Fact file
| Year of birth | 1897 |
| Year of death | 1957 |
| Nationality | Czech Republic |
| Period | 20th century |
Upcoming eventsSee more...
BerlinDie tote Stadt (The Dead City)New production
Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
Ainārs Rubiķis; Robert Carsen; Komische Oper Berlin; Michael Levine; Petra Reinhardt; Chor der Komischen Oper Berlin; Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
OxfordStockholm to Vienna: Camilla Tilling & Paul Rivinius
Mahler, Schoenberg, Korngold, Linde, Stenhammar, Sibelius
Camilla Tilling; Paul Rivinius
OsakaThe 229th Subscription Concert
Bach, Strauss R., Korngold, Mozart
Japan Century Symphony Orchestra; Kimbo Ishii
HoustonTchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Herrmann, Tchaikovsky, Korngold
Houston Symphony; Fabien Gabel; Karen Gomyo
ViennaEnsembleematinee im Mahler-Saal 2
Gounod, Korngold, Mozart, Mahler, Strauss R., Rachmaninov, Wagner, Puccini, Strauss II, Martin
Szilvia Vörös; Lukhanyo Moyake; Thomas Lausmann
Latest reviewsSee more...
Jonas Kaufmann sings the Four Last Songs in recital at the Barbican
Kaufmann’s magnificent instrument was not seen at its best in songs by Strauss, but there was pleasure from his clear artistry and the interesting orchestral pieces played by the BBCSO.
Nostalgia and neurosis as Die tote Stadt returns to the Semperoper after nearly a century
In a score that can be a Technicolor wallow, Jurowski’s sure sense of dramatic pulse and balance, encompassed the brash dance rhythms, religious grandeur, vivid tone painting and the extremes of dissonance.
The Big Bang: a starry launch for Irish National Opera
The biggest stigma associated with opera in Ireland is not that it is an elitist art form, but that it is not “Irish”, and that it doesn’t belong to Irish culture, more of a recent import, like pasta, or avocado.
Miracle in a wasteland: Das Wunder der Heliane
At its local Antwerp première, David Bösch’s new production of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane makes it the only house ever to have mounted twice.
Prom 18: Pirates, sirens and Sinbad's ship
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by James Gaffigan, with two stellar soprano soloists, deliver a maritime-themed programme of pieces by Korngold, Anders Hillborg and Rimsky-Korsakov.
List of works
Abschiedslieder (Songs of Farewell), Op.14Abschiedslieder Op.14 Gefasster AbschiedAlt-Spanisch, Op.38 no.3Ball beim Märchenkönig (The Fairy King's Ball), Op.3 no.5Das eilende BächleinDie Tote Stadt: Pierrot's LiedDie tote Stadt (The Dead City)Geschichten von Strauss for piano, Op.21Glückwunsch, Op.38 no.1Liebesbriefchen, Op.9 no.4Lieder: selectionMond, so gehst du wieder aufMuch Ado About Nothing, Op.11Piano Quintet in E major, Op.15Piano Trio in D major, Op.1Sinfonietta, Op.5Sommer, Op.9 no.6SterbeliedString Quartet no. 2 in E flat major, Op.26String Quartet no. 3 in D major, Op.34Suite for two violins, cello and piano, Op.23Symphony in F sharp major, Op.40The Sea Hawk: suiteUnvergänglichkeit, Op. 27: Stärker als der TodUnvergänglichkeit, Op. 27: UnvergänglichkeitViolin Concerto in D major, Op.35