A team of 53 workers has volunteered to live in full-time isolation in four power plants to make sure electricity keeps flowing to the Austrian capital during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tag: Vienna (Austria)
From Bonn to Vienna, in Search of Beethoven, the Man
It’s the composer’s 250th birthday, and a pilgrimage shines new light on his art and life.
The Nightjet: A Big Bet on Train Travelers Who Take It Slow
While other European rail lines have reduced their overnight train services, Austria’s state-owned system is investing in its own.
Pushed From Hungary, University Created by Soros Shifts to Vienna
Central European University and its founder, George Soros, have been favorite targets of Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban, as he stifles dissenting voices.
A Musical Prodigy? Sure, but Don’t Call Her ‘a New Mozart’
At 14, Alma Deutscher is preparing to play the solo parts at Carnegie Hall for the violin and piano concertos she composed herself, when she’s not writing her next opera or climbing a tree.
‘It’s the Grannies!’ New Voices Rise Against Austria’s Populists
A group of older women is galvanizing protests against the conservative-nationalist government in Vienna. But why stop there?
George Soros-Founded University Is Forced Out of Hungary
Central European University, founded after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has been forced from its campus in Budapest by the increasingly authoritarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Renoir Estimated at $180,000 Is Stolen From Austrian Auction House
The Vienna police are investigating the robbery at the Dorotheum, where three suspects simply walked up and took a painting — a rare crime in the auction world.