1883

Born on 3rd December in Vienna. 

1888

First piano lessons with his mother. 

1890

The Webern family move to Graz.

1894

The Webern family move to Klagenfurt where Anton Webern attends the Gymnasium focusing on humanities.

1895

Webern begins his first music lessons. 

1899

Webern writes his first compositions.

1902

Graduation from Gymnasium in Klagenfurt, trip to Bayreuth, studies at the Vienna University. 

1904

Begins his studies with Arnold Schönberg.

1906

Doctoral degree for his dissertation; death of his mother, composes the Piano Quintet.

1908

completes his studies with Schönberg; substitute conductor at the theatre of Bad Ischl; world premiere of Passacaglia op. 1 in Vienna under Webern. 

1910

conducting post in Teplitz; then substitute conductor in Danzig where Passacaglia is performed under Webern.

1911

On 22nd February Webern marries his cousin Wilhelmine Mörtl; His Tochter Amalia is born; then a one-year stay in Berlin. 

1912

Conductor in Stettin; his compositions are first published in the ‚Blauen Reiter’ and the magazine ‘Der Ruf’.

1913

Settles in Vienna; scandal at the world premiere of Six pieces for large orchestra op. 6 in Vienna; his daughter Maria is born.

1915

his son Peter is born; Webern serves in the army as a one-year volunteer. 

1917

Released from military service; conducting post at the ‚Deutsche Theater’ in Prague.

1918

Settles in Mödling; helps to run the Society for Private Musical Performance. 

1919

his daugther Christine is born; death of his father Carl von Webern.

1920

conducting post in Prague; Universal Edition takes him under contract. 

1921

Conductor of the Wiener Schubert-Bundes, takes charge of the Mödlinger Männergesangvereins.

1922

Webern conducts his Passacaglia at the ‘Düsseldorfer Tonkünstlerfest’.

Five movements for string quartet op. 5 is performed at the International Chamber Music Festival  in Salzburg; takes charge of the Vienna Workers’ Symphony; Conductor of the ‚Freien Typographia’ in Vienna.

1923

Guest concert under Webern in Berlin; conducts the ‚Wiener Arbeiter-Singvereins’ of the ‚Sozialdemokratischen Bildungsstelle’; Schönberg introduces his students into twelve-tone music.

1924

World premiere of Six bagatelles for string quartet op. 9 and Six Lieder for voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin and cello op. 14 in Donaueschingen; Great Music Prize of the City of Vienna.

1925

Teacher at the ‚Wiener Jüdischen Blindeninstitut’.

1926

Webern leaves the Mödlinger Männergesangverein; Meets the couple Jone-Humplik.

1927

Conductor of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. 

1928

Composes Symphony op. 21; Webern suffers from stomach ulcers;  Commission from the ‘League of Composers’.

1929

Concerts in Frankfurt and London with Webern’s co-operation. 

1930

Adviser, lector und censor at the Wiener Rundfunk.

1931

Concerts in London; Music Prize of the Municipality of Vienna.

1932

Concerts in London and Barcelona; move to Vienna, then to Maria-Enzersdorf.

1933

Concert in London; celebrates his 50th birthday in Vienna. 

1934

Dollfuß coup; ban of social democratic party, Webern resigns from his position in the ‘Kunststelle’.

1935

Concert in London; Alban Berg dies.

1936

Webern resigns as conductor at the IGNM Festival in Barcelona; Concert in Winterthur conducted by Webern. 

1938

Commission from Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for a String quartet; World premiere of the cantata Das Augenlicht in London.

1940

Trip to Switzerland.

1943

Last trip abroad to Switzerland; Webern turns 60 years. 

1945

Peter Webern dies on 11th February; the Webern family flee to Mittersill; Anton Webern is mistakenly shot on 15th September by an American soldier.