Arnold Schönberg Center

About the Center:

The Arnold Schönberg Center, established in 1998 in Vienna, is an unique repository of Arnold Schönberg’s archival legacy and a cultural center that is open to the public.

Arnold Schönberg – composer, painter, teacher, theorist and innovator – was born in Vienna in 1874 and died in Los Angeles in 1951. He also resided in Berlin, Barcelona, Paris and Boston. In music history Schönberg’s name is associated with an epoch-making innovation: the “Method of Composition with Twelve Tones Related Only to Each Other.”

Exhibitions on Schönberg’s life and work, a gallery of his paintings, a replica of his Los Angeles Studio, a library on topics relating to the Viennese School, as well as concerts, lectures, workshops and symposia all contribute to a comprehensive experience that will enable the visitor to better understand Schönberg’s contributions to music and the arts.

Activities at the Center are geared not only to the dedicated scholar but also to the general public. Professional assistance is granted for examining and studying Schönberg’s music manuscripts, writings and his correspondence. Scholarly results of the Center’s symposia are being published through the periodical “Journal of the Arnold Schönberg Center.” Other regular publications include Newsletters and activity schedules. A museum shop includes publications in various languages, scores and both current and historic recordings of Schönberg’s works.

Detailed information on all activities is available on the Arnold Schönberg Center’s website (new window opens).