Wiener Konzerthaus­gesellschaft

Since its opening in 1913, the Wiener Konzerthaus has been committed to musical diversity and excellence: The programme covers a broad spectrum of musical genres and includes classical orchestral concerts, chamber music, jazz, Wienerlied (traditional Viennese song genre), world, early and new music, film performances with live music and literature events.

The archive of the Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft focuses on documenting the concerts and events held in the Konzerthaus, with particular interest in the general artistic and financial set-up. This places the history of the house itself, which was built in 1913, but whose institutional roots date back to the 19th century, at the centre of the archive’s work.

The archive is open to the public and visitors can of course study individual pieces of important musical history: letters (for example by Richard Strauss and Johann Strauß,, Dvorák, Bruckner, Wolf, Nono, Ligeti, Cerha, Stockhausen and many more), signed scores, historical manuscripts, as well as programmes, posters, concert reviews, records and CDs, historic photographs and specialist literature about music.