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magazine 2013 NATURE, CULTURE AND RIVERSIDE REVERIE WHERE INSPIRATION FLOWS DANUBE CULTURE: Music on the water // DANUBE WALKS: Up and away // DANUBE TRAILS: Car-free yet mobile, gardens and parks // DANUBE FLAVOURS: Sarah and the Wels catfish // DANUBE PERSONALITIES: Gregor Seberg // POINTS OF DEPARTURE: Tips and events © WienTourismus/Lukas Beck, Niederösterreich-Werbung/Robert Herbst, WGD Tourismus GmbH/Weissenbrunner, zero one film contents Cover photo: view of Dürnstein, © Steve Haider // Five years of partnership for the Danube 04 ENCOUNTERS Images of three provinces and August 2008: with the Danube cruiser Anton Bruckner their love affair with the Danube rocking in the wash, provincial governors Josef Pühringer (Upper Austria), Erwin Pröll (Lower Austria) and Michael 10 DANUBE CULTURE Häupl (Vienna) put their signatures to a document which Musical events will establish the Donau Österreich brand as a primary Austrian tourism venture and first-class destination among visitors to the country. The multi-region Donau 14 DANUBE WALKS Österreich partnership is born! Made up of five partners the high life – Donau Oberösterreich, Donau Niederösterreich, oberösterreich Tourismus, Niederösterreich Werbung and 16 DANUBE TRAILS Wientourismus – this joint venture would go on to focus car-free fun on promoting and marketing Danube-related events and products in Austria, while also improving the quality of the 18 DANUBE GARDENS attractions and enhancing the overall visitor experience. the Danube plays a significant part in the Austrian Parks and gardens along the river economy. Contributing around 14 million overnight stays and 6.5 million arrivals each year, this vital region is 20 DANUBE FLAVOURS a major draw for the nation’s tourist industry. This issue sarah Wiener and the Wels catfish of the Danube magazine reveals some of the many reasons why this part of the country is so popular. 24 DANUBE PERSONALITIES Interview with Gregor seberg ARGE Donau Österreich Photo:steve.haider.com 26 POINTS OF DEPARTURE tips and events A wine lover’s paradise DONAU ÖSTERREICH CONTACT DETAILS Upper Austria: contact Donau Oberösterreich WGD tourismus GmbH, 4040 Linz, Lindengasse 9 Stunning wine regions lining the Lower Austrian stretch of the Danube t +43 732 7277-800, [email protected], www.danube.at Lower Austria: contact Donau Niederösterreich 3620 spitz/Donau, schlossgasse 3 Wachau | Kremstal | Kamptal | Traisental | Wagram | Carnuntum t +43 2713 30060-60, [email protected], www.donau.com A magnet for lovers of fine food, wine and culture from all over the world Vienna Tourist Board tourist Info, 1010 Vienna, Albertinaplatz/Maysedergasse t +43 1 24555, [email protected], www.vienna.info Wine tour packages, booking and information: Donau Niederösterreich Tourismus CREDITS Responsible for content: ARGE Donau Österreich, Lindengasse 9, 4040 Linz, T +43 (0)732 7277-800, www.austria.info/donau | Project management: Petra Riffert | Editorial and production: LWmedia, Schlossgasse 3, 3620 Spitz | www.donau.com | [email protected] Ringstrasse 44/1, 3500 Krems, T +43 (0)2732 82000, www.lwmedia.at, LWmedia CEO: Erwin Goldfuss | Editor-in-chief: Fritz Gillinger | Art director: Martin Bauer | Graphic designer: Christian Eckart | Copy: Fritz Gillinger, Bernhard Mayerhofer, Anita Ericson, Thomas Rambauske, Barbara Hutter | Photos: LWmedia-Archiv/Shutterstock, zVg, WienTourismus/Lukas Beck, Niederösterreich-Werbung/Robert Herbst, WGD Tourismus GmbH/Weissenbrunner, zero one film, OÖN/Volker Weihbold, Steve Haider, Donau Niederösterreich/Semrad, WienTourismus/Popp & Hackner, Alexander Haiden, Beyer, www.foto-schadauer.com, Musical Vienna Elisabeth 2003, Gamma Presse Images, Werner Kmetitsch, Wiener Philharmoniker_Richard Schuster, kunsthistorisches museum wien, WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud, Österreich Werbung/Peter Burgstaller, WienTourismus/Heinz Angermayr, Donau Niederösterreich/Steve Haider, HDR/Gerhard Obermayr, Karl Ploberger, St. Florianer Sängerknaben, TVLEckerstorfer, Renaissanceschloss Schallaburg, WienTourismus/Karl Thomas. Copy deadline: November 2012 No liability accepted for errors or omissions. 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STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL tIMeLess VIENNA WOODS VIennese coFFee HoUses VIENNESE CUISINE WAteR sPoRts WATERWAYS WIne www.viennA.InFo WORLD-CLASS MUSEUMS 08 // danube magazine 2013 danube magazine 2013 // 09 setting the tone // danube CuLTuRe music World class: Top: the new Musiktheater Linz opera house; left: a festival atmosphere at Burg Clam; right: a new home for the Vienna Boys’ Choir on tHe wateR Grafenegg Music Festival YOu cAN BUILD uP A cLEAR PICTuRE EUROPE’S MOST MODERN OPERA HOUSE of this instrument is clearly evident in his symphonic style. His MUSICAL GREATS OUTDOORS OF THE DANuBE’s iNFLuENcE ON Under the banner Linz.changes, music is taking centre stage works are celebrated in the annual autumn Bruckner Festival Burg Clam is the place to go for a very different outdoor concert MUSIC WiTHOuT EVEN TOUCHiNG in the Upper Austrian capital in 2013. concerts, exhibitions, which presents fresh interpretations of classical works, as well experience. Located downstream near the town of Grein, and opportunities to peek behind the scenes and fascinating 3D Beck as world premieres of contemporary music. The festival tradi- set upon a picturesque wooded hill, the venue in the shadow of ON JOHANN sTRAUSS’s BLuE DANuBE cinematic journeys into musical worlds are all part of Linz’s mu- tionally kicks off with the Linzer Klangwolke (sound cloud) in the this medieval castle plays host to a range of top acts during the WALTZ. THE RiVER IS A sOuRcE sical focus in 2013. At the heart of this celebration is April’s Donaupark, where music and digital media combine to form a summer. The likes of Carlos Santana, Eros Ramazzotti, Randy OF iNsPiRATiON FOR cOmPOsERs, opening of the new EUR 150 million opera house, Musiktheater unique open-air audio-visual experience. crawford, toto, Uriah Heep and Hubert von Goisern have ourismus/Lukas As WELL As A WONDERFuL PLAcE Linz. Billed as ‘the most modern opera house in Europe’, the t there is a series of concerts in store for organ music enthusi- drawn crowds of almost 10,000 to the venue. Wien TO SIT BAcK AND iNDuLGE iN ALL 970-seat venue takes its architectural cue from a variety of asts throughout the year at the Church of St. Ignatius, affec- Burg Clam is situated in Strudengau region, where the Danube sORTs OF LiVE MUSIC FROm AVANT opera houses including Frankfurt, Gothenburg and Lyon. The tionately known by the locals as the Alter Dom (old cathedral). flows out of Upper Austria and into the neighbouring province opening will be marked by the world premiere of Philip Glass’s the church houses a magnificent organ which was re - of Lower Austria. In summer the castle is home to the annual GARDE TO mAiNsTREAm. spuren der Verirrten (traces of The Lost), an adaptation of the constructed in line with Bruckner’s own plans, and has donauFestWocHen, an early music festival with a sprinkling Anita Ericson Peter Handke play of the same name. The season continues retained its authentic sound to this day. the atmospheric of modern programming that plays out against the backdrop with Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and The Witches of www.foto-schadauer.com, st. Florian’s monastery just outside Linz is home to another of the region’s most historic sites. The main hub of the festival eastwick – The Musical. In autumn 2013 there’s a treat in store Bruckner organ which is regularly played at concerts. This is is Greinburg castle, which opens its stage to performances of Beyer, for fans of lavish productions with Wagner’s Ring Cycle on the where Bruckner’s career began, and at the time the organ was renowned composers’ lesser-known works, as well as an op- programme. the largest in the Austro-Hungarian empire. Even after becom- era repertoire that has largely been neglected on the European Haiden, In any discussion of Linz and music, the name of Anton Bruck- ing Linz’s cathedral organist, the composer maintained close scene. the 2013 season offers up a lighthearted