THE NEW WORLD OF MUSIC – WITH LINZ AT THE ROSTRUM. EUROPE’S CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2009 OFFERS A TEMPTING BREAK BY THE DANUBE.

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SOUND EXPERIENCES HIGHLIGHTS 2013

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Event of the decadeA fanfare – and Linz takes pride of place on the international stage. The new construction of Europe’s latest music theatre sets a new agenda for the city. The opening weeks from 11 April to 19 May 2013 promise to offer a dazzling display of cultural fireworks (see p. 31). Operas, operettas, musicals and ballets are now united under one roof. Great enter-tainment! www.musiktheater-linz.at

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Contents

Good for children and families

Hi-tech & architecture

Silent spot

Wheelchair accessible

Music tip

Cultural fireworks. The new Musiktheater opens

Linz deserves a listen. Musical variety in the city

The genius. Anton Bruckner comes alive!

Home to great so(u)n(d)s. Interview with Parov Stelar

The swishing of sonic colours. Where eyes are all ears

Bruckner’s great-grandchildren. Linz as a fertile culture medium

Musical magic in the air. The new Danube groove

Resounding architecture. Lovely listening points

Linz is a tempting city. Slow down with Stifter

Linz is transforming families. The highlights of the year

An experience of modern history. Linz as a city of peace

Architecture and nothing but. New views of Linz

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Welcome!

Bruckner’s soundburstsThe International Bruckner Festival is a cultural highlight starting on 15 Sep 2013 in the Donaupark with the Klassische Linzer Klangwolke in honour of Anton Bruckner. The Clouds of Sound form a unique synthe-sis of the arts including music, light, lasers, fireworks and computer animations, thrilling thousands of people each year (see p. 8).15 September to 6 October 2013.

Music transformsYou are my Heart’s Delight. Overnight, this world-famous song from Franz Lehár’s operetta the land of smiles turned Linz-born tenor Richard Tauber into a global star. Music is a world pow-er – it moves and transforms. It touches the heart and soul. The opening of Europe’s latest music theatre and many points of reference which major compos- ers and musicians have to Linz as well as the city’s extensive musical creativity are good reasons to focus attention on this world power in 2013. Discover a Linz that lies between the loud and soft, between classical and modern music. Music is the most powerful and comfort- ing source of inspiration to enrich our lives. Surrender to new approaches to music and to a city with liveliness and creativity rather than romantic nos- talgia. A city in which you can already hear the sounds of the future.

KR Manfred Grubauer (left)Chairman of Linz Tourismus

Georg Steiner (right)Tourism Director

Linz, the capital of music, offers the Bruckner Festival, the Klang-wolke, the new Musiktheater, the Post-hof, Dennis Russell Davies and Parov Stelar. The aspirations of the Cultural Capital of Linz are more dynamic and more ambitious than almost anywhere else. Enjoy experimentation and en-counters with the extraordinary. The city is a hive of cultural activity, especially when it comes to music – and the pre-sent diverse mosaic of images, sounds, performers and events reflects an en- riching diversity of styles and sounds.

The new Musiktheater sets new standards in technology,

repertoire, ambience, service, education programmes and audience facilities.

Rainer Mennicken Artistic DirectorLandestheater Linz

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The new Musiktheater, the Bruck-ner Orchester Linz and revered

names such as Dennis Russell Davies and Philip Glass make the city a pulsating centre of music and the performing arts. Culture vultures are in for an entirely new era of surprising delights with the opening of Europe’s latest opera house.

Opening: Each weekendis a festivalWith seats for 1,200 people the new Musiktheater is Austria’s biggest cul-tural building. The technical equip-ment is unique: The stage serves as

a transport hub and with a diameter of 32 m is one of the largest in the world. Several changes of scene can be prepared at one and the same

time. No other theatre in the world provides this combination of proven hi-tech. For the opening festival the Landestheater Linz will be offering a fireworks display of highlights and

resounding names – from Philip Glass to Tosca – each weekend starting on 11 April.

A congenial duoThe friendship between US composer Glass and the princi-pal conductor of the Bruckner Orchester Linz, Dennis Russell Davies enables new composi-tions by minimal music’s most important representative to be

premiered at the opening in Linz. Glass (75) attained cult status through his operas and scores for the Hours, Dracula, the truman show and Koyaanisqatsi. He describes his

More space for musicSounds dramatic. After the Capital of Culture in 2009 Linz now boldly opens up new dimensions of cultural experience – by opening the Musiktheater am Volksgarten. 2013 will be a thrilling year.

Music is the perfect type of art; it can never reveal its ultimate secret.

Oscar Wilde, author

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close relationship to Linz by saying: “I thought American orchestras were best suited to play my music. But then I heard the Bruckner Orchester. It adds the sensitivity of a different culture to the music, giving it a different depth.”

An orchestra of world renownThe outstanding Bruckner Or-chester Linz has established an outstanding reputation on exten-sive tours at top venues in major cities – such as the Avery Fisher Hall in New York. In 2012 the ensemble headed the US classical music charts on iTunes.

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A music theatre is set to transform Linz: The opening weeks start on 11 April 2013 with a ceremony that will be broadcast live in the Volksgarten.

Bruckner Orchester Linz in action.

(l) David Russell Davies, principal conductor of Bruckner Orchester Linz

(r) Philip Glass, composer

OPENINg WEEKS HIgHLIgHTS (see p. 31 for details) Thursday 11 April 2013 Formal opening with public viewing Friday 12 April 2013 Spuren der Verirrten (premiere) Glass’s new opera based on a play by Peter Handke Wednesday 1 April 2013 Tosca 2013 live experience

OPEN DAY THEMES (with free admission to events) Sunday 14 April 2013 Open Day Sunday 21 April 2013 Song Day Sunday 28 April 2013 Sound Day Sunday 05 May 2013 Dance Day Sunday 12 May 2013 Text Daywww.musiktheater-linz.atwww.landestheater-linz.at

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The Landestheater Linz hosted performances of

Cole Porter’s musical “Kiss me, Kate” in 2012.

And where are you listening?

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L inz, the city on the Danube, plays its own immensely exciting

music score. Against the backdrop of steel, chrome and a rich cultural heritage, the city follows in the foot-steps of Bruckner. It encour- ages innovations, experiments and the extraordinary. As a result, the Linzer Klangwolke has received global attention. 1979 was the first year when music flowed out of the Brucknerhaus into the autumn air as an audiovisual spectacular for up to 100,000 visitors on the banks of the Danube. Anyone can access and afford to enjoy culture in Linz. Elitism is elsewhere!

Soundscape of the cityAlmost 40 years ago the opening of the Brucknerhaus attracted a similar

amount of interest as the opening of the new Musiktheater this year. The timelessly beautiful structure of Ark-kitehtitoimisto Sirén & Co, a Finnish firm of architects, is set to become the soundscape of the city. Good acoustics and a musical programme ranging from classical to brass draw around 200,000 culture vultures to the concert halls of the Bruckner-haus each season.

The joy of music for everyoneWith its three concert halls of the Großes Haus, the Kammerspiele and the u\hof for younger audiences, the Landestheater takes you to a world between dreams and reality. As of April performances migrate from the Promenade to Europe’s latest music theatre.

Linz’s Posthof has offered contempo-rary culture at the port for decades. It hosts about 250 individual events ranging from music, dance, theatre and cabaret each year. Major stars and local up-and-coming artists perform at the Posthof which in the 18th century served as a stop on the horse-drawn railway from Linz to Bud-weis. Well, it’s certainly post-modern!

Linz is a hive of music. From the Brucknerhaus, Landestheater and Posthof to the new Musiktheater, Linz deserves a listen.

Home to Clouds of Sound, the Brucknerhaus nestles in the green cultural zone

of the Donaupark.

A full house at Posthof Linz.Amazement in the backstage area at the Landestheater.

Landestheater Linz, Großes Haus.

Posthof: Highlights 2013March/April: TanzTageOctober/November:Ahoi! Pop Music Festivalwww.posthof.at

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Bruckner is alive! Linz and its surroundings shaped the outstanding composer of symphonies: the genius returned the compliment by turning music history on its head.

The Bruckner Festival honours the musical genius of Anton

Bruckner. The divine spirit of “God’s composer” has never been livelier than it is today. Bruckner lived in and around Linz from 1824 to 1896. The Brucknerhaus, the Bruckner Festival and the private Bruckner University (under construction) still honour the composer today. And lest we forget, there’s also the Bruckner Stairway in the Alter Dom or Old Cathedral. For the very first time, this memorial site enables visitors to approach the composer – step by step. Anyone visiting the Bruckner Stairway is also treading in the paths which Bruckner once took.

Following the footsteps of a visionaryFor music connoisseurs Bruckner is a Leonardo da Vinci of symphony. He was the first composer to incorporate elements in his music from a medium which didn’t even exist in his lifetime: film. Cut, fade to black and crossfade – after Bruckner the history of music was turned upside down. Follow the footsteps of a visionary. Go off on a symphonic walk through his birthplace

of Ansfelden or visit St. Florian’s Priory with Bruckner’s final resting place underneath the priory organ. Discover the genius outside the city.

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Discovering BrucknerCheck out the Bruckner Symphony trail, the Bruckner organ in St. Florian’s Priory and the Bruckner Stairway which opened in the Old Cathedral!www.linz.at/bruckner

The visualised Cloud of Soundon 7 September 2013 is

entitled “Bruckner is alive”.

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Frontiersman at the BrucknerhausHans-Joachim Frey, 47, is the new ar-tistic director at local events promoter LIVA. The nephew of German actor Armin Müller Stahl was director at the world-famous Semperoper in Dres-den, director at the Theater Bremen and has also worked at the Bolschoi Theatre and at Boris Pokrovsky’s Moscow Chamber Opera Theatre. Frey is looking forward to his time in Linz: “Top quality is the most important benchmark. The Brucknerhaus should stand for openness, for crossing bor-ders and for premium quality.”www.brucknerhaus.at

Hans-Joachim Frey is moving from Dresden, Bremen and Hamburg to become LIVA’s

artistic director.

Intl. Brucknerfest 2013: tips18 September 2013, 7.30 pmSt. Petersburg Philharmonic OrchestraYuri Temirkanov, conductorNikolai Lugansky, piano

20 September 2013, 7.30 pm Munich PhilharmonicSemyon Bychkov, conductorKatia and Marielle Labèque, piano

24 September 2013, 7.30 pm Vienna PhilharmonicLorin Maazel, conductorwww.brucknerfest.at

Symphonic Brucknerfest –weekend stay from € 296.00

2 nights B&B, “Meet & Greet” champagne reception; two concerts on 4 and 5 October with the London PhilharmonicOrchestra and the Dresdner Kreuzchor. www.linz.at/bruckner

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Home to great so(u)n(d)s.

DelightfulextravaganceParov Stelar, born Marcus Füreder in Linz in 1974, is probably the city’s most widely known music export. Well known as a pioneer of electro-swing, a blend of 1930s’ jazz with electronic beats, his world tours meet with resounding success. In 2012 he received an Amadeus award and his current CD the Princess has stormed up the charts in Ger-many and the Netherlands. A further legendary appearance also occurred in 2012 with his incredible open-air concert at the city’s Tabakfabrik. www.parovstelar.com

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PAROV STELAR. Linz makes a name for itself – also as a cultural medium for internationally successful artists.

G reat sounds, great names: Linz is rightly proud of its stars –

such as Franz Welser-Möst. Born and bred in Linz, he’s the general music director of the Vienna State Opera and will be conducting the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra at the New Year’s Concert in 2013. Parov Stelar celebrates his global success in a completely different genre – one inspired by classical music in this interview. We asked the pioneer of electroswing to take a few moments out to talk to us.

Your impressive career naturally ma-kes people here feel proud of you. To what extent do you feel an attachment to your roots? What does your home-town mean to you?Parov Stelar: Having a fixed point, a kind of base camp, is particularly im-portant when you spend a lot of time away from home. Home for me is the best place to feel renewed! There’s nowhere else like home. On the contrary, home be-comes ever more important to me.

A passion for the task at hand and fun at work: How important are these for you?Parov Stelar: I think both compo-nents are what you might call the

two pillars of success – they’re inseparable. You have to enjoy your work to be passionate about it. I also think people can feel that in the quality of the finished product.

A propos the new Musiktheater: What kind of impulses do you expect to see for the city?Parov Stelar: I think the Musikthea-ter is good news for Linz and for all music lovers: it offers greater oppor-tunities for contemporary music, just like other international cities – such as Berlin.

People associate Linz with great names and classical musicians – from Bruckner to Franz Welser-Möst. What’s your take on classical music?Parov Stelar: Contemporary clas-sical music is an umbrella term for all kinds of electronic music or

non-commer- cial productions. Bruckner’s 4th and 7th symphonies are the ones I like the best. In fact I’m quite amazed by Anton Bruckner’s life and career because they’re

typical for musicians from Linz. From personal experience I know that people who don’t come from Vienna have to try twice as hard if they want to be respected as artists in Austria.

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Franz Welser-Möstwas born in Linz in 1960. Balduin Sulzer became aware of his talent at school. From 1979 he devot- ed his energies to conducting and headed the Vienna Youth Orches- tra until 1985. From 1990 to 1996 he headed the London Philhar-monic Orchestra and from 1995 to 2002 he was musical director at the Zurich Opera House. Since 2002 he has been principal con-ductor of the Cleveland Orchestra and since 2010 general music director at the Vienna State Opera.

“Home for me is the best place to feel renewed! There’s nowhere else like home.”

Parov Stelar, musician

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The swishing of sonic coloursMusic everywhere: Linz 2013 is where eyes are all ears. The most important

festivals and cultural institutions are the soundtrack for an entire city.

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Façade games & SoundLabPlug and Play – in Linz an entire city can see what other people hear. Simply hook up your mp3 player or Smartphone to the Danube termi-nal – and the LED façade starts to dance. All this is possible between 9 pm and 10 pm from March to Octo-ber 2013. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous and curious, don’t miss out on the fully equipped SoundLab where sound installations bring digi-tal drums to life and even your larynx is used as a music instrument.www.aec.at

10 years of Crossing EuropeThoughtful feature films, enlightening documentaries and heart-warming love stories: the 10th Crossing Europe film festival in 2013 is a feast for film-buffs. 2013. From 23 to 28 April 2013 Linz’s Moviemento cinema will be presenting around 130 screenings of outstanding productions by young European film-makers, the best of which will receive awards from a jury of experts. Highlights include the daily Nightline event which features thrilling live music acts.www.crossingeurope.at

Festival 4020: Focus on PersiaFrom 24 to 27 April 2013 the bi-annual Festival 4020 focuses on Persia. The spotlight is on current developments in Iranian music at the crossroads between classic traditions and the variety of mo-dern works. The festival intends to act as a basis for listening to – and reflecting on – how we can approach strange mu-sic and become familiar with “foreign” sounds. www.festival4020.at

NEXTCOMIC goes musicComics and music are an item. Bands such as the Gorillaz have characters from comics dance on stage. Artwork used on LP covers has frequently attained cult status. From 21 to 28 March 2013 the theme is carefully scrutinised in the OÖ Kulturquar-tier during the NEXTCOMIC festival entitled nEXtComiC goes music. Intriguing: Artists who draw and paint to music take centre stage – and, of course, the organisers actively encourage anyone else to join in.www.nextcomic.org

Cinematic highlights on 6 days:The Crossing Europe film festival shows the best of European auteur cinema and features live music acts as a bonus.

Festival 4020 will be based on the theme: Mirror. Persia from 24 to 27

April 2013

From amateur to professional:Anyone wishing to work in a profes-sional sound studio can do so at the SoundLab in the Ars Electronica Centre.

The NEXTCOMIC festival looks at music in 2013 – and raises the question: Does music make a comic or is it the other way round?

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Bruckner’s great-grandchildrenThe young ones. Chicago has its blues, New Orleans its jazz and Linz goes its very own way thanks to its up-and-coming musicians. Linz has a stimulating effect, leaving you feeling creatively revived and invigorated.

When Chris de Burgh sings his Christmas hit a spaceman

Came travelling you can almost hear the genius of the Linz band Eela Craig.

The prog rockers who combined Christian texts with rock music are symbols for Linz musicians. They set milestones, at times far removed from

the mainstream, at others right in the heart of it. Even over 30 years ago, Linz led the way in terms of alternative music and its profusion of bands,

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concerts and cultural initiatives. It was unique in the whole of Austria. Inspi-red by UK punk music, rebels such as Peter Donke aka Willi Warma conquer- ed the scene. Their song stahlstadt-kinder became the city’s hymn.

Linz sets trendsFrom the musical maverick Anton Bruckner to the hip-hop shooting stars of the legendary Linz Süd Kartell, Linz stands for diversity and versatility. Anyone with a minimum

degree of self-respect on the music scene takes pride in their roots. Dis-cover a city with its jagged edges and corners, a city which creates the kind of musicians who refuse to fit into a conventional mould.

Envoys from baroque to hip-hopFrom talents like Michi Gaigg and Bernhard Lang, stars such as Silke Grabinger or film music composer Paul Haslinger, who lives in Los Angeles, to punk folk musicians

Attwenger, dance hall greats Mono & Nikitaman, veteran hip-hop legends Texta or festival headliner Parov Stelar: All act as envoys for a city that invests a lot in music. Linz’s music schools and the private Anton Bruckner University testify to the importance the city attaches to encouraging and promoting its young talent. Music is in motion in Linz. Artists build up personal networks and boldly experiment with what is new, exciting and alluring.

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Musicians from Linz are anything but „ordinary“. It‘s not

possible to put them in a box and that makes them the best

„embassadors“ of their city.

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Music is in the air – everywhere

Beethoven in LinzLinz has always cast a spell over famous musi- cians. Take Ludwig van Beethoven, who completed his 8th symphony here. In addition, his brother was an apothecary in the city. What’s more, the Musical Instruments exhibition at the Schlossmuseum also features an admirable example of a grand piano used by Beethoven. www.schlossmuseum.at

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The new Danube groove. Anyone engaged in a conversation with an up-and-coming musician in one of the city’s many music venues might easily be talking to a star of tomorrow.

The music pavilion during the LinzFest:

Sounds right!

Pflasterspektakel18 – 20 July 2013www.pflasterspektakel.at

LinzFest18 – 20 May 2013Donauparkwww.linzfest.at

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Music in Pöstlingberg’s Rosengarten.

F rank Zappa, they say, wanted Linz to be included on his tour

schedule in 1988. Not merely becau-se he knew many musicians from the city but also, it seems, because he thought the local audiences were extremely special.

A musical testing groundLinz is still considered a litmus test for many of the world’s top touring bands. Legends such as Genesis, Nirvana or Pink Floyd deliberately chose to come here in order to start their world tours at the Danube or as an excellent opportunity to polish their performances. Linz is a musical testing ground for the big wide world – a reputation grounded in an abundance of events.

Music is in the airMusic can still be enjoyed all over the city. The Rosengarten on Pöstling-berg, the music pavilion in the Do-naupark, the Posthof, the TipsArena and numerous private venues offer a home to both up-and-coming and established artists. With the LinzFest

or Europe’s largest street art festi-val – the Pflasterspektakel – the city welcomes creative minds from all over the world with open arms.

The Danube-Vltava regionMusic has resonated across borders ever since the opening of the “Iron Curtain” over 20 years ago.

Smetana’s orchestral piece Vltava begs you to start out from Linz on journeys of discovery to urban jewels such as Ceský Krumlov or Ceské Bud-jovice. The entire region from Passau to Linz is also a haven for cyclists.

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SOUND BODIES

In the 1970s Brian Ferry had the reputation of being one of the few

rock stars who would prefer to re-decorate rather than destroy a hotel room. Alongside David Bowie, the gentleman with the svelte voice who defined the Roxy Music sound epito-mised the glam rock scene. In 2013 the Lentos Museum of Art in Linz will be hosting an exhibition which recalls the era of excessiveness on

the creative scene. The exhibition will first be shown at Tate Liverpool before moving to the Schirn-Kunst-halle in Frankfurt and finally opening at Lentos on 19 October. glam! the Performance of style combines his-torical objects and documents from pop culture with the fashions, music and masterpieces of art history. The Lentos exhibition is open from 19 October 2013 to 2 February 2014.

gLAM! The Performance of Style19 Oct 2013 – 2 Feb 2014at the Lentos Kunstmuseumwww.lentos.at

Superlative listening stationsResounding architecture. Between glam rock and musica sacra, uplifting church buildings and modern architecture – Linz epitomises music.

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The trend towards sacred musicThe musica sacra series of concerts and organ recitals on the original organ used by Bruckner invigo- rate the city’s churches with sacred music. This privately funded series of concerts is extremely popular and invites listeners to pause and con- template life.

Mozart’s contribution to LinzMozart spent November 1783 in Linz and wrote Symphony No. 36 in C ma-jor (the Linz Symphony) KV 425 for his host, Count Thun. The kind welcome he received from the Count and the many musicians in the city pleased the prodigy so much that he returned to Salzburg “with a heavy heart”. The Mozarthaus still reminds us of the composer’s stay in Linz today.Musica sacra

from 21 Mar 2013, 7.30 pmConcerts in various churches.www.musicasacra.at

Highlight: Concerts on the originalBruckner organ in the Alter Dom.

The Mozarthof: Where the masterlived and wrote the Linz Symphony.

Musical instruments to marvel atMusic is a recurrent theme of the Schlossmuseum exhibits. The Musical Instruments exhibition now displays musical utensils which the museum acquired from 1836 onwards. The grand piano used by Beethoven in Linz has a room all to itself.

Linzer SchlossmuseumPermanent exhibitionMusical Instrumentswww.schlossmuseum.at

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DECELERATION

Life in theslow laneFocusing on the essentials. In a non-stop world people need places to slow down a little – Linz is an ideal city for doing so.

L inz believes that sensual journeys lead to a greater quality of life.

Audio City is one such idea: One of the most successful projects from Europe’s Cultural Capital in 2009 has become a permanent fixture – an approach to deceleration and a labo-ratory for acoustics, space and society which addresses the sensory overload and acoustic stress of modern life. Shops and companies have delibe-

rately muted piped music and even the Christmas markets have decided to forego the intrusion of dea-

fening jingle bells! Audio City

will be promoting International Noise Awareness Day on 24 April 2013. De-tails of all of Linz’s “interesting sounds” are available at www.hoerstadt.at

Slow down with StifterLiterature also offers a good way to fo-cus on the essential things in life. Linz offers you plenty of opportunities to do so – at the Stifterhaus, for example, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. The Adalbert Stifter Institute, a research centre for literature and linguistics as well as the Upper Aus- trian House of Literature are all based in the former home of the famous

writer Adalbert Stifter (1805 – 1868). Visitors to the literature museum can also marvel at the original manuscript of Witiko, one of Stifter’s most famous works. www.stifterhaus.at

Surrender to seduction!

“The great deeds of men are not noisy at all. Important things just happen and are so simple, as the trickle of water, the flow of air, the growth of grain.”

Adalbert Stifter (1805 – 1868)

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● Linz guide Service hotline:Guided tours based on history, places and the desire for deceleration.Tel. +43 650 2009009;linz-guide-service@gmx.at

● Sounds interesting: Guided tours by arrangement.Tel. +43 732 781 32420office@hoerstadt.atwww.hoerstadt.at

● Mariendom:Austria’s largest church is a great events venue: Check out Classics at the Cathedral at the start of July.www.klassikamdom.at

Peter Androsch, inventor of Audio City.

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Linz also transforms –your familyFun & amazement. Ask someone from Linz what boredom is and most of them will just shake their head at your question. So do what the locals do: Immerse yourself in the thrilling experience of the city.

There are always plenty of things to do in Linz – the city has a lot

to offer to people of all ages. When robots play football, plants are cloned or you encounter detonator caps for space rockets, then you know you’re in Linz. While other cities celebrate their past Linz looks optimistically towards the future.

Even the revered children’s grotto railway on Pöstlingberg lightens up old fairy tales in a magical atmo- sphere. When, having performed in front of 65 million people, London’s CATS ensemble stops off in Linz then, unlike anywhere else, it does so in a theatre tent for the first time ever in the world. Linz truly is extraordinary.

LinzFest18 – 20 May 2013

The LinzFest offers a superb choice of cultural delicacies – not to forget their culinary slow food counterparts, of course. International and local creative artists also stop over in the city. www.linzfest.at

Night of the Family12 July 2013

Absolutely unique in Austria, the thrilling Night of the Family enables night owls and their families to ex-plore Upper Austria’s capital at night and open doors that otherwise would be locked in the hours of darkness.

Knight’s Festival6 July 2013

When chivalrous gentlemen break a lance and minstrels pour out their hearts to damsels in distress, then you know the Templars are back in town. Linz revisits the Holy Roman Empire. www.ooe.familienbund.at

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FESTIVALS

Krone-Fest16 – 17 August 2013

Each year countless stars draw countless thousands of people to the stages of the Krone-Fest party. International acts, caustic humour, literature and a children’s party form the framework of this superlative event. www.kronefest.at

Ars Electronica Festival5 – 9 September 2013

This pioneering celebration of mul-timedia art is among the first of its kind in the world. The Golden Nica Award is considered the Oscar of the industry. Stars of Hollywood’s cartoon movies frequently appear at the event. www.aec.at

Kinderklangwolke14 September 2013

Great music just for the grown-ups? Not so in Linz, where children have their own cloud of sound. Performan-ces by international artists create a truly memorable experience.www.klangwolke.at

Pflasterspektakel18 – 20 July 2013

No fees, just hat money. Yet – or because of this – street artists from all over the world flock to Linz. As one of Europe’s first and biggest street art festivals the Pflasterspek-takel offers a superb array of talent from all around the globe.www.pflasterspektakel.at

The 7th edition of the SCHÄXPIR theatre festival embodies the best of European dramatic arts for young audiences.www.schaexpir.at

Spectacular:The Pflasterspektakel makes Linz a hotspot

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LINZ AND THE RECENT PAST

The culture of remembranceA city of peace. During World War Two miles of tunnels were built as air-raid shelters and as a command and control centre. Historical tours now enable visitors to experience this subterranean world.

The Limoni tunnel network is a dark chapter in the history

of Linz. Work on the underground passages with a total length of about 14 km began in 1942. Above all, the Limoni tunnels are encapsulated in the memory of local residents who still survive from that time – they were used as air raid shelters for the surrounding housing estates during the war.

Limoni tunnelsPublic tour dates are availablefrom: www.linztermine.atFor group inquiries please call+43 650 2009 009.limonistollen@gmail.com

Linz remembers the pastAs one of the five führerhauptstädte, Linz bears a special responsibility in regard to its recent history, a past which the city also addresses. Publications, exhibitions and cultural projects are part of a “culture of re-membrance”. A new modern history map casts light on major events in Linz between 1934 and 1955 and is available for free.

Schloss Hartheim MemorialSchloss Hartheim is an educational memorial site in Alkoven. From 1940 to 1944 the Nazis used the castle as a euthanasia centre.www.schloss-hartheim.at

Mauthausen Memorial15 km away from Linz, the Maut-hausen concentration camp site is a harrowing reminder of the Nazi era. Altogether, over 200,000 people were incarcerated here between 1938 and 1945. Half of them did not survive.www.mauthausen-memorial.at

Explore the recent past on atour through the Limoni tunnels.

History up close and personal: City guides reveal the past.

A free map is available from the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz.

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C ities, like people, can be recog- nised by their walk,” Robert

Musil wrote in the man without Qualities. A walk defined in many ways by architecture. In this regard Linz has many outstanding qualities: Dissimilitudes such as the large main square or Hauptplatz in the Old Town – and gleaming cultural buildings

lining the Danube. Contrasts such as the Domplatz with the Mariendom cathedral, and the façade of a 4-star hotel. Visionary industrial architec-ture with the Tabakfabrik building of the 1930s – and the steel world of voestalpine. Recent examples such as the award-winning district around the railway station and the Volksgar-

ten with the new Musiktheater also reveal the transformation of the city.

ARCHITECTURE

A free map is available from the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz.

On a voyage of discoveryViews of the cityscape. Linz has become transformed over the past 100 years – and is now a genuine sight to see.

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Architecture in focusA new guide to architecture shows how this artistic discipline has developed in Linz. It can be used as a reference work and companion through architectural highlights of the city. architektur in linz. 1900 – 2011 is available in bookshops or on the web.

Architectural toursAustria Guides and AFO Archi-tekturforum Oberösterreich offer guided architectural tours. A free architecture calendar with a city map and highlights is available from the Tourist Information office on Hauptplatz.www.linz-tours.atwww.afo.at

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A RECREATION AREA

Seductive forays into natureTime to refuel. Nature reserves in a city packed with recreation, swimming lakes and parks. Take a deep breath in Linz.

L inz is one of Austria’s greenest cities: 51 parks covering an area

of 400 ha with 103 playgrounds for children and teenagers as well as 700 ha of woodland beg to be explored. Over 50% of urban space consists of green areas.

Hiking in the city centre11 carefully picked city hiking trails lead to and through interesting natu-ral sites – including part of the Way of St. James. Unique, too, is the 450 km long Donausteig trail from Passau to Grein via Linz. Natural gems such as the Traun-Danube river meadows or the Wasserwald water protection area invite you to discover the diver-sity of the flora and fauna in the heart of Linz. Lakes, parks, floodplains and woods are best explored on a guided

tour offered by the Naturkundliche Station, a nature observatory.www.naturschauspiel.at

Lush green agendasCovering an area of 4.2 ha, the Bo- tanical Gardens – one of Europe’s most beautiful parks – contain over 10,000 different plant species includ- ing collections of cacti and orchids. The Pöstlingberg is also a must-see attraction: Simply the ride up on the Pöstlingbergbahn, Europe’s steepest

adhesion railway, is an experience in itself. Halfway up it’s worth stopping off at the Linz Zoo. Once you reach the top, you can enjoy the views of the city on a short walk to the famous pilgrimmage basilica. And last but not least: The promenades along the Danube and the Traun are wonderful places to escape the city and enjoy some peace and quiet. An enticing choice of boat trips invites you to explore the Danube valley. www.donauschifffahrt.linz.at

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Always an experience: Aboat ride on the Danube.

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The Upper Austrian experience Upper Austria. The proximity to many UNESCO world heritage sites makes Linz an excellent starting point for intriguing excursions.

The Donausteig trailAn El Dorado for cyclists andhikers, this is the “mother ofall cycling trails”.www.danube.at

A right royal roadRelive history on the road from Regensburgto Budapest.www.strassederkaiserundkoenige.com

St. Florian 22 kmBruckner wrote music at theBaroque Augustinian monastery.www.st-florian.at

Enns 26 kmAustria’s oldest city. www.enns.at

Romantic Steyr 47 kmMedieval Steyr entrances visitors with its ensemble of old town houses. www.steyr.at

The Wachau region 160 kmRomantic and famous wine-growing region on the Danube with Melk’s Be-nedictine abbey: A world heritage site.www.melk.at

Panoramic tour of the Salzkammergut 130 km

Imperial Bad Ischl, the WeißesRössl am Wolfgangsee, world-famous ceramics fromGmunden and lake dwellings.www.salzkammergut.at

Hallstatt world heritage 130 kmThe world’s oldest salt mine isalso located at this romantic spot on Hallstättersee.www.hallstatt.at

City of Salzburg 135 kmMozart’s birthplaceimpresses throughits idyllic Old Town,Schloss Mirabell andthe Hohensalzburg fortress.www.salzburg.info

Upper Austria: a spa worldBlissful relaxation: Bad Zell(36 km), Bad Schallerbach (47 km),Geinberg – Innviertel (102 km),Bad Ischl – Salzkammergut(112 km). www.eurotherme.at

Ceský Krumlov 75 kmThe historical city centreand impressive castleare a world heritage site.www.ckrumlov.info

3-river city of Passau 120 kmBavaria’s Venice.www.passau.de

Old traces, new ways –Upper Austria & South Bohemia

2013 Exhibition Freistadt/Bad Leonfelden/Ceský Krumlov/Vyšší Brod. www.landesausstellung.at

Mühlviertel Museum Route 60 kmA journey through 31 regional muse-ums. www.waeschepflegemuseum.at/ museumsstrasse

TOP TRIPS

The breathtakingCeský Krumlov

3-river city of Passau

Hallstatt in Salzkammergut

Famous SchlögenBend

DANUBE SALZKAMMERgUT DANUBE-VLTAVA REgION

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Highlights 2013

New Year‘s Concert. Bruckner Orchester Linz

1 January 2013, BrucknerhausWith Dennis Russell Davies conducting and Evelyn Glennie on percussion.www.brucknerhaus.at

Musicals Night7 January 2013, BrucknerhausThe most successful musical gala with over 2m visitors.www.brucknerhaus.at

One Night of Queen9 January 2013, TipsArenaOne Night of Queen is a su-perb tribute to their majesties.www.livasport.at

Swan Lake on Ice

10 January, TipsArenaThe world’s only ice ballet. St. Petersburg’s State Ballet comes to Linz for the first time.www.livasport.at

Sunday Matinee Bruckner Orchester Linz

27 January 2013, BrucknerhausConductor Stanisław Skrowac-zewski interprets music by Mozart and Shostakovich.www.brucknerhaus.at

Pop Symphonies –Hans- Peter Gratz in concert

14 February 2013, Design Centerwww.hanspetergratz.com

Best of Musicals19 February, BrucknerhausThe entire world of the musical on one evening.www.brucknerhaus.at

Tanz Tage March – April 2013, PosthofA celebration offering a new experience of dance as a form of art. www.posthof.at

Cats, the Musical2 March – 1 April 2013 Urfahranermarktgeländewww.cats-tour.at

40 years of ABBA – ABBA Mania

6 March 2013, BrucknerhausA celebration of the music and lifestyle of an entire generation.www.brucknerhaus.at

Passion 201324 March – 8 April 2013Brucknerhaus Virtuoso instrumental and vocal compositions on the Passion of Christ.www.brucknerhaus.at

Purdue Choral Concert17 May 2013www.brucknerhaus.at

Concerts at the Musik-pavillion Donaupark

June – August 2013Local up-and-coming musici-ans showcase their skills.www.linz.at/musikpavillon

Classics at the Cathedral End of June – mid-July 2013Domplatz. A delight for all serious music-lovers.www.klassikamdom.at

Summer Programme in the Rosengarten

July – August 2013, PöstlingbergCultural bliss with summer theatre, cabaret and music.www.livasport.at

Serenade Concerts at the Landhaushof

August 2013, LandhausFor over 30 years, serenade concerts in the romantic set-ting of the Landhaushof have been an integral part of the Brucknerhaus Kultursommer programme of events.www.brucknerhaus.at

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ConcertsBrucknerfest 2013

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12 September – 24 October 2013www.brucknerhaus.at

15 September 2013Opening concert along with Klassische Linzer Klangwolke.

23 September 2013Jazz Monday: Carmen Brad-ford with Gary Motley.

25 September 2013Vienna Boys‘ Choir, artistic director – G. Wirth.

27 September 2013Gala concert of Italian opera – final concert of the international Competizione dell’Opera.

28 September 2013Gregorianika Choir, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, recitation.

04 Oktober 2013London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurovski, conductor, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin.

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NEXTCOMIC-Festival

21 – 28. March 2013OÖ KulturquartierThe 2013 festival looks at the relationship between comics and music.www.nextcomic.org

Culinary Art Festival8 – 20. April 2013International celebrity chefs appear at the Brucknerhaus and in Linz’s restaurants.www.hotspots-linz.at

10th Crossing Europe Film Festival

23 – 28 April 2013,OÖ KulturquartierA cineastic feast: Idiosyncratic, contemporary and socio-political auteur cinema from all Europe.www.crossingeurope.at

Black Humor FestivalApril 2013, PosthofStars of dark cabaret meet up at the Posthof – where dark humour meets Monty Python.www.posthof.at

Linzfest18 – 20 May 2013, DonauparkA 3-day festival in Linz’s Donau-park with music and children’s entertainment.www.linzfest.at

Long Night of the Churches

24 May 2013, city centreThis annual ecumenical cele-bration of Christian churches has been held since 2005.www.langenachtderkirchen.at

Intl. Anton-Bruckner Choral Competition & Festival

29 May – 2 June 2013,Linz city centre, St. FlorianEncounters with choirs from all over the world.www.interkultur.com

Long Night of Drama

1 June 2013, Linz city centreFourth edition of a unique theatre marathon for people of all ages.www.langenachtderbühnen.at

Schäxpir Theatre Festival20 – 30 June 2013,various venuesYoung, dynamic and imagina-tive: The international theatre festival forms an integral part of Linz’s cultural calendar.www.schaexpir.at

Knights’ Festival6 July 2013, city centreLinz, back in the Middle Ages: Knights, princesses, jesters and acrobats take visitors to an ancient world.www.ooe.familienbund.at

Pflasterspektakel18 – 20 July 2013city centreOne of Europe’s largest street art festivals features jugglers, magicians, acrobats, music groups & comedians.www.pflasterspektakel.at

Ars Electronica Festival

5 – 9 September 2013, AECOne of the world’s most import-ant media art festivals shines in the international spotlight.www.aec.at/festival

Clouds of Sound07/14/15 September 2013,Donaupark. Donaupark as a concert hall. Visualisierte Klang-wolke, Kinderklangwolke, klas-sische Klangwolke: The Clouds of Sound feature visualisations and classical music – even for children! www.klangwolke.at

Ahoi! Pop Musik Festival 2013

End of October – beginning of November, Posthofwww.posthof.at

Festivals

TheatreHeimspiel 2013

February 2013, PosthofLocal artists perform “at home” for one month. Legendary.www.posthof.at

Peter and the Wolffrom 5 January 2013,LandestheaterBallet with music by Sergei Prokofiev.www.landestheater-linz.at King Arthur

from 19 January 2013,LandestheaterOpera by Henry Purcell.www.landestheater-linz.at Dream Story

from 2 February 2013,LandestheaterA play based on the novella by Arthur Schnitzler.www.landestheater-linz.at

Der Revisorfrom 11 May 2013, Landestheaterthe government inspector – a comedy by Nikolai Gogol.www.landestheater-linz.at Honk

from 2 June 2013, LandestheaterMusical comedy for young and old, based on Hans Andersen’s fairy tale: The Ugly Duckling.www.landestheater-linz.at Der Weibsteufel

from 24 January 2013, Phönix theatrewww.theater-phoenix.at Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

from 2 May, Phönix theatrebased on the film: The Edukatorswww.theater-phoenix.at

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Ice Delirium

until 24 February 2013,OÖ KulturquartierIce-skating or ice curling above the rooftops of Linz.www.eisrausch.at

Night of Jumps18 – 19 January 2013,TipsArenaFreestyle motocross with the world’s most expert riders.www.livasport.at

Holiday Fair + Fine Food Days

25 – 27 January 2013,Design CenterTop information about holidays, travel and leisure with a focus on the Danube.www.ferien-linz.at

Kaufmännischer Verein Ball

26 January 2013, Palais Kaufmännischer VereinThe highlight of the ball sea-son! Motto: “The excitement never ends.”www.palaislinz.at

Linz City Flea Market1 – 2 February 2013, Linz city centreThe entire city centre becomes a haven for bargain hunters!www.linzer-city.at

National Circus of the People‘s Republic of China

23 April 2013, TipsArenaThe best artistes from China display breathtaking feats of body art.www.livasport.at

Urfahr Spring Market27 April – 5 May 2013,JahrmarktgeländeAustria’s biggest fair opens on the banks of the Danube. Great beer-tent atmosphere.www.urfahranermarkt.at

Servus Ungarn

16 – 18 May 2013, city centreHungary serves up some of its delicious treats.www.linzer-city.at

6th Linz Handicraft Days

25 – 26 May 2013,Old TownQuality not quantity, art and ability.www.altstadt-linz.at

Long Night of Drama1 June 2013, various theatresTheatres show current plays and reveal life behind the scenes.www.langenachtderbuehnen.at

The Salzkammergutin Linz

6 – 8 June 2013, city centrewww.linzer-city.at

Ufern – Festival on the Banks of the Danube

28 – 29 June 2013, Alt-UrfahrFish, outdoor restaurant flair and aquatic fun for the family on two special days.www.linz.at

Nature Festival29 June 2013, VolksgartenExhibitors present thrilling information about nature.www.festdernatur.at

Family Night12 July 2013, throughout LinzGuided tours and exciting events equal a perfect family experience. A revealing tour of Linz’s cultural venues.www.familienkarte.at

Wine & Art5 – 7 September 2013, Old TownSome 85 wine growers present superb wines for 3 days in the heart of Linz.www.design-center.at

Urfahr Autumn Market

28 September – 6 October 2013, Urfahr Fairgroundwww.urfahranermarkt.at

Volksgarten Christmas Market

23 November – 23 December2013, VolksgartenA fairy tale world for everyone in front of the new Musiktheaterwww.linzer-weihnachtsmaerkte.at

Christmas Market

23 November – 23 December2013, Hauptplatz Mulled cider, punch and exquisite bakery goods and pastries at one of Europe’s biggest urban squares.www.linzer-weihnachtsmaerkte.at

Potpourri

Sports EventsGoogle Indoor 2013

31 January 2013, GuglTrack and field athletics meet-ing with world-class sportsmen and women.www.guglindoor.at

OÖ Indoor – Combined Events Championship

2 February 2013, Guglwww.oelv.at

Indoor Pentathlon23 February 2013, Guglwww.oelv.at

„Super League”Table Tennis

23 – 24 March 2013www.livasport.at

12th Linz Danube Marathon

21 April 2013One of Austria’s fastest mara-thons. www.linz-marathon.at

Generali Ladies Linz

5 – 13 October 2013, Guglwww.generali-ladies.at

New Year’s Eve Run31 December 2013www.trirun.at

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11 April 2013With a broadcast to the forecourt.

A Parsifal, la Fura dels Baus

Premiere11, 13 and 14 April 2013 La Fura dels Baus, the world- famous group of Catalan ar-tists, presents its vision of the quest for the Holy Grail – to the music of Richard Wagner.

Spuren der VerirrtenWorld premiere12 April 2013Philip Glass’s new opera, based on Peter Handke’s play. A search for the meaning of life along the Landestheater’s artistic rainbow.

The Witches of Eastwick

Austrian premiere13 April 2013A musical hit based on John Updike’s novel and the film with Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon and Jack Nicholson.

Seven in Heaven Premiere14 April 2013Showtime with the musical en-semble of Landestheater Linz.

Campo Amor 14 April 2013Jochen Ulrich’s acclaimed ballet evening, recast for the grand stage.

The Knight of the Rose15 April 2013Richard Strauss’s musical comedy with internationally celebrated guest soloists: Kurt Rydl plays Baron Ochs and Anne Schwanewilms the Marschallin.

The Kruder & Dorfmeister Live

17 April 2013Kruder & Dorfmeister mark the release of their new album with a brand-new audiovisual show.

Gala Concert: The Song of the Earth

20 April 2013The star-studded symphonic song cycle by Gustav Mahler features Anna Larsson (con-tralto) and Stephen Gould (tenor).

Max‘n Morizz feat. TEXTA

Premiere21 April 2013An incomparable evening of fun with Austria’s hiphop band TEXTA in seven pranks, loosely based on Wilhelm Busch.

Lynx1 May 2013An opera by Helmut Schmie-dinger for children from the age of 5.

Nederlands Dans Theater

7 May 2013Den Haag’s legendary dance theatre performs for the first time in Linz! With choreogra-phies by Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon & Alexander Ekman, the Swedish shooting star of the international dance scene.

A German Requiem9 May 2013Johannes Brahms’ “protes-tant” Requiem with Hellmuth Rilling conducting.

Opernmaschine12 May 2013A piece of musical theatre as a “radically anti-illusionist ma-chine spectaculum” by Peter Androsch, Philipp and Roland Olbeter.

Thanksgiving Gala14 May 2013Verein Freunde des Linzer Musiktheaters in a collaboration with the Bruckner Orchester Linz and the Landestheater Linz.

Romeo and Juliet – ballet by Jochen Ulrich

25 May 2013A re-interpretation of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic ballet by Jochen Ulrich as performed by the Landestheater Linz ballet.

Don Pasquale. Gaetano Donizetti

28 May 2013Comic opera in three acts.Performed in Italian with German surtitles.

Order your tickets online at:www.landesheater-linz.at

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Highlights 2013

Sunday 14 April 2013Open DayGuided tours on the stages and behind the scenes.

Sunday 21 April 2013Song DayFrom serenades to a pop revue, from a madrigal to the crash of thunder.

Sunday 28 April 2013Sound DayThe Bruckner Orchester Linz invites musical ensem-bles to join in their exten- sive concert programme.

Sunday 5 May 2013Dance DayWith ballet und dance companies from Linz and all Upper Austria.

Sunday 12 May 2013Text DayFrom dialogue to a chorus, and a mini-drama to a comedic finale.

Open Days – free admission!

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Botanical Gardenswww.linz.at/botanischergartenFlying Jewels –Tropical Butterflies, until 3 Feb

Biology Centre www.biologiezentrum.atLake Baikal –The Pearl of Siberia, until 14 Jul

Landesgalerie www.linz.www.landesgalerie.atPainter Franz Sedlacek, until 3 Feb

Walker Evans, from 28 Feb to 26 May

Ages, from 31 Oct

StifterHauswww.stifter-haus.atLiterature Programme:20 Years of Stifterhaus,until 6 Nov

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Schlossmuseumwww.schlossmuseum.atWhite Mice and Mendel’s Peas until 17 Mar

Marco Polo – From Venice to China 8 May to 25 Aug

Johann Baptist Reiter.Bicentenary of the painter, 12 Jun to 3 Nov

Lentos Kunstmuseum Linzwww.lentos.atThe Naked Man, until 17 Feb

10 years of Lentos: TheAnniversary Collectionexhibition, from 22 Mar

Olafur Eliasson, 28 Jun to 22 Sep

Glam! The Performanceof Style, from 19 Oct

OK in the OÖ Kulturquartierwww.ok-centrum.atIce Delirium / Ice Box – Ice Curling – Winter World, until 24 FebBiennale Cuvée, 8 Feb to 7 Jul

Cyberarts 2013 Prix ArsElectronica Exhibition, 5 Sep to 6 OctJuan López, from 26 Oct

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Ars Electronica Centre www.aec.atOut of Control, until 30 Apr

Deep Space LIVE, Every Thu, 8 pm

Nordico Stadtmuseum Linzwww.nordico.at „Hitler Buildings” in Linz, until 20 Jan

From Celtic Gems to Early Linz, 8 Feb to 20 May

voestalpine Steel Worldwww.porwww.voestalpine-stahlwelt.at Multimedia tour, Saturdays, 11.30 amOnline reservationrequired beforehand.

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4 91 6Permanent exhibitions

Ars Electronica Centre• New Images of Man• The World at Night• Origin – Research into the Big Bangwww.aec.at

Landesgalerie• Modern art of the 20th and 21st centuries – with a focus on Upper Austria• Kubin-Kabinett collectionwww.landesgalerie.at

Schlossmuseum• Musical instruments collection with a Beethoven piano• Art and cultural history• Technology & Culture from Upper Austriawww.schlossmuseum.at

voestalpine Steel WorldGuided tours forindividual visitorswith tour of the plant:Sat, 11.30 amOnline reservationrequired beforehand.www.voestalpine-stahlwelt.at

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El Dorado in the Linz LabyrinthNarrow passages, crooked lanes, exclusive shops: Shopping away from the main drag is rewarding! The Spittelwiese has sophisticated fashion boutiques and innovative gift shops. Herrenstraße is packed with creative fashion, jewellery and antique shops. Exquisite and rare items can also be discovered on Bethlehemstraße, Dom-gasse or for example on Rainerstraße.www.linzlabyrinth.at

Shopping in the centreLinz city centre is full of flagship stores and features a colourful blend of specialist retailers in four shopping centres. Passage Linz, Atrium City Center, Arkade Taubenmarkt and the new Lentia City offer a true shopping experience whatever the weather. www.atrium.ccwww.passage.atwww.arkade.atwww.lentia-city.at

Shopping as an experienceWhether it’s Handicraft Days in the Old Town, long shopping nights in spring (Servus Ungarn) or autumn (Genuss-landstraße), shopping in Linz is an experience – the city is a paradise for bargain-hunters. Check out the city flea market with designer fashion at low prices or the flea markets at Hauptplatz and Neues Rathaus.

Long shopping nightsServus Ungarn: 16 – 18 May 2013 with a long shopping night on Friday, 17 May. Genusslandstraße: 13 – 14 Septem-ber 2013 with a long shopping night on Friday, 13 September.www.linzer-city.atwww.altstadt-linz.at

An abundance of freshness Linz has lots of vegetable markets offering local delicacies. The largest of the 12 city markets is the Süd-bahnhofmarkt which offers enticing produce from Monday to Saturdays and live radio entertainment on Fridays and Saturdays. The Stadt-markt on the main square also has an excellent choice of fresh locally sourced goods. Open Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm. www.linz.at/maerkte

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AirportThe Blue Danube Airport is at the gates of the city, just 20 minutes away from the centre. Direct flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Salzburg and Vienna. www.linz-airport.atUse low-cost connections with:www.ryanair.com or www.austrian.com

Trains to and from LinzTickets at ticket.oebb.atThe ÖBB offers convenient, low-cost connections from the whole of Austria and neighbouring coun-tries. The main station is close to the centre and directly linked to all major transport routes.

ÖBB railjet: Hourly services from Vienna or Salzburg to Linz and every two hours two hours from Budapest, Munich, Innsbruck or Bregenz/Zurich. Discounted SparSchiene tickets to Linz start at € 9.00 from Vienna, € 19.00 from Innsbruck or Munich and € 29.00 from Zurich.

ICE: Every two hours from Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg or Passau to Linz. Discount- ed SparSchiene tickets to Linz start at € 19.00 from Nuremberg or € 29.00 from Frankfurt. Other daily direct connections from Hamburg, Hanover, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Prague, Ceské Budjovice, Klagenfurt, Venice & many other cities.Information and bookings: oebb.at, CallCenter tel. +43 51717, ÖBB ticket offices, www.oebb.at

WESTbahn + WESTbusSince 2011 the new WESTbahn rail service covers the Vienna to Salzburg route via Linz in 3 hours or so. Its counterpart on the road is WESTbus, which runs twice a day from Linz to Graz or from Linz to Prague for just € 19.00. www.westbahn.at

Located right on Hauptplatz, the Tourist Information office has a complete set of brochures and extensive information on group programmes, events, walks and tours. Subscribe to the newsletter to ensure you’re always up to date!

Tourist Information OfficeLinz and Upper AustriaHauptplatz 1, 4020 Linz,Tel. +43 732 7070 2009E-mail: tourist.info@linz.atOpen daily!

group Travel:Tel. +43 732 7070 2929,vkf@mag.linz.at

Congress andConference Service:Tel. +43 732 7070 2928,vas@mag.linz.at

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Legal notice Publisher: Tourismusverband Linz, Adalbert-Stifter Platz 2, 4020 Linz. Overall purpose: Cultural information für visitors to Linz. Idea, editing, texts: Tourismusverband Linz, Georg Steiner, Barbara Infanger, Patrizia Findeis. Concept, text, layout, implementation: Weekend Verlag, Zamenhofstraße 9, 4020 Linz, Tel. +43 732/6964-0, www.weekendverlag.at Photo credits: (unless otherwise indicated): Tourismusverband Linz, E. Goldmann. Printed by: Berger, Horn. Subscription: Tourismusverband Linz, currently free. No liability assumed for accuracy. Information correct of September 2012. Typing and printing errors reserved. Place of jurisdiction: Linz.

Here for you each day:Tourist Information, Hauptplatz 1, 4020 Linz,Tel: +43 732 7070 2009E-Mail: tourist.info@linz.at

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