Wien Modern is a modern music festival in Vienna, Austria that was founded by Claudio Abbado in 1988.[1] It was created with the intent of revitalizing the traditional music scene of Vienna.[2] Friedrich Cerha, Johannes Maria Staud, Mark Andre, Wolfgang Mitterer, Olga Neuwirth, Peter Eötvös, Roger Woodward and Georg Friedrich Haas have been featured at the festival since its inception.[2]

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  • Anon (2014). "History Wien Modern". Wien Modern. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  • Europa Publications, ed. (1996). "Abbado, Claudio". The International Who's Who: 1996-97 (60th ed.). London, UK: Europa Publications Limited. ISBN 1-85743-021-2.