Anton Bruckner

Upper Austria was Anton Bruckner‘s home. He was  born in Ansfelden in 1824 and was musically socialised, promoted, and trained at the Monastery in the neighboring town of St. Florian. In Linz, he developed to become an acclaimed organ improviser and a composer with an unmistakable tonal language. In Vienna, he celebrated his greatest successes and experienced the worst defeats. He was very attached to his home in Upper Austria throughout his life. Here you can find out more about Anton Bruckner as a person, get an overview of the key biographical data and discover the places in Upper Austria that played an important role for Anton Bruckner.