Using exhibits for the composers Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner, Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner, Franz Schmidt, Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg and Anton Webern, this historical room brings the orchestra’s past and present activities to life and creates awareness of Austria’s musical tradition:
details of famous tours, orchestral awards, the batons of famous conductors and other memorabilia provide an insight into the work of the world’s most famous orchestra, making it easy to understand its national and international reputation.
Discover the programme for the premiere of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 from 1873;
Brahms’ glasses and a letter from Richard Strauss from 1942.