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[[Image:vienna_austria.png|frame|Austria with its capital Vienna (Wien)]] | [[Image:vienna_austria.png|frame|Austria with its capital Vienna (Wien)]] | ||
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| − | '''Vienna''' (German | + | '''Vienna''' (German '''Wien''') is the capital of [[Austria]]. |
Vienna was the sphere of activity for [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[wikipedia:Gustav Mahler|Gustav Mahler]], [[Anton Webern]], [[Arnold Schoenberg]], [[Alban Berg]], [[Vienna Symphony]] [[wikipedia:Johann Strauss I|Johann Strauß]], [[Johann Strauss II]]; bandmembers and supporting cast [[Peter Wolf]] and [[Thomas Nordegg]]. | Vienna was the sphere of activity for [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], [[wikipedia:Gustav Mahler|Gustav Mahler]], [[Anton Webern]], [[Arnold Schoenberg]], [[Alban Berg]], [[Vienna Symphony]] [[wikipedia:Johann Strauss I|Johann Strauß]], [[Johann Strauss II]]; bandmembers and supporting cast [[Peter Wolf]] and [[Thomas Nordegg]]. | ||
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| + | ==Frank Zappa== | ||
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| + | Throughout his career, Zappa and his band performed in Vienna a few times, namely at the Konzerthaus, the Kurhalle and the Stadthalle. Incidentally, the final concert Zappa ever gave took place in Vienna, on 26-28 September 1992 at the Konzerthaus. | ||
==Zappa concerts held in Vienna== | ==Zappa concerts held in Vienna== | ||
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* [[88/05/08 Vienna Austria Stadthalle]] | * [[88/05/08 Vienna Austria Stadthalle]] | ||
* [[92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus]] | * [[92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus]] | ||
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| + | ==References to Vienna in Frank Zappa's work== | ||
| + | * ''[[Interview (What's The Name Of Your Group?)]]'' and ''[[What's The Name Of Your Group? (The Suites)]]'': ''"I can just imagine you and your little group... going all over Europe... [[Paris]]... Rome... Essen, even the Viennese woods!"'' | ||
==People born in Vienna== | ==People born in Vienna== | ||
* [[Alban Berg]] | * [[Alban Berg]] | ||
* [[Theodore Bikel]] | * [[Theodore Bikel]] | ||
| + | * [[Erhard Busek]] | ||
* [[Karl Kohn]] | * [[Karl Kohn]] | ||
| + | * [[Lotte Lenya]] | ||
| + | * [[Marie Antoinette]] (born in Vienna, later moved to France) | ||
* [[Thomas Nordegg]] | * [[Thomas Nordegg]] | ||
* [[Arnold Schoenberg]] | * [[Arnold Schoenberg]] | ||
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* [[wikipedia:Vienna|Vienna at Wikipedia]] | * [[wikipedia:Vienna|Vienna at Wikipedia]] | ||
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[[Category:Cities]] | [[Category:Cities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:09, 15 August 2026
Austria with its capital Vienna (Wien)
Vienna (German Wien) is the capital of Austria.
Vienna was the sphere of activity for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gustav Mahler, Anton Webern, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Vienna Symphony Johann Strauß, Johann Strauss II; bandmembers and supporting cast Peter Wolf and Thomas Nordegg.
Contents
Frank Zappa
Throughout his career, Zappa and his band performed in Vienna a few times, namely at the Konzerthaus, the Kurhalle and the Stadthalle. Incidentally, the final concert Zappa ever gave took place in Vienna, on 26-28 September 1992 at the Konzerthaus.
Zappa concerts held in Vienna
- 68/10/12 Vienna Austria Konzerthaus
- 70/12/12 Vienna Austria Konzerthaus
- 74/09/11 Vienna Austria Kurhalle
- 76/02/13 Vienna Austria Kurhalle
- 78/02/03 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
- 80/06/27 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
- 82/06/28 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
- 84/10/04 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
- 88/05/08 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
- 92/09/26-28 Wien, Austria, Konzerthaus
References to Vienna in Frank Zappa's work
- Interview (What's The Name Of Your Group?) and What's The Name Of Your Group? (The Suites): "I can just imagine you and your little group... going all over Europe... Paris... Rome... Essen, even the Viennese woods!"
People born in Vienna
- Alban Berg
- Theodore Bikel
- Erhard Busek
- Karl Kohn
- Lotte Lenya
- Marie Antoinette (born in Vienna, later moved to France)
- Thomas Nordegg
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Johann Strauss II
- Anton Webern
- Peter Wolf
See also
- Wiener Konzerthaus
- Wiener Stadthalle
- Kurhalle Oberlaa
