Joseph von Spaun
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Joseph Freiherr von Spaun was an Austrian nobleman, an Imperial and Royal Councillor, lottery director, and honorary citizen of Vienna and Cieszyn. He is best known for his friendship with the compose
Joseph von Spaun
Schubertiade
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A Schubertiade is an event held to celebrate the music of Franz Schubert. Modern Schubertiades also include concert series and festivals, such as the Schubertiade Vorarlberg.
Joseph von Spaun
…the opera and theater, and providing him with a supply of music paper. The patronage lasted to the end of Schubert's life, and Spaun hosted the final Schubertiade on January 28, 1828. Spaun was made an honorary citizen of Vienna on May 18, 1841…
Moritz von Schwind's 1868 drawing of a Schubertiade
Julius Schmid's 1897 Schubertiade
Markus Sittikus hall in Hohenems, the current main venue of the Schubertiade Vorarlberg