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Rock, Pop, Jazz music, as well as children’s Folk Music
and Alternative
entertainment. The best of the You’ll find many folk music
Outdoor rock is surrounded by international jazz scene meets concerts in Austrian towns
outdoor rocks at the mountain- at the Jazz Fest in Saalfelden and villages throughout the
ringed city of Salzburg’s amid the excellent acoustics year. Of the annual ones,
massive Frequency Festival. of the Congress Center main St Anton’s Folk Music Time
The annual Salzburg outdoor stage, plus “short cuts” at the is a favourite. The charming
music fest – a full camping Kunsthaus Nexus and free mountain town’s pedestrian
experience – means 3 days, concerts in the town square. zone provides the perfect
3 stages and 40 bands’ worth of The Ramsau Festival stages setting for authentic Alpine
rock and alternative music. a pick and mix of culture. music, attracting traditionally
Previous headliners have Previous years have welcomed costumed ensembles from
included Parov Stelar, the the Vienna State Opera Ballet, Austria, South Tyrol, Bavaria
Prodigy and the Kaiser Chiefs. choreographed by Renato and Switzerland.
Heavy metal fans and punk Zanella; the Bratislava Symphonic
rockers congregate each June Orchestra, conducted by Mario The Sound of Music
in Nickelsdorf for the annual Kosik; the L’Orfeo Baroque
Novarock festival, featuring Orchestra, with light installations It has been more than 40 years
bands like Green Day and by Stefan Knor; Austria’s best since actor Julie Andrews put
Linkin Park. accordion player Otto Lechner, Salzburg on the (modern)
Blues and boogie are the and many others. musical map. The Von Trapp
vibe at the Kitzbühel Summer Of course, no discussion odyssey has become an
Concerts on five stages across of Austrian popular music is industry in Salzburg, yet most
this pretty medieval mountain complete without mention of Austrians have never heard of it.
resort town. A few dozen peaks Hansi Hinterseer, former World Sound of Music tours (of which
over in Montafon, the cultural Cup ski racer turned aging pop there are many every day in
Montafon Summer festival idol. He plays venues across Salzburg) take in all the big
comprises some 20 events, Austria year round, with the backdrops, and a musical
including concerts ranging stamina one expects of a dinner theatre plays all the
from opera to jazz to classical ski racer. favourites live.
DIRECTORY
Opera and Classical Concerts Salzburg Festival Jazz Fest in
Operetta and Festivals Tel (0662) 8045 500. Saalfelden
∑ salzburger Tel (06582) 70660.
Bregenz Festival Allegro Vivo festspiele.at ∑ jazzsaalfelden.com
Tel (05574) 4076. Tel (02982) 4319. Kitzbühel Summer
∑ bregenzerfestspiele. ∑ allegro-vivo.at Salzburg Whitsun Concerts
com Festival Tel (05356) 777.
Brucknerfest Linz Tel (0662) 8045 500. ∑ kitzbuehel.com
Burgenland Opera Tel (0732) 775 230. ∑ salburger
Festival ∑ brucknerhaus.at festspiele.at Montafon Summer
Tel (05556) 722530.
Tel (02680) 42042. Haydn Festival Schloss Grafenegg ∑ montafon.at
∑ ofs.at
Haydn & Esterházy. Tel (02735) 5500. Novarock
Lehár Festival Tel (02682) 61866. ∑ grafenegg.com ∑ novarock.at
Tel 43 6132 23839. ∑ esterhazy.at Schubertiade Ramsau Festival
∑ leharfestival.at ∑ haydnfestival.at Tel (05576) 72091. Tel (03687) 81833.
Mörbisch Festival on Innsbruck Festival of ∑ schubertiade.at ∑ ramsau.com
the Lake Ancient Music Styriarte Folk Music
Tel (02682) 662 100. Tel 01 88088. Tel (0316) 825 000.
∑ seefestspiele- ∑ altemusik.at ∑ styriarte.com Folk Music Time
Tel (05446) 22690.
moerbisch.at
International Brahms ∑ stantonamarlberg.
Steyr Music Festival Festival Rock, Pop, Jazz com
and Alternative
Tel (07252) 53229-0. Tel (03852) 3434. The Sound
∑ musikfestivalsteyr.at ∑ brahmsmuseum.at Frequency Festival of Music
Tiroler Festspiele Erl Paul-Hofhaimer Days ∑ frequency.at Sound of Music
Tel (05373) 81000. Tel (06452) 7150. Hansi Hinterseer Tel (0662) 883 2110.
∑ tiroler-festspiele.at ∑ radstadt.com ∑ hansi-hinterseer.at ∑ panoramatours.com

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