Great news – Igor Levit will release a recording of Schoenberg’s “Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte,” Op. 41, on his Label No Silence. The work will be paired with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3. Learn more → youtu.be/o6pdayyK72Q?...

Igor Levit on Eroica & Schoenberg: A Pairing That Had to Exist

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Great – the Arnold Schönberg Center is featured in Gramopone Magazine once again! Artistic Director Ulrike Anton gives journalist James Jolly an in-depth interview. Read more in the current issue → www.gramophone.co.uk/content/feat...

Preparing the stage for Von heute auf morgen op. 32 with Opera Seria at the Schönberg-Haus in Mödling!

As was recently discovered, the stuffed animal company Steiff has released a Fox Terrier. One wonders if Schönberg’s beloved dog, Witz, served as the model ... #petfluencer #witzschoenberg

Do you remember the Schönberg World Map? We had to take it offline for a while because the framework no longer met the technical requirements. It’s now back online and will soon be accessible via our website. Take a first look → schoenberg.at/scans/topogr...

Hybridedition Arnold Schönberg: Briefwechsel mit den Verlagen Universal-Edition und Dreililien: Personen, Organisationen und Orte jetzt neu in PMB - Personen der Moderne Basis - Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities pmb.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/apis/metainf...

In 2019, country singer Merle Hazard posted a song on YouTube entitled "(Gimme Some of That) Ol’ Atonal Music". Schönberg’s son liked the video from the start. Together with Alex Ross, he talks about the song and it's meaning → youtu.be/wK2ZBp9_hbE?...

Today, Constanze and Johanna from @opera.seria visited the Schönberg-Haus in Mödling. Following their online production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, they are now planning to tackle a Schönberg opera! You can find the first season of Wozzeck here → www.youtube.com/@OperaSeria

“Twelve-tone prodigy” was the Münchner Abendzeitung’s Headline when Tsotne Zedginidze performed Schönberg’s Piano Concerto under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle in 2024. Listen to his debut at the ASC on site in Vienna → schoenberg.at/en/events/up... or via YouTube → www.youtube.com/live/rQ03ApP...

"The idea is not the musical theme, but the work itself. Just as an apple tree conceives an entire apple and a human being creates a complete child, not just parts of it!" Arnold Schönberg, 1931

Last Call! International Arnold Schönberg Masterclasses 2026 for Voice, Voice & Piano Duo, Piano Solo and Chamber Music July 7–17, 2026 💡 Application Deadline this Sunday💡 👉 schoenberg.at/de/vermittlu...

Today, 100 years ago, Arnold Schönberg’s ‘Texte’ was published by Universal Edition, Vienna. This copy from the composer’s library was hand-bound by himself.

➡️ International Arnold Schönberg Masterclasses 2026 ⬅️ Voice | Voice & Piano Duo | Piano Solo | Chamber Music July 7–17, 2026 ✨ Work with renowned experts 🏛️ Study where Schönberg lived and composed 🎵 Perform at the Arnold Schönberg Center 💡 Apply until February 1, 2026 schoenberg.at/en/outreach/...

In 2024 talented musicians gathered in Vienna to explore Schönberg’s music. Listen to the experience the young, thriving spanish ensemble Trío Nacedo made. Join us for the International Arnold Schönberg Masterclasses 2026! 💡 Application deadline: February 1, 2026 🔗 schoenberg.at/de/vermittlu...

In July 2024, talented young musicians gathered in Vienna to explore Schönberg’s music. Listen to the experience aspiring pianist & composer Zsófi Persányi made. Apply now for the International Arnold Schönberg Masterclasses 2026! 💡 Application until February 1, 2026 🔗 schoenberg.at/de/vermittlu...

Here’s a glimpse into last year’s Masterclasses, captured by participant Amador Buda. Join the International Arnold Schönberg Masterclasses 2026 and apply now! 📅 July 7–17, 2026 💡 Application deadline: February 1, 2026 ➡️ schoenberg.at/en/outreach/...

Did you know that Schoenberg's piano piece op. 23/1 was originally dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy? In the Journal of the Arnold Schoenberg Center 17/2020, Ulrich Krämer was able to reconstruct the genesis of this piece. You can read the article on musiconn → doi.org/10.70482/jas...

From July 7–17, 2026, the Arnold Schönberg Center hosts its International Arnold Schönberg Masterclasses in Voice, Voice & Piano Duo, Piano Solo, and Chamber Music in Vienna! Gain deep insights into his work and be inspired by new artistic impulses! All details: schoenberg.at/en/outreach/...

Now available open access – the comprehensive catalog of Arnold Schoenberg's library, compiled by Julia Bungardt-Eckhardt. Immerse yourself in Schoenberg's literary, music-historical, and philosophical worlds. Provided by musiconn → doi.org/10.70482/jas...

New Website of the Arnold Schönberg Center now online! The Arnold Schönberg Center’s website has undergone a complete redesign, enhancing both its visual appeal and functionality. Take a look → schoenberg.at/index.php/en

Beware of AI in spreadsheets!

The German Neue Zeitschrift für Musik has published an issue about the city of Vienna! It also includes an interview with director Ulrike Anton and archivist Eike Feß by Monika Voithofer.

Fresh from the Press: Portrait Arnold Schönberg. Everything you always wanted to know about the grandmaster of new sounds in the form of a Leporello. Now available in our shop → linktr.ee/arnoldschoen...

"The instrumentation aids seem to me, as far as I have understood Mr Stein, to be a happy idea." What does Schönberg's publisher Emil Hertzka talk about? What did Schoenberg construct? We do not know! Does anyone have any ideas?

70 years ago was the cinema premiere of ‘The Cobweb’, the first film whose music was based entirely on Arnold Schönberg's twelve-tone row. The composer Leonard Rosenman studied with Schönberg, Roger Sessions and Luigi Dallapiccola, among others. Listen to it on YouTube → youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The Cobweb (1955) Leonard Rosenman - YouTube

Film Score Monthly FSMCD Vol. 6, No. 14 (tracks 6-16) Release date: Sep-2003 Track listing: ... 6. Main Title (The Cobweb) (03:47) 7. Holcomb's Episode/Drape...

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Last week, Austrian conductor Katharina Wincor and Rolf Haas, concertmaster of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, visited the archive of the Arnold Schönberg Centre. They were impressed by the large-format score of Phantasy op. 47!

100 years ago, Schönberg wrote to his friend Zemlinsky: "Dear Alex, do you still remember the question you asked me recently about the 12-tone composition technique? This is how the first movement of my suite begins: 4 six-part chords, I-IV-V-I. - Ouverture." Who gets Schönberg's subtle humour?

Thank you to Tiroler Landestheater for a particularly entertaining and successful production of Schönberg's opera Von heute auf morgen! Congratulations to the protagonists Mojica Erdmann & Benjamin Chamand - not forgetting Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck under the direction of Gerrit Prießnitz.

Thomas Mann was born 150 years ago today. His relationship with Arnold Schönberg was later perceived primarily through the Doctor Faustus controversy. However, we should not forget that the two had been in good personal contact for a long time and also met regularly in Los Angeles.

This whole AI thing doesn't seem very polished yet ...