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Wien Modern 38
30/10/25–30/11/25
In 1910, Vienna had 2.08 million inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the world after London, New York City, Paris and Chicago and just ahead of Berlin. In 1988, a low point was reached with 1.48 million, since then the population has grown at a similar rate to the original period, by 37% to the current 2.03 million. The Vienna Modern foundation year thus marks the beginning of a rapid urban development that has led from the mythical gray of the 1980s to today's metropolis. What this dynamic around diversity and migration has to do with innovation is something we don't want to leave to more or less grey political theories, but rather make tangible in the gratifyingly colorful musical practice. From the opening with the RSO Vienna and the Viennese composer Vimbayi Kaziboni to the closing with hundreds of people from all over the city - both at the Wiener Konzerthaus - Wien Modern invites you to numerous premieres and first performances by Zara Ali, Pierluigi Billone, Jessie Cox, Chaya Czernowin, Katharina Ernst, Clemens Gadenstatter, Yifan Guo, Clara Iannotta, Mirela Ivicević, Pierre Jodlowski, Jung an Tagen, Emre Sihan Kaleli, Hannah Kendall, Marina Khorkova, Malika Kishino, Katharina Klement, Anna Korsun, David Kosviner, Bernhard Lang, George Lewis, Philipp Maintz, Hilda Paredes, Stefan Prins, schtum, Tyshawn Sorey & Akua Naru u. v. a.
Program, tickets and passes from the beginning of September at www.wienmodern.at.