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During the preparatory period of the 150-Year-Anniversary of the
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, a symposium was held due to the initiative of Wolfgang
Schuster (Member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) under the scientific chairmanship
of Dr. Otto Biba (Director of the Archive of the Musikfreunde in Vienna).
This symposium dealt with the question of the influence of surrounding sounds and
the experienced sounds on the created works of composers - especially those living
in Vienna. Hereby research was initiated on the question to what extent the individual
sound of an orchestra influences the creativity of compo-sers. Specifically research
was done concerning the sound of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
This orchestra has a sound that is distinctively different from other orchestras.
On the one hand, this has to do with the fact that differing instruments are played
by woodwinds and timpani, on the other hand however, also the Viennese violinists
produce a distinctively different sound using the same instruments. The reason for
this has not yet been solved scientifically. However the differences are measurable
with scientific methods and may even be visualized.
Among the prominent speakers (i.e. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Sir Georg Solti, Riccardo
Muti, Giselher Gutmann, Hellmuth Petsche) there was also Edward Houser / Yale University.
Thanks to his initiative the International Orchestra Institute was founded that
carries on this work.
of the institute are the following:
- Cooperation with the Institute for
Wiener Klangstil at the University of Music in Vienna
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Organization of guest lectures at foreign universities
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Working periods to be held yearly, at which prominent teachers of the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra teach together with conductors, who normally work with this orchestra
and feel close to the special Viennese Style of Making Music
The International Orchestra Institute invites music students of the whole world
to participate in these practical working periods.
Click here if you want to read a letter from Peter
Askin, Yale University / School of Music.
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