2023-12-18 18:19:05 WK Vienna President Walter Ruck: “Georg Toifl leaves a big mark as a stakeholder and entrepreneur.” Vienna (OTS) – “It was with great sadness that I learned of Georg Toifl’s passing today. Georg Toifl was not only a highly committed stakeholder for decades, but also a successful Viennese entrepreneur. He has left a … Read more
2023-12-18 16:03:10 “Enthusiastic entrepreneur, committed interest representative and convinced social partner”: former chairman of the WKÖ federal trade and craft division has died Vienna (OTS) – “With Commercial Councilor Georg Toifl we are losing an enthusiastic entrepreneur, a committed representative of the commercial economy and a convinced social partner and we bow to him and … Read more
2023-11-25 12:03:14 Vienna (OTS) – Acting great Heidelinde Weis wrote international theater, cinema and television history and also demonstrated her multifaceted talent as a singer and speaker. At home on the stages in Austria and Germany, she achieved great fame through her film career and became a celebrated audience favorite. For decades she shaped the … Read more
2023-11-11 19:11:20 Vienna (OTS) – “With David Bronner, an essential creative force in the Austrian music scene has been lost. He clearly audibly determined the sound aesthetics of numerous local artists such as EAV, Hubert von Goisern, Conchita Wurst and Lemo with his know-how and creativity. Austria’s music scene mourns the loss of a unique … Read more
2023-10-09 17:56:33 Vienna (OTS) – “With producer, director and author Kurt Mayer, we are losing a central figure in the domestic documentary film scene, a citizen whose view of the world always remained deeply intellectual. Mayer produced numerous TV documentaries on contemporary historical topics, but also artistic works for the screen about Willi Resetarits and … Read more
2023-10-01 12:27:21 Vienna (OTS) – “Herbert Liaunig was a passionate art collector with great flair and a pioneer; He founded the ‘Museum Liaunig’, a center for contemporary Austrian art. Securing his collection for the public and opening up access for visitors with ambitious exhibitions and collection catalogs deserves great thanks and recognition. Initiatives like those … Read more
2023-09-06 18:19:04 Vienna (OTS) – “Waltraud Häupl was proof of how closely the work on collective memory is linked to the fate and personal commitment of individuals,” says City Councilor for Culture and Science Veronica Kaup-Hasler. “With her research, the former teacher was significantly involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime at Spiegelgrund on … Read more
2023-09-04 18:30:05 Vienna (OTS) – “The Austrian composer and music critic Walter Arlen, expelled by the National Socialists, taught in the USA, worked for decades as a music critic for the Los Angeles Times and created numerous compositions. A whole century takes shape in his life: the struggle for his own survival, the great longing … Read more