Upcoming Events
New York: Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky: Pioneering Architect. Visionary Activist.
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition in the United States dedicated to Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897-2000).
EU Open House 2024
Enjoy the great variety of cultures within the European Union! Come and visit the Austrian Embassy and its neighbor, the Embassy of Slovakia, without crossing the Atlantic, and walk through their open doors on this year's EU Open House Day, May 11!
Webinar: Elections in Austria 2024 - A guide for new citizens
New citizens of Austria who obtained citizenship through a parent or other ancestor persecuted under National Socialism (‘Wiederöesterreicher’) are cordially invited to this webinar, which sets out to help you exercise your right to vote in Austrian parliamentary and EU elections in 2024.
Elisabeth Plank | Echoes of Vienna
Join us for a concert with renowned harpist Elisabeth Plank featuring music from her hometown of Vienna spanning from the 18th to the 21st century. The program creates impressive, as well as filigree soundscapes with original compositions and arrangements by composers like Franz Schubert, Arnold Schönberg, Hans Gál, Gustav Mahler and Elias Parish Alvars as well as a brand-new piece by Monika Stadler.
Musikakademie in Liechtenstein | Alvier Trio
The ACF DC and the Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein are proud to present the Alvier Trio from the prestigious Academy of Music in Liechtenstein in concert featuring Julian Kainrath (violin), Petar Pejčić (cello) and Dmytro Semykras (piano).
Jakob Steinkellner
Join us for a concert with Styrian accordion player Jakob Steinkellner. With his musical program Denkwechsel (Change of Mindset), Steinkellner highlights the diversity of his instrument by blending Alpine folk music with modern elements. His performance explores unprecedented artistic worlds for the Styrian accordion, an instrument that has often been associated only with folk music.
Alpha Trianguli -Entering Zero Gravity
Dive into the jazz universe of Alpha Trianguli and join us for a concert of four young Austrian musicians presenting their debut album Entering Zero Gravity. Alpha Trianguli takes their audience away from the turbulence of everyday life for a few moments and into a space of weightlessness, calm and focused attention.
THERESIENSTADT - A Concert With Wolfgang Holzmaier and Oliver Godin
In Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair and pianist Olivier Godin will perform a recital of works composed at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Concert | Music in Theresienstadt
In commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024, renowned Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair and Canadian pianist Olivier Godin will present Music in Theresienstadt centered on works composed at the Concentration Camp.
SIMONE KOPMAJER & BAND | CHRISTMAS JAZZ CONCERT
Join us for a jazz concert with Simone Kopmajer & Band on December 14 at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC! Get into the holiday spirit with her program Christmas, a collection of 16 seasonal favorites like Jingle Bells, The Christmas Song as well as some Austrian classics like Stille Nacht and Leise rieselt der Schnee. Simone Kopmajer captures the very spirit of Christmas with magical songs for all to enjoy, performed by musicians from Austria and the USA, among them Grammy nominee John di Martino.
Enjoy a traditional Glühwein after the performance.
MUSICIANS
Simone Kopmajer (vocals), Austria
John di Martino (piano), USA
Yoshi Waki (bass), USA
Reinhardt Winkler (drums), Austria
Philipp Egglmeier (Styrian accordion), Austria
ABOUT SIMONE KOPMAJER
Simone grew up in a family of musicians and started singing in her father’s band at age 12. At the same time she studied the piano, but singing remained her main passion. With her charisma and talent, Simone Kopmajer manages to give her songs a very specific emotional, charming and in-depth note, which simply touches people. Her sound is located somewhere between jazz, swing and tasteful pop. Although her music is very relaxed, flowing and elegant, it is also very playful and varied – these multilayered facets distinguished her early off from similar formats and made her music all the more interesting.
Simone Kopmajer has worked with George Mraz, Victor Lewis, Houston Person, Dick Oatts, Richie Goods, Eric Alexander, Ira Sullivan, Terry Myers, John di Martino, and many more.
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THE VIOLIN OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
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In cooperation with the International Mozarteum Foundation we are proud to present the original violin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for the very first time in the USA!
Learn more about this musical instrument which was built by Pietro Antonio dalla Costa in Italy in 1764 and listen to its sound. Tomás Restrepo Cardona and Santiago Ávila Salazar, two musicians of the Orquestra Iberacademy, will perform 12 Duets K. Anh. 152 for 2 violins composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
INSTALLATION: “TOTEM FOR HUMANITY – TREE OF LIFE” (2023)
Open Daily from 10 AM to 6 PM
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACFNY) is pleased to present a site-specific installation by New York City and Vienna based artist Eva Petrič.
Entitled “Totem for Humanity – Tree of Life” (2023), this multi-part work made of pieces of lace and other materials was commissioned by the ACFNY to inaugurate the New York Holiday Season. It is to be placed in the vestibule of our Raimund Abraham designed building each year between late November and early January.
Austrian Embassy Viennese Ball - A Night in Vienna
You are cordially invited to experience a magical evening at the Austrian Embassy -- one of the grandest diplomatic venues in Washington DC for an unforgettable Viennese celebration of music, wine, dinner, desserts and dancing.
Enjoy a night of dancing to our classical orchestra or watch the twirling silhouettes on the dance floor move to the sounds of the world's most beloved waltzes, and other dance music from around the world. The Salon Orchestra of Washington will perform the world's favorite Strauss waltzes, ballroom music from around the world and the famous Radetsky Grand March. You will also be invited to join us for the Strauss Fledermaus Quadrille #6, which is danced at all the major balls in Vienna.
Touch Nature
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York is delighted to present the group exhibition Touch Nature. Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner and co-curated with Dr. Stephanie Buhmann, it will run from October 5, 2023 through February 25, 2024.
Vivian Heller: Analysis and Exile – Boyhood, Loss, and the Lessons of Anna Freud
Join us for a book presentation of Vivian Heller’s book Analysis and Exile (Confer Books, Ltd., 2022), followed by a conversation between the author and Professor Maura Spiegel of Columbia University.
Harry Stojka - Acoustic Drive
Join us for a concert evening with Austrian jazz guitarist Harri Stojka who will be joined by Herbert Berger on the saxophone, Peter Strutzenberger on the bass and Sigi Meier on the brush snare.
Eurasia Shorts Film Fest
The ACF DC is the proud partner of the Embassy of Jordan in this year’s EAS festival.
FROM VIENNA TO THE US: EXPULSION AND RENAISSANCE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
© Austen Riggs Foundation, “First Stockbridge Congress on Child Analysis”, Austen Riggs Foundation, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, April 23-24, 1950
Join us and the four wonderful panelists, Jane G. Tillman, Daniela Finzi, Nellie L. Thompson and Elisabeth Frischauf, for an interesting discussion about Viennese émigré analysts and their influence on psychoanalysis.
For more information about the event, visit the event page on the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York’s website here. To register to attend the panel discussion, visit the registration page here.
What Should I Be Afraid Of? Roma Artist Ceija Stoika
Photo of Austrian Artist Ceija Stoika taken in 1995 by Christa Schnepf
THE CAKE PROTOCOL
ABOUT THE READING
Austrian author Marianne Jungmaier takes the audience on a journey to the Austrian countryside – and a childhood, in which cakes and silence hide a family secret, with her renowned novel THE CAKE PROTOCOL.
In her poetry collection HARLOTS IM HERZEN she dexterously combines English and German to melodious cosmopolitan pieces. The event will be followed by a Q&A.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marianne Jungmaier was Born in 1985 in Linz, Austria, and has been working as a poet and author since 2011. She has has studied Digital Television, Film Sciences, Journalism and Cultural Theory, Elocution and Creative Writing.
Her work is and was funded, among others, by the Austrian Ministry of Arts, regional Austrian art councils as well as the German Literary Funds. She has received numerous awards and residencies, works with other media, and teaches creative writing in various settings.
Hedy Lamarr: Actress. Inventor. Viennese.
Exhibition in New York © Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACFNY)
