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Today we celebrate the 150th birthday of Arnold Schönberg, one of the most outstanding composers of the 20th century. Schönberg's revolutionary approaches, in particular the development of the twelve-tone technique, have had a lasting influence on music history and are still a source of inspiration for musicians worldwide.
For Universal Edition, Schönberg is much more than just an important name in the catalogue. Our long-standing collaboration with him is a central part of our history and our commitment to contemporary music. Schönberg's works are an essential pillar of our publishing programme and reflect our aspiration to promote and disseminate musical innovation.
In the anniversary year 2024, many of his works have already been performed to great acclaim around the world. In this birthday newsletter, we give you an overview of the most important upcoming performances around his birthday on 13 September. These events offer a wonderful opportunity to experience and honour Schönberg's unique musical legacy.
We look forward to celebrating this special anniversary with you and keeping Schönberg's legacy alive for future generations.
Performance calendar - Schönberg
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Highlights around the 150th birthday
7.9.2024
- Grafenegg Festival
- Staatskapelle Dresden
- Danielle Gatti
11./12.9.2024
- Korundi Rovaniemi
- Lapland Chamber Orchestra
- John Storgårds
19./21.9.2024
- Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
- Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Klaus Mäkelä
11/13.9.2024
- Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
- NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
- Alan Gilbert
13./16./17.9.2024
- Teatro alla Scala Orchestra & Chorus, Milano
- Riccardo Chailly
13./14.9.2024
- Musikverein Wien
- Wiener Symphoniker
- Petr Popelka
13./14.9.2024
- Festival MITO, Milano
- Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
- Daniele Rustioni
19./20./21.9.2024
- Philharmonie Berlin
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Lahav Shani
7./8.10.2024
- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
- Staatskapelle Berlin
- Christian Thielemann
Arnold Schönberg´s most famous works and books
Transfigured Night
Schönberg wrote the work at the age of 25 and was inspired by his love for Mathilde von Zemlinsky. This beautiful, late-romantic piece is one of Schoenberg's most popular and most frequently performed compositions.
Six Little Piano Pieces
Schönberg wrote the Six Little Piano Pieces op. 19, in 1911 under the immediate impression of the news of Gustav Mahler's death. The longest piece, op. 19/1, has 18 bars, while the shortest, pieces no. 2 and 3, have only nine bars.
Suite op. 25
The Suite op. 15 is Schönberg's first piece composed entirely in the twelve-tone technique; he wrote it between 1921 and 1923.
The Fundamentals of Musical Composition
The work is aimed at aspiring composers and deals with traditional techniques and methods of organisation from before 1900 in order to convey a broad knowledge of music theory.
Harmonielehre
The Harmonielehre first appeared in 1911 and is the theoretical foundation of atonal twelve-tone music.
Preliminary Exercises in Counterpoint
This book is a compendium of many years of teaching practice, in particular the counterpoint lectures that Schoenberg gave at the University of California in the 1930s and 1940s.
Schönberg 150 - jubilee catalogue
