013 Sound Day

Sunday 05 May 2013 Dance Day

Sunday 12 May 2013 Text Day www.musiktheater-linz.at www.landestheater-linz.at

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BEST OF MUSIC VENUES

The Landestheater Linz hosted performances of Cole Porter’s musical “Kiss me, Kate” in 2012.

And where are you listening?

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BEST OF MUSIC VENUES

Linz is a hive of music. From the Brucknerhaus, Landestheater and Posthof to the new Musiktheater, Linz deserves a listen.

Photos: Landestheater Christian Herzenberger, Norbert Artner, Florian Voggeneder, Posthof Linz, TVL Kest/Meta

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inz, the city on the Danube, plays its own immensely exciting music score. Against the backdrop of steel, chrome and a rich cultural heritage, the city follows in the footsteps of Bruckner. It encourages innovations, experiments and the extraordinary. As a result, the Linzer Klangwolke has received global attention. 1979 was the first year when music flowed out of the Brucknerhaus into the autumn air as an audiovisual spectacular for up to 100,000 visitors on the banks of the Danube. Anyone can access and afford to enjoy culture in Linz. Elitism is elsewhere!

Soundscape of the city Almost 40 years ago the opening of the Brucknerhaus attracted a similar

Landestheater Linz, Großes Haus.

Home to Clouds of Sound, the Brucknerhaus nestles in the green cultural zone of the Donaupark.

amount of interest as the opening of the new Musiktheater this year. The timelessly beautiful structure of Arkkitehtitoimisto Sirén & Co, a Finnish firm of architects, is set to become the soundscape of the city. Good acoustics and a musical programme ranging from classical to brass draw around 200,000 culture vultures to the concert halls of the Brucknerhaus each season.

Linz’s Posthof has offered contemporary culture at the port for decades. It hosts about 250 individual events ranging from music, dance, theatre and cabaret each year. Major stars and local up-and-coming artists perform at the Posthof which in the 18th century served as a stop on the horse-drawn railway from Linz to Budweis. Well, it’s certainly post-modern!

The joy of music for everyone With its three concert halls of the Großes Haus, the Kammerspiele and the u\hof for younger audiences, the Landestheater takes you to a world between dreams and reality. As of April performances migrate from the Promenade to Europe’s latest music theatre.

Posthof: Highlights 2013 March/April: TanzTage October/November: Ahoi! Pop Music Festival www.posthof.at

Amazement in the backstage area at the Landestheater.

A full house at Posthof Linz.

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DANUBE POWER

The genius Bruckner is alive! Linz and its surroundings shaped the outstanding composer of symphonies: the genius returned the compliment by turning music history on its head.

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he Bruckner Festival honours the musical genius of Anton Bruckner. The divine spirit of “God’s composer” has never been livelier than it is today. Bruckner lived in and around Linz from 1824 to 1896. The Brucknerhaus, the Bruckner Festival and the private Bruckner University (under construction) still honour the composer today. And lest we forget, there’s also the Bruckner Stairway in the Alter Dom or Old Cathedral.

For the very first time, this memorial site enables visitors to approach the composer – step by step. Anyone visiting the Bruckner Stairway is also treading in the paths which Bruckner once took.

The visualised Cloud of Sound on 7 September 2013 is entitled “Bruckner is alive”.

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Following the footsteps of a visionary For music connoisseurs Bruckner is a Leonardo da Vinci of symphony. He was the first composer to incorporate elements in his music from a medium which didn’t even exist in his lifetime: film. Cut, fade to black and crossfade – after Bruckner the history of music was turned upside down. Follow the footsteps of a visionary. Go off on a symphonic walk through his birthplace

of Ansfelden or visit St. Florian’s Priory with Bruckner’s final resting place underneath the priory organ. Discover the genius outside the city.

Discovering Bruckner Check out the Bruckner Symphony trail, the Bruckner organ in St. Florian’s Priory and the Bruckner Stairway which opened in the Old Cathedral! www.linz.at/bruckner

Photos: Herzenberger, Roebl, BOL_Winkler, Brucknerhaus

Frontiersman at the Brucknerhaus Hans-Joachim Frey, 47, is the new artistic director at local events promoter LIVA. The nephew of German actor Armin Müller Stahl was director at the world-famous Semperoper in Dresden, director at the Theater Bremen and has also worked at the Bolschoi Theatre and at Boris Pokrovsky’s Moscow Chamber Opera Theatre. Frey is looking forward to his time in Linz: “Top quality is the most important benchmark. The Brucknerhaus should stand for openness, for crossing borders and for premium quality.” www.brucknerhaus.at

Hans-Joachim Frey is moving from Dresden, Bremen and Hamburg to become LIVA’s artistic director.

Intl. Brucknerfest 2013: tips 18 September 2013, 7.30 pm St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano 20 September 2013, 7.30 pm Munich Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov, conductor Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano 24 September 2013, 7.30 pm Vienna Philharmonic Lorin Maazel, conductor www.brucknerfest.at Symphonic Brucknerfest – weekend stay from € 296.00 2 nights B&B, “Meet & Greet” champagne reception; two concerts on 4 and 5 October with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dresdner Kreuzchor. www.linz.at/bruckner

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Delightful extravagance Parov Stelar, born Marcus Füreder in Linz in 1974, is probably the city’s most widely known music export. Well known as a pioneer of electroswing, a blend of 1930s’ jazz with electronic beats, his world tours meet with resounding success. In 2012 he received an Amadeus award and his current CD The Princess has stormed up the charts in Germany and the Netherlands. A further legendary appearance also occurred in 2012 with his incredible open-air concert at the city’s Tabakfabrik. www.parovstelar.com

Home to great so(u)n(d)s.

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MUSIC EXPORT

PAROV STELAR. Linz makes a name for itself – also as a cultural medium for internationally successful artists.

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Photos: Wiener Staatsoper, etage noir

reat sounds, great names: Linz is rightly proud of its stars – such as Franz Welser-Möst. Born and bred in Linz, he’s the general music director of the Vienna State Opera and will be conducting the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra at the New Year’s Concert in 2013.

Parov Stelar celebrates his global success in a completely different genre – one inspired by classical music in this interview. We asked the pioneer of electroswing to take a few moments out to talk to us.

two pillars of success – they’re inseparable. You have to enjoy your work to be passionate about it. I also think people can feel that in the quality of the finished product.

A propos the new Musiktheater: What kind of impulses do you expect to see for the city?

Parov Stelar: I think the Musiktheater is good news for Linz and for all music lovers: it offers greater opportunities for contemporary music, just like other international cities – such as Berlin.

Your impressive career naturally maPeople associate Linz with great kes people here feel proud of you. To names and classical musicians – what extent do you feel an attachment from Bruckner to Franz Welser-Möst. to your roots? What does your homeWhat’s your take on classical music? town mean to you?

Parov Stelar: Contemporary clasParov Stelar: Having a fixed point, a sical music is an umbrella term kind of base camp, is particularly imfor all kinds of electronic music or portant when you spend a lot of time non-commeraway from home. cial productions.

Home for me is the “Home for me Bruckner’s 4th and best place to feel is the best place 7th symphonies renewed! There’s to feel renewed! are the ones I like nowhere else like There’s nowhere the best. In fact I’m home. On the else like home.” quite amazed by contrary, home beAnton Bruckner’s comes ever more Parov Stelar, musician life and career important to me. because they’re typical for musicians from Linz. From A passion for the task at hand personal experience I know that and fun at work: How important people who don’t come from Vienna are these for you? have to try twice as hard if they want Parov Stelar: I think both compoto be respected as artists in Austria. nents are what you might call the

Franz Welser-Möst was born in Linz in 1960. Balduin Sulzer became aware of his talent at school. From 1979 he devoted his energies to conducting and headed the Vienna Youth Orchestra until 1985. From 1990 to 1996 he headed the London Philharmonic Orchestra and from 1995 to 2002 he was musical director at the Zurich Opera House. Since 2002 he has been principal conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra and since 2010 general music director at the Vienna State Opera.

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DISCOVERING MUSIC

The swishing of sonic colours Photos: AEC/Martin Hieselmair, Ludmilla Bartsch, Barbara Heinzl, Johann Steininger, TVL, Crossing Europe, iStockphoto/Thinkstock, L. Dinkhauser

Music everywhere: Linz 2013 is where eyes are all ears. The most important festivals and cultural institutions are the soundtrack for an entire city.

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DISCOVERING MUSIC

From amateur to professional: Anyone wishing to work in a professional sound studio can do so at the SoundLab in the Ars Electronica Centre.

Cinematic highlights on 6 days: The Crossing Europe film festival shows the best of European auteur cinema and features live music acts as a bonus.

The NEXTCOMIC festival looks at music in 2013 – and raises the question: Does music make a comic or is it the other way round?

Façade games & SoundLab Plug and Play – in Linz an entire city can see what other people hear.

Simply hook up your mp3 player or Smartphone to the Danube terminal – and the LED façade starts to dance. All this is possible between 9 pm and 10 pm from March to October 2013. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous and curious, don’t miss out on the fully equipped SoundLab where sound installations bring digital drums to life and even your larynx is used as a music instrument. www.aec.at

10 years of Crossing Europe Thoughtful feature films, enlightening documentaries and heart-warming love stories: the 10th Crossing Europe film festival in 2013 is a feast for film-buffs. 2013. From 23 to 28 April 2013 Linz’s Moviemento cinema will be presenting around 130 screenings of outstanding productions by young European film-makers, the best of which will receive awards from a jury of experts. Highlights include the daily Nightline event which features thrilling live music acts. www.crossingeurope.at

NEXTCOMIC goes music Comics and music are an item. Bands such as the Gorillaz have characters from comics dance on stage. Artwork used on LP covers has frequently attained cult status. From 21 to 28 March 2013 the theme is carefully scrutinised in the OÖ Kulturquartier during the NEXTCOMIC festival entitled NEXTCOMIC goes music.

Intriguing: Artists who draw and paint to music take centre stage – and, of course, the organisers actively encourage anyone else to join in. www.nextcomic.org

Festival 4020 will be based on the theme: Mirror. Persia from 24 to 27 April 2013

Festival 4020: Focus on Persia From 24 to 27 April 2013 the bi-annual Festival 4020 focuses on Persia. The spotlight is on current developments in Iranian music at the crossroads between classic traditions and the variety of modern works. The festival intends to act as a basis for listening to – and reflecting on – how we can approach strange music and become familiar with “foreign” sounds. www.festival4020.at

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A GOOD CULTURE MEDIUM

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Bruckner’s great-grandchildren The young ones. Chicago has its blues, New Orleans its jazz and Linz goes its very own way thanks to its up-and-coming musicians. Linz has a stimulating effect, leaving you feeling creatively revived and invigorated.

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hen Chris de Burgh sings his Christmas hit A Spaceman Came Travelling you can almost hear the genius of the Linz band Eela Craig.

The prog rockers who combined Christian texts with rock music are symbols for Linz musicians. They set milestones, at times far removed from

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the mainstream, at others right in the heart of it. Even over 30 years ago, Linz led the way in terms of alternative music and its profusion of bands,

Photos: Gerald von Foris, Erwin Rachbauer, Ulli Engleder, Grabinger

Attwenger

STARS OF TOMORROW

Silke grabinger

Musicians from Linz are anything but „ordinary“. It‘s not possible to put them in a box and that makes them the best „embassadors“ of their city.

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A.G. TRIO

Photos: Timo Ullmann, Monkey Köhlermann, Grox, Brucknerhaus, Gerlinde Hipfl

Mono & nikitaman

concerts and cultural initiatives. It was unique in the whole of Austria. Inspired by UK punk music, rebels such as Peter Donke aka Willi Warma conquered the scene. Their song Stahlstadtkinder became the city’s hymn.

degree of self-respect on the music scene takes pride in their roots. Discover a city with its jagged edges and corners, a city which creates the kind of musicians who refuse to fit into a conventional mould.

Linz sets trends From the musical maverick Anton Bruckner to the hip-hop shooting stars of the legendary Linz Süd Kartell, Linz stands for diversity and versatility. Anyone with a minimum

Envoys from baroque to hip-hop From talents like Michi Gaigg and Bernhard Lang, stars such as Silke Grabinger or film music composer Paul Haslinger, who lives in Los Angeles, to punk folk musicians

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Attwenger, dance hall greats Mono & Nikitaman, veteran hip-hop legends Texta or festival headliner Parov Stelar: All act as envoys for a city that invests a lot in music.

Linz’s music schools and the private Anton Bruckner University testify to the importance the city attaches to encouraging and promoting its young talent. Music is in motion in Linz.

Artists build up personal networks and boldly experiment with what is new, exciting and alluring.

Music is in the air – everywhere

Beethoven in Linz Linz has always cast a spell over famous musicians. Take Ludwig van Beethoven, who completed his 8th symphony here. In addition, his brother was an apothecary in the city. What’s more, the Musical Instruments exhibition at the Schlossmuseum also features an admirable example of a grand piano used by Beethoven. www.schlossmuseum.at

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LinzFest 18 – 20 May 2013 Donaupark www.linzfest.at

The music pavilion during the LinzFest: Sounds right!

The new Danube groove. Anyone engaged in a conversation with an up-and-coming musician in one of the city’s many music venues might easily be talking to a star of tomorrow.

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Photos: Linz Tourismus, kep-subtext, Schlossmuseum, R. Winkler

rank Zappa, they say, wanted Linz to be included on his tour schedule in 1988. Not merely because he knew many musicians from the city but also, it seems, because he thought the local audiences were extremely special.

A musical testing ground Linz is still considered a litmus test for many of the world’s top touring bands. Legends such as Genesis, Nirvana or Pink Floyd deliberately chose to come here in order to start their world tours at the Danube or as an excellent opportunity to polish their performances. Linz is a musical testing ground for the big wide world – a reputation grounded in an abundance of events.

Music is in the air Music can still be enjoyed all over the city. The Rosengarten on Pöstlingberg, the music pavilion in the Donaupark, the Posthof, the TipsArena and numerous private venues offer a home to both up-and-coming and established artists. With the LinzFest

or Europe’s largest street art festival – the Pflasterspektakel – the city welcomes creative minds from all over the world with open arms.

The Danube-Vltava region Music has resonated across borders ever since the opening of the “Iron Curtain” over 20 years ago.

Smetana’s orchestral piece Vltava begs you to start out from Linz on journeys of discovery to urban jewels such as Ceský Krumlov or Ceské Budjovice. The entire region from Passau to Linz is also a haven for cyclists.

Music in Pöstlingberg’s Rosengarten.

Pflasterspektakel 18 – 20 July 2013 www.pflasterspektakel.at

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SOUND BODIES

Superlative listening stations Resounding architecture. Between glam rock and musica sacra, uplifting church buildings and modern architecture – Linz epitomises music.

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n the 1970s Brian Ferry had the reputation of being one of the few rock stars who would prefer to redecorate rather than destroy a hotel room. Alongside David Bowie, the gentleman with the svelte voice who defined the Roxy Music sound epitomised the glam rock scene. In 2013 the Lentos Museum of Art in Linz will be hosting an exhibition which recalls the era of excessiveness on

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the creative scene. The exhibition will first be shown at Tate Liverpool before moving to the Schirn-Kunsthalle in Frankfurt and finally opening at Lentos on 19 October. GLAM! The Performance of Style combines historical objects and documents from pop culture with the fashions, music and masterpieces of art history. The Lentos exhibition is open from 19 October 2013 to 2 February 2014.

GLAM! The Performance of Style 19 Oct 2013 – 2 Feb 2014 at the Lentos Kunstmuseum www.lentos.at

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Fotos: Photos.conm/Thinkstock, TVL/Kest-Meta, TVL, TVL-Röbl

Highlight: Concerts on the original Bruckner organ in the Alter Dom.

The Mozarthof: Where the master lived and wrote the Linz Symphony.

The trend towards sacred music The musica sacra series of concerts and organ recitals on the original organ used by Bruckner invigorate the city’s churches with sacred music. This privately funded series of concerts is extremely popular and invites listeners to pause and contemplate life.

Musical instruments to marvel at Music is a recurrent theme of the Schlossmuseum exhibits. The Musical Instruments exhibition now displays musical utensils which the museum acquired from 1836 onwards. The grand piano used by Beethoven in Linz has a room all to itself.

Musica sacra from 21 Mar 2013, 7.30 pm Concerts in various churches. www.musicasacra.at

Linzer Schlossmuseum Permanent exhibition Musical Instruments www.schlossmuseum.at

Mozart’s contribution to Linz Mozart spent November 1783 in Linz and wrote Symphony No. 36 in C major (the Linz Symphony) KV 425 for his host, Count Thun. The kind welcome he received from the Count and the many musicians in the city pleased the prodigy so much that he returned to Salzburg “with a heavy heart”. The Mozarthaus still reminds us of the composer’s stay in Linz today.

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DECELERATION

Life in the slow lane Focusing on the essentials. In a non-stop world people need places to slow down a little – Linz is an ideal city for doing so.

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inz believes that sensual journeys lead to a greater quality of life.

Audio City is one such idea: One of the most successful projects from Europe’s Cultural Capital in 2009 has become a permanent fixture – an approach to deceleration and a laboratory for acoustics, space and society which addresses the sensory overload and acoustic stress of modern life.

Shops and companies have deliberately muted piped music and even the Christmas markets have decided to forego the intrusion of deafening jingle bells! Audio City

will be promoting International Noise Awareness Day on 24 April 2013. Details of all of Linz’s “interesting sounds” are available at www.hoerstadt.at Slow down with Stifter Literature also offers a good way to focus on the essential things in life. Linz offers you plenty of opportunities to do so – at the Stifterhaus, for example, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. The Adalbert Stifter Institute, a research centre for literature and linguistics as well as the Upper Austrian House of Literature are all based in the former home of the famous

“The great deeds of men are not noisy at all. Important things just happen and are so simple, as the trickle of water, the flow of air, the growth of grain.”

Adalbert Stifter (1805 – 1868) writer Adalbert Stifter (1805 – 1868).

Visitors to the literature museum can also marvel at the original manuscript of Witiko, one of Stifter’s most famous works. www.stifterhaus.at

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Surrender to seduction!

DECELERATION

Photos: TVLinz E. Goldmann, TVL/Kest-Meta, TVL

Peter Androsch, inventor of Audio City.

● Linz Guide Service hotline: Guided tours based on history, places and the desire for deceleration.

Tel. +43 650 2009009; linz-guide-service@gmx.at

● Sounds interesting: Guided tours by arrangement.

Tel. +43 732 781 32420 office@hoerstadt.at www.hoerstadt.at

● Mariendom: Austria’s largest church is a great events venue: Check out Classics at the Cathedral at the start of July. www.klassikamdom.at

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Linz also transforms – your family Fun & amazement. Ask someone from Linz what boredom is and most of them will just shake their head at your question. So do what the locals do: Immerse yourself in the thrilling experience of the city.

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here are always plenty of things to do in Linz – the city has a lot to offer to people of all ages. When robots play football, plants are cloned or you encounter detonator caps for space rockets, then you know you’re in Linz. While other cities celebrate their past Linz looks optimistically towards the future.

Even the revered children’s grotto railway on Pöstlingberg lightens up old fairy tales in a magical atmosphere. When, having performed in front of 65 million people, London’s CATS ensemble stops off in Linz then, unlike anywhere else, it does so in a theatre tent for the first time ever in the world. Linz truly is extraordinary.

Highlights of the year:

LinzFest 18 – 20 May 2013 The LinzFest offers a superb choice of cultural delicacies – not to forget their culinary slow food counterparts, of course. International and local creative artists also stop over in the city. www.linzfest.at

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Night of the Family 12 July 2013 Absolutely unique in Austria, the thrilling Night of the Family enables night owls and their families to explore Upper Austria’s capital at night and open doors that otherwise would be locked in the hours of darkness.

Knight’s Festival 6 July 2013 When chivalrous gentlemen break a lance and minstrels pour out their hearts to damsels in distress, then you know the Templars are back in town. Linz revisits the Holy Roman Empire. www.ooe.familienbund.at

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The 7th edition of the SCHÄXPIR theatre festival embodies the best of European dramatic arts for young audiences. www.schaexpir.at

Photos: Linz Tourismus, Linz Ag, Stadt Linz, OÖ Familienbund, Schäxpir, Kronen Zeitung, AEC/Rubra, Christian Herzenberger

Spectacular: The Pflasterspektakel makes Linz a hotspot for street artists.

Krone-Fest 16 – 17 August 2013 Each year countless stars draw countless thousands of people to the stages of the Krone-Fest party.

International acts, caustic humour, literature and a children’s party form the framework of this superlative event. www.kronefest.at

Ars Electronica Festival 5 – 9 September 2013 This pioneering celebration of multimedia art is among the first of its kind in the world. The Golden Nica Award is considered the Oscar of the industry. Stars of Hollywood’s cartoon movies frequently appear at the event. www.aec.at

Pflasterspektakel 18 – 20 July 2013 No fees, just hat money. Yet – or because of this – street artists from all over the world flock to Linz. As one of Europe’s first and biggest street art festivals the Pflasterspektakel offers a superb array of talent from all around the globe. www.pflasterspektakel.at

Kinderklangwolke 14 September 2013 Great music just for the grown-ups?

Not so in Linz, where children have their own cloud of sound. Performances by international artists create a truly memorable experience. www.klangwolke.at

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LINZ AND THE RECENT PAST

The culture of remembrance A city of peace. During World War Two miles of tunnels were built as air-raid shelters and as a command and control centre. Historical tours now enable visitors to experience this subterranean world.

Explore the recent past on a tour through the Limoni tunnels.

History up close and personal: City guides reveal the past.

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he Limoni tunnel network is a dark chapter in the history of Linz. Work on the underground passages with a total length of about 14 km began in 1942. Above all, the Limoni tunnels are encapsulated in the memory of local residents who still survive from that time – they were used as air raid shelters for the surrounding housing estates during the war.

Linz remembers the past As one of the five Führerhauptstädte, Linz bears a special responsibility in regard to its recent history, a past which the city also addresses.

Publications, exhibitions and cultural projects are part of a “culture of remembrance”. A new modern history map casts light on major events in Linz between 1934 and 1955 and is available for free.

Limoni tunnels Public tour dates are available from: www.linztermine.at For group inquiries please call +43 650 2009 009. limonistollen@gmail.com

Schloss Hartheim Memorial Schloss Hartheim is an educational memorial site in Alkoven. From 1940 to 1944 the Nazis used the castle as a euthanasia centre. www.schloss-hartheim.at

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Mauthausen Memorial 15 km away from Linz, the Mauthausen concentration camp site is a harrowing reminder of the Nazi era.

Altogether, over 200,000 people were incarcerated here between 1938 and 1945. Half of them did not survive. www.mauthausen-memorial.at

A free map is available from the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz.

Domplatz

ARCHITECTURE

Tabakfabrik

voestalpine Stahlwelt Station district

OÖ Kulturquartier

JKU Linz Science Park

On a voyage of discovery Views of the cityscape. Linz has become transformed over the past 100 years – and is now a genuine sight to see.

Photos: Linz Tourismus, iStockphoto/Thinkstock, E. Goldmann, Stadt Linz, Philippe Gerlach, voestalpine

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ities, like people, can be recognised by their walk,” Robert Musil wrote in The Man Without Qualities. A walk defined in many ways by architecture. In this regard Linz has many outstanding qualities: Dissimilitudes such as the large main square or Hauptplatz in the Old Town – and gleaming cultural buildings Architecture in focus A new guide to architecture shows how this artistic discipline has developed in Linz. It can be used as a reference work and companion through architectural highlights of the city. Architektur in Linz. 1900 – 2011 is available in bookshops or on the web.

lining the Danube. Contrasts such as the Domplatz with the Mariendom cathedral, and the façade of a 4-star hotel. Visionary industrial architecture with the Tabakfabrik building of the 1930s – and the steel world of voestalpine. Recent examples such as the award-winning district around the railway station and the Volksgar-

ten with the new Musiktheater also reveal the transformation of the city.

The architecture calendar is available free of charge.

Architectural tours Austria Guides and AFO Architekturforum Oberösterreich offer guided architectural tours. A free architecture calendar with a city map and highlights is available from the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz. www.linz-tours.at www.afo.at

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A RECREATION AREA Linz is one of Austria’s greenest cities.

Positive outlook: An exciting trip up to the Pöstlingberg.

Recreation zones: 51 parks entice you to relax.

Always an experience: A boat ride on the Danube.

Seductive forays into nature L

inz is one of Austria’s greenest cities: 51 parks covering an area of 400 ha with 103 playgrounds for children and teenagers as well as 700 ha of woodland beg to be explored. Over 50% of urban space consists of green areas.

Hiking in the city centre 11 carefully picked city hiking trails lead to and through interesting natural sites – including part of the Way of St. James. Unique, too, is the 450 km long Donausteig trail from Passau to Grein via Linz. Natural gems such as the Traun-Danube river meadows or the Wasserwald water protection area invite you to discover the diversity of the flora and fauna in the heart of Linz. Lakes, parks, floodplains and woods are best explored on a guided

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tour offered by the Naturkundliche Station, a nature observatory. www.naturschauspiel.at Lush green agendas Covering an area of 4.2 ha, the Botanical Gardens – one of Europe’s most beautiful parks – contain over 10,000 different plant species including collections of cacti and orchids.

The Pöstlingberg is also a must-see attraction: Simply the ride up on the Pöstlingbergbahn, Europe’s steepest The Botanical Gardens are one of the most beautiful parks in all Europe, a true haven in the open air…

adhesion railway, is an experience in itself. Halfway up it’s worth stopping off at the Linz Zoo. Once you reach the top, you can enjoy the views of the city on a short walk to the famous pilgrimmage basilica. And last but not least: The promenades along the Danube and the Traun are wonderful places to escape the city and enjoy some peace and quiet. An enticing choice of boat trips invites you to explore the Danube valley. www.donauschifffahrt.linz.at

Photos: Linz Tourismus/A. Kepplinger, Linz AG, TVL

Time to refuel. Nature reserves in a city packed with recreation, swimming lakes and parks. Take a deep breath in Linz.

TOP TRIPS

The Upper Austrian experience Upper Austria. The proximity to many UNESCO world heritage sites makes Linz an excellent starting point for intriguing excursions.

DANUBE

Famous Schlögen Bend The Donausteig trail An El Dorado for cyclists and hikers, this is the “mother of all cycling trails”. www.danube.at

Photos: OÖ. Tourismus, OÖT/Stankiewicz, Stadt Cesky Krumloy/Libor Svacek, Stadt Passau

A right royal road Relive history on the road from Regensburg to Budapest. www.strassederkaiserundkoenige.com St. Florian 22 km Bruckner wrote music at the Baroque Augustinian monastery. www.st-florian.at Enns 26 km Austria’s oldest city. www.enns.at Romantic Steyr 47 km Medieval Steyr entrances visitors with its ensemble of old town houses. www.steyr.at The Wachau region 160 km Romantic and famous wine-growing region on the Danube with Melk’s Benedictine abbey: A world heritage site. www.melk.at

SALZKAMMERGUT

Hallstatt in Salzkammergut Panoramic tour of the Salzkammergut 130 km Imperial Bad Ischl, the Weißes Rössl am Wolfgangsee, world-famous ceramics from Gmunden and lake dwellings. www.salzkammergut.at Hallstatt world heritage 130 km The world’s oldest salt mine is also located at this romantic spot on Hallstättersee. www.hallstatt.at City of Salzburg 135 km Mozart’s birthplace impresses through its idyllic Old Town, Schloss Mirabell and the Hohensalzburg fortress. www.salzburg.info

DANUBE-VLTAVA REGION

The breathtaking Ceský Krumlov Ceský Krumlov 75 km The historical city centre and impressive castle are a world heritage site. www.ckrumlov.info 3-river city of Passau 120 km Bavaria’s Venice. www.passau.de Old traces, new ways – Upper Austria & South Bohemia 2013 Exhibition Freistadt/ Bad Leonfelden/Ceský Krumlov/Vyšší Brod. www.landesausstellung.at Mühlviertel Museum Route 60 km A journey through 31 regional museums. www.waeschepflegemuseum.at/ museumsstrasse

Upper Austria: a spa world Blissful relaxation: Bad Zell (36 km), Bad Schallerbach (47 km), Geinberg – Innviertel (102 km), Bad Ischl – Salzkammergut (112 km). www.eurotherme.at 3-river city of Passau

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Highlights 2013 Concerts Pop Symphonies –HansPeter Gratz in concert

1 January 2013, Brucknerhaus With Dennis Russell Davies conducting and Evelyn Glennie on percussion. www.brucknerhaus.at

14 February 2013, Design Center www.hanspetergratz.com

Musicals Night 7 January 2013, Brucknerhaus The most successful musical gala with over 2m visitors. www.brucknerhaus.at

One Night of Queen 9 January 2013, TipsArena One Night of Queen is a superb tribute to their majesties. www.livasport.at

Swan Lake on Ice

Best of Musicals

Purdue Choral Concert

Concerts at the Musikpavillion Donaupark

19 February, Brucknerhaus The entire world of the musical on one evening. www.brucknerhaus.at

12 September – 24 October 2013 www.brucknerhaus.at

Tanz Tage March – April 2013, Posthof A celebration offering a new experience of dance as a form of art. www.posthof.at

Cats, the Musical 2 March – 1 April 2013 Urfahranermarktgelände www.cats-tour.at

June – August 2013 Local up-and-coming musicians showcase their skills. www.linz.at/musikpavillon

Classics at the Cathedral End of June – mid-July 2013 Domplatz. A delight for all serious music-lovers. www.klassikamdom.at

Summer Programme in the Rosengarten

July – August 2013, Pöstlingberg Cultural bliss with summer theatre, cabaret and music. www.livasport.at

Serenade Concerts at the Landhaushof

10 January, TipsArena The world’s only ice ballet.

St. Petersburg’s State Ballet comes to Linz for the first time. www.livasport.at

Sunday Matinee Bruckner Orchester Linz 27 January 2013, Brucknerhaus Conductor Stanisław Skrowaczewski interprets music by Mozart and Shostakovich. www.brucknerhaus.at

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40 years of ABBA – ABBA Mania 6 March 2013, Brucknerhaus A celebration of the music and lifestyle of an entire generation. www.brucknerhaus.at

Passion 2013 24 March – 8 April 2013 Brucknerhaus Virtuoso instrumental and vocal compositions on the Passion of Christ. www.brucknerhaus.at

Brucknerfest 2013

17 May 2013 www.brucknerhaus.at

August 2013, Landhaus For over 30 years, serenade concerts in the romantic setting of the Landhaushof have been an integral part of the Brucknerhaus Kultursommer programme of events. www.brucknerhaus.at

15 September 2013 Opening concert along with Klassische Linzer Klangwolke.

23 September 2013 Jazz Monday: Carmen Bradford with Gary Motley.

25 September 2013 Vienna Boys‘ Choir, artistic director – G. Wirth.

27 September 2013 Gala concert of Italian opera – final concert of the international Competizione dell’Opera.

28 September 2013 Gregorianika Choir, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, recitation.

04 Oktober 2013 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurovski, conductor, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin.

Klassik am Dom.

Photos: Nilz Böhme, Linz Tourismus, Brucknerhaus, BOL Winkler

New Year‘s Concert.

Bruckner Orchester Linz

Highlights 2013 Festivals NEXTCOMIC-Festival

Long Night of the Churches

Ars Electronica Festival

24 May 2013, city centre This annual ecumenical celebration of Christian churches has been held since 2005. www.langenachtderkirchen.at

21 – 28. March 2013 OÖ Kulturquartier The 2013 festival looks at the relationship between comics and music. www.nextcomic.org

Culinary Art Festival 8 – 20. April 2013 International celebrity chefs appear at the Brucknerhaus and in Linz’s restaurants. www.hotspots-linz.at

10th Crossing Europe Film Festival

Intl. Anton-Bruckner Choral Competition & Festival 29 May – 2 June 2013, Linz city centre, St. Florian Encounters with choirs from all over the world. www.interkultur.com

Long Night of Drama 1 June 2013, Linz city centre Fourth edition of a unique theatre marathon for people of all ages. www.langenachtderbühnen.at

Photos: OK Offenes Kulturhaus, AEC, Crossing Europe, Posthof, Linz Tourismus

Black Humor Festival April 2013, Posthof Stars of dark cabaret meet up at the Posthof – where dark humour meets Monty Python. www.posthof.at

Linzfest 18 – 20 May 2013, Donaupark A 3-day festival in Linz’s Donaupark with music and children’s entertainment. www.linzfest.at

Ahoi! Pop Musik Festival 2013

End of October – beginning of November, Posthof www.posthof.at

Theatre Heimspiel 2013

Schäxpir Theatre Festival 20 – 30 June 2013, various venues Young, dynamic and imaginative: The international theatre festival forms an integral part of Linz’s cultural calendar. www.schaexpir.at

23 – 28 April 2013, OÖ Kulturquartier A cineastic feast: Idiosyncratic, contemporary and socio-political auteur cinema from all Europe. www.crossingeurope.at

5 – 9 September 2013, AEC One of the world’s most important media art festivals shines in the international spotlight. www.aec.at/festival

Clouds of Sound 07/14/15 September 2013, Donaupark. Donaupark as a concert hall. Visualisierte Klangwolke, Kinderklangwolke, klassische Klangwolke: The Clouds of Sound feature visualisations and classical music – even for children! www.klangwolke.at

Knights’ Festival 6 July 2013, city centre Linz, back in the Middle Ages: Knights, princesses, jesters and acrobats take visitors to an ancient world. www.ooe.familienbund.at

Pflasterspektakel 18 – 20 July 2013 city centre One of Europe’s largest street art festivals features jugglers, magicians, acrobats, music groups & comedians. www.pflasterspektakel.at

February 2013, Posthof Local artists perform “at home” for one month. Legendary. www.posthof.at

Peter and the Wolf from 5 January 2013, Landestheater Ballet with music by Sergei Prokofiev. www.landestheater-linz.at

King Arthur from 19 January 2013, Landestheater Opera by Henry Purcell. www.landestheater-linz.at

Dream Story from 2 February 2013, Landestheater A play based on the novella by Arthur Schnitzler. www.landestheater-linz.at

Der Revisor from 11 May 2013, Landestheater The Government Inspector – a comedy by Nikolai Gogol. www.landestheater-linz.at

Honk from 2 June 2013, Landestheater Musical comedy for young and old, based on Hans Andersen’s fairy tale: The Ugly Duckling. www.landestheater-linz.at

Der Weibsteufel from 24 January 2013, Phönix theatre www.theater-phoenix.at

Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

from 2 May, Phönix theatre based on the film: The Edukators www.theater-phoenix.at

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Highlights 2013 Potpourri National Circus of the People‘s Republic of China 23 April 2013, TipsArena The best artistes from China display breathtaking feats of body art. www.livasport.at until 24 February 2013, OÖ Kulturquartier Ice-skating or ice curling above the rooftops of Linz. www.eisrausch.at

Night of Jumps 18 – 19 January 2013, TipsArena Freestyle motocross with the world’s most expert riders. www.livasport.at

Urfahr Spring Market 27 April – 5 May 2013, Jahrmarktgelände Austria’s biggest fair opens on the banks of the Danube. Great beer-tent atmosphere. www.urfahranermarkt.at

Servus Ungarn

16 – 18 May 2013, city centre Hungary serves up some of its delicious treats. www.linzer-city.at

6th Linz Handicraft Days

Kaufmännischer Verein Ball 26 January 2013, Palais Kaufmännischer Verein The highlight of the ball season! Motto: “The excitement never ends.” www.palaislinz.at

Linz City Flea Market 1 – 2 February 2013, Linz city centre The entire city centre becomes a haven for bargain hunters! www.linzer-city.at 30 LINZ.VERÄNDERT,

Family Night 12 July 2013, throughout Linz Guided tours and exciting events equal a perfect family experience. A revealing tour of Linz’s cultural venues. www.familienkarte.at

25 – 26 May 2013, Old Town Quality not quantity, art and ability. www.altstadt-linz.at

Long Night of Drama 1 June 2013, various theatres Theatres show current plays and reveal life behind the scenes. www.langenachtderbuehnen.at

The Salzkammergut in Linz 6 – 8 June 2013, city centre www.linzer-city.at

Ufern – Festival on the Banks of the Danube 28 – 29 June 2013, Alt-Urfahr Fish, outdoor restaurant flair and aquatic fun for the family on two special days. www.linz.at

Volksgarten Christmas Market 23 November – 23 December 2013, Volksgarten A fairy tale world for everyone in front of the new Musiktheater www.linzer-weihnachtsmaerkte.at

Christmas Market

Wine & Art 5 – 7 September 2013, Old Town Some 85 wine growers present superb wines for 3 days in the heart of Linz. www.design-center.at

Urfahr Autumn Market

Holiday Fair + Fine Food Days

25 – 27 January 2013, Design Center Top information about holidays, travel and leisure with a focus on the Danube. www.ferien-linz.at

Nature Festival 29 June 2013, Volksgarten Exhibitors present thrilling information about nature. www.festdernatur.at

28 September – 6 October 2013, Urfahr Fairground www.urfahranermarkt.at

23 November – 23 December 2013, Hauptplatz Mulled cider, punch and exquisite bakery goods and pastries at one of Europe’s biggest urban squares. www.linzer-weihnachtsmaerkte.at

Sports Events Google Indoor 2013

Generali Ladies Linz

31 January 2013, Gugl Track and field athletics meeting with world-class sportsmen and women. www.guglindoor.at

OÖ Indoor – Combined Events Championship 2 February 2013, Gugl www.oelv.at

Indoor Pentathlon 23 February 2013, Gugl www.oelv.at

„Super League” Table Tennis 23 – 24 March 2013 www.livasport.at

12th Linz Danube Marathon 21 April 2013 One of Austria’s fastest marathons. www.linz-marathon.at

5 – 13 October 2013, Gugl www.generali-ladies.at

New Year’s Eve Run 31 December 2013 www.trirun.at

Photos: TVL Rubra, Röbl, DC Linz

Ice Delirium

Highlights 2013 The new Musiktheater Max‘n Morizz feat. TEXTA Premiere 21 April 2013 An incomparable evening of fun with Austria’s hiphop band TEXTA in seven pranks, loosely based on Wilhelm Busch.

Lynx 1 May 2013 An opera by Helmut Schmiedinger for children from the age of 5.

Nederlands Dans Theater A ceremonial act.

Opening of the Musiktheater am Volksgarten 11 April 2013 With a broadcast to the forecourt.

A Parsifal, la Fura dels Baus

Photos: Landestheater Linz Beyer, Rauchdobler, GEPA, Linzer City Ring

Premiere 11, 13 and 14 April 2013 La Fura dels Baus, the worldfamous group of Catalan artists, presents its vision of the quest for the Holy Grail – to the music of Richard Wagner.

Spuren der Verirrten World premiere 12 April 2013 Philip Glass’s new opera, based on Peter Handke’s play.

A search for the meaning of life along the Landestheater’s artistic rainbow.

The Witches of Eastwick Austrian premiere 13 April 2013 A musical hit based on John Updike’s novel and the film with Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon and Jack Nicholson.

Seven in Heaven Premiere 14 April 2013 Showtime with the musical ensemble of Landestheater Linz.

Campo Amor 14 April 2013 Jochen Ulrich’s acclaimed ballet evening, recast for the grand stage.

The Knight of the Rose 15 April 2013 Richard Strauss’s musical comedy with internationally celebrated guest soloists: Kurt Rydl plays Baron Ochs and Anne Schwanewilms the Marschallin.

The Kruder & Dorfmeister Live

17 April 2013 Kruder & Dorfmeister mark the release of their new album with a brandnew audiovisual show.

Gala Concert: The Song of the Earth

20 April 2013 The star-studded symphonic song cycle by Gustav Mahler features Anna Larsson (contralto) and Stephen Gould (tenor).

7 May 2013 Den Haag’s legendary dance theatre performs for the first time in Linz! With choreographies by Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon & Alexander Ekman, the Swedish shooting star of the international dance scene.

A German Requiem 9 May 2013 Johannes Brahms’ “protestant” Requiem with Hellmuth Rilling conducting.

Opernmaschine 12 May 2013 A piece of musical theatre as a “radically anti-illusionist machine spectaculum” by Peter Androsch, Philipp and Roland Olbeter.

Don Pasquale.

Gaetano Donizetti 28 May 2013 Comic opera in three acts.

Performed in Italian with German surtitles.

Open Days – free admission!

Sunday 14 April 2013 Open Day Guided tours on the stages and behind the scenes.

Sunday 21 April 2013 Song Day From serenades to a pop revue, from a madrigal to the crash of thunder.

Sunday 28 April 2013 Sound Day The Bruckner Orchester Linz invites musical ensembles to join in their extensive concert programme.

Sunday 5 May 2013 Dance Day With ballet und dance companies from Linz and all Upper Austria.

Sunday 12 May 2013 Text Day From dialogue to a chorus, and a mini-drama to a comedic finale.

Thanksgiving Gala 14 May 2013 Verein Freunde des Linzer Musiktheaters in a collaboration with the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the Landestheater Linz.

Romeo and Juliet – ballet by Jochen Ulrich 25 May 2013 A re-interpretation of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic ballet by Jochen Ulrich as performed by the Landestheater Linz ballet.

Order your tickets online at: www.landesheater-linz.at

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Exhibitions 1

Schlossmuseum

www.schlossmuseum.at White Mice and Mendel’s Peas until 17 Mar Marco Polo – From Venice to China 8 May to 25 Aug Johann Baptist Reiter.

Bicentenary of the painter, 12 Jun to 3 Nov

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Ars Electronica Centre www.aec.at Out of Control, until 30 Apr

Deep Space LIVE, Every Thu, 8 pm

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Botanical Gardens www.linz.at/botanischergarten Flying Jewels – Tropical Butterflies, until 3 Feb

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Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz www.lentos.at The Naked Man, until 17 Feb

10 years of Lentos: The Anniversary Collection exhibition, from 22 Mar Olafur Eliasson, 28 Jun to 22 Sep Glam! The Performance of Style, from 19 Oct

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OK in the OÖ Kulturquartier

www.ok-centrum.at Ice Delirium / Ice Box – Ice Curling – Winter World, until 24 Feb Biennale Cuvée, 8 Feb to 7 Jul Cyberarts 2013 Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition, 5 Sep to 6 Oct Juan López, from 26 Oct

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Nordico Stadtmuseum Linz

voestalpine Steel Worldwww.por

From Celtic Gems to Early Linz, 8 Feb to 20 May

www.voestalpine-stahlwelt.at Multimedia tour, Saturdays, 11.30 am Online reservation required beforehand.

www.nordico.at „Hitler Buildings” in Linz, until 20 Jan

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Biology Centre www.biologiezentrum.at Lake Baikal – The Pearl of Siberia, until 14 Jul

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Landesgalerie www.linz. www.landesgalerie.at Painter Franz Sedlacek, until 3 Feb

Walker Evans, from 28 Feb to 26 May Ages, from 31 Oct

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StifterHaus

www.stifter-haus.at Literature Programme: 20 Years of Stifterhaus, until 6 Nov

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Permanent exhibitions Photos: Museen der Stadt Linz und des Landes Oberösterreich

1 Schlossmuseum • Musical instruments collection with a Beethoven piano • Art and cultural history • Technology & Culture from Upper Austria www.schlossmuseum.at

4 Ars Electronica Centre

• New Images of Man • The World at Night • Origin – Research into the Big Bang www.aec.at

6 voestalpine Steel World Guided tours for individual visitors with tour of the plant: Sat, 11.30 am Online reservation required beforehand. www.voestalpine-stahlwelt.at

9 Landesgalerie • Modern art of the 20th and 21st centuries – with a focus on Upper Austria • Kubin-Kabinett collection www.landesgalerie.at

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Shopping tips Shopping as an experience Whether it’s Handicraft Days in the Old Town, long shopping nights in spring (Servus Ungarn) or autumn (Genusslandstraße), shopping in Linz is an experience – the city is a paradise for bargain-hunters. Check out the city flea market with designer fashion at low prices or the flea markets at Hauptplatz and Neues Rathaus.

El Dorado in the Linz Labyrinth Narrow passages, crooked lanes, exclusive shops: Shopping away from the main drag is rewarding! The Spittelwiese has sophisticated fashion boutiques and innovative gift shops.

Herrenstraße is packed with creative fashion, jewellery and antique shops.

Exquisite and rare items can also be discovered on Bethlehemstraße, Domgasse or for example on Rainerstraße. www.linzlabyrinth.at

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Shopping in the centre Linz city centre is full of flagship stores and features a colourful blend of specialist retailers in four shopping centres. Passage Linz, Atrium City Center, Arkade Taubenmarkt and the new Lentia City offer a true shopping experience whatever the weather. www.atrium.cc www.passage.at www.arkade.at www.lentia-city.at

An abundance of freshness Linz has lots of vegetable markets offering local delicacies. The largest of the 12 city markets is the Südbahnhofmarkt which offers enticing produce from Monday to Saturdays and live radio entertainment on Fridays and Saturdays. The Stadtmarkt on the main square also has an excellent choice of fresh locally sourced goods. Open Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm. www.linz.at/maerkte

Photos: Linz Tourismus/Röbl

Long shopping nights Servus Ungarn: 16 – 18 May 2013 with a long shopping night on Friday, 17 May. Genusslandstraße: 13 – 14 September 2013 with a long shopping night on Friday, 13 September. www.linzer-city.at www.altstadt-linz.at

Contact and service Located right on Hauptplatz, the Tourist Information office has a complete set of brochures and extensive information on group programmes, events, walks and tours. Subscribe to the newsletter to ensure you’re always up to date!

Tourist Information Office Linz and Upper Austria Hauptplatz 1, 4020 Linz, Tel. +43 732 7070 2009 E-mail: tourist.info@linz.at Open daily!

Group Travel: Tel. +43 732 7070 2929, vkf@mag.linz.at Congress and Conference Service: Tel. +43 732 7070 2928, vas@mag.linz.at

www.linz-tourismus.info

Getting to Linz Airport The Blue Danube Airport is at the gates of the city, just 20 minutes away from the centre. Direct flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Salzburg and Vienna. www.linz-airport.at Use low-cost connections with: www.ryanair.com or www.austrian.com Trains to and from Linz Tickets at ticket.oebb.at The ÖBB offers convenient, lowcost connections from the whole of Austria and neighbouring countries. The main station is close to the centre and directly linked to all major transport routes. ÖBB railjet: Hourly services from Vienna or Salzburg to Linz and every two hours two hours from Budapest, Munich, Innsbruck or Bregenz/Zurich. Discounted SparSchiene tickets to Linz start at € 9.00 from Vienna, € 19.00 from Innsbruck or Munich and € 29.00 from Zurich.

Photos: Flughafen Linz

ICE: Every two hours from Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg or Passau to Linz. Discounted SparSchiene tickets to Linz start at € 19.00 from Nuremberg or € 29.00 from Frankfurt. Other daily direct connections from Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Prague, Ceské Budjovice, Klagenfurt, Venice & many other cities.

Information and bookings: oebb.at, CallCenter tel. +43 51717, ÖBB ticket offices, www.oebb.at WESTbahn + WESTbus Since 2011 the new WESTbahn rail service covers the Vienna to Salzburg route via Linz in 3 hours or so.

Its counterpart on the road is WESTbus, which runs twice a day from Linz to Graz or from Linz to Prague for just € 19.00. www.westbahn.at linz online

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Linz Weekend

Book Linz

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Benefits ● 3 days = 2 nights Choose from three price ranges and about twenty 3- or 4-star hotels! ● sumptuous breakfast buffet ● 3-day Linz Card*

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Information and reservations Tourist Information Office Tel. +43 732 7070 2009 tourist.info@linz.at

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Tour operators in Switzerland: www.railtour.ch

www.linz.at/pauschalen Your bonus with the 3-day card ● 1 return ride on the Pöstlingberg railway ● € 5.00 gastro voucher 1-day card € 15.00 (concs: € 10.00) 3-day card € 25.00 (concs: € 20.00)

All benefits at www.linz.at/linzcard Available from the tourist information office at the main square, from hotels and museums, and from Linz central station.

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