Linzer Klangwolke 24
presented by SPARKASSE OÖ & LINZ AG

The success story of the Linz Klangwolke began 45 years ago, on 18  September, 1979, at 8 p.m. sharp, with Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor. Back then, people placed their radios at open windows and listened as Bruckner's music rang through the streets and resounded throughout the entire city like the eponymous Klangwolke. Since then, the magic of this major event, which has segued to become an audiovisual, mass media event of international appeal, has enchanted more than three and a half million spectators. Once a year Linz's Danube Park, as well as the river itself and its banks, are transformed becoming a brilliantly illuminated and sonorous venue especially adapted to the open-air conditions.

In 2023, Francesca Zambello created a sensationally successful sound cloud with ODYSSEY. A Journey Through Worlds  that attracted more than 100,000 spectators and listeners. Who will follow in her footsteps in the Bruckner year 2024 and thus join the long list of renowned artists from a wide variety of genres who have shaped the Linz Klangwolke over the past four and a half decades, including most recently the theatre collective, La Fura dels Baus, and directorial greats such as David Pountney, Pierre Audi and Robert Dornhelm. The secret will not be revealed until the early summer. What is already certain, however, is that this highlight in the city's cultural calendar, which is one of Europe's largest and most spectacular outdoor productions in public spaces, will be presented as usual by SPARKASSE OÖ and LINZ AG, with the latter once again inviting all visitors to continue celebrating together at the Nachklangwolke.