Arnold Schönberg: Life and Work

On 27 November, the Arvo Pärt Centre, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy in Tallinn, will open a temporary exhibition titled Arnold Schönberg: Life and Work.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg and presents him as a versatile creative figure – composer, music theorist, teacher, painter, poet and inventor.

Visitors will gain insight into Schönberg’s life across two continents – from Vienna to exile in New York and on to Los Angeles – highlighting his roles as a family man, friend and contemporary. The exhibition includes a timeline of Schönberg’s life and musical work, as well as his artwork, such as self-portraits, photographs and design concepts. Musical excerpts are accessible through a web platform via QR codes.

The exhibition was created by the Arnold Schönberg Center in Vienna and will remain open at the Arvo Pärt Centre until 8 December.

The Arnold Schönberg Center was founded in Vienna in 1998 to preserve the composer’s creative legacy, which was inscribed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2011.

The exhibition is supported by the Austrian Embassy in Tallinn and the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria European and International Affairs.