Curtain up and stage free

The whole of Upper Austria will be the stage for the anniversary year, starting from the "Bruckner Central Region" with Linz, Ansfelden, St. Florian and 32 other places with a biographical connection to the jubilarian. In joint cooperation with municipalities and local cultural organisers, a regional Bruckner programme meets projects and cooperations of the OÖ KulturEXPO.

In addition to the cultural institutions of the state and the city of Linz, the main pillars of the program are the 18 projects that emerged from the Bruckner Year project call held at the beginning of 2023. These will take place throughout Upper Austria.

The program from December 2023 to April 2024

The OÖ KulturEXPO is taking the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner's birth as an opportunity to celebratefor an entire year. The first trimester alone - from December 2023 to April 2024 - includes more than 80 events throughout Upper Austria, which are presented in a program booklet.

The first highlight of the OÖ KulturEXPO will take place in December 2023: Under the title "Tremolo" Bruckner's 1st Symphony will be performed at the venue of the world premiere, the Redoutensäle in Linz. At this original venue, the Bruckner Orchester Linz and its chief conductor Markus Poschner will set a prelude to the Bruckner Year. The 1st Symphony and the "Annulled" Symphony will be performed.

In addition, the first trimester program booklet also contains articles on the activities and collaborations, all of which trace Anton Bruckner from a wide variety of perspectives and research approaches - a man who is closely associated with Upper Austria, but whose impact extends far beyond the borders of the state. It is no coincidence that the term "world-famous unknown" is often used in connection with Anton Bruckner. So the whole of 2024 is an invitation to get closer to the great musician Anton Bruckner.

You can find the digital version of the first trimester program here:

For the first time, Upper Austria Tourism is launching an exclusively cultural tourism communication focus and putting the spotlight on the cultural programme on offer in the region. "ALL ALL! CULTURE - LOUD. REAL. CONNECTING" is the message that gets to the heart of the colorful variety of culture in Upper Austria.

You can find more information on all offers here.

For the first time in history, the prestigious title of Capital of Culture goes to an inner-Alpine, rural region. The result is a cultural region that is reinventing itself through the interaction of art, culture, business and tourism. With a program fed by international impulses that bring new voices and perspectives to the Salzkammergut.

All information about the Capital of Culture can be found here.