Salute to Vienna

02/06/2026

Save the date! 💍 June 2, 1847, was the first known instance of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” being played at a wedding.

Organist Samuel Reay performed the piece at St Peter’s Church in Tiverton, England, for the marriage of Dorothy Carew and Tom Daniel. 🎹

The Wedding March, written by Mendelssohn in 1842, later gained popularity as a music selection for weddings when Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal, chose the piece for her 1858 marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia. 🕊️

31/05/2026

Clara Schumann didn’t just compose music: she also composed biting insults. Here are some of the German pianist’s sickest burns on her contemporaries. 🔥

29/05/2026

From the inventive to the silly, Johann Strauss Jr. and Josef Strauss often got creative with instrumentation when composing polkas. Here are some of the quirkiest polkas composed by a Strauss. 🥁

ClassicalMusic

27/05/2026

From expulsion to imprisonment, here are five classical composers have had to face the music for their actions. 🎼

27/05/2026

We're thrilled and excited to now be a part of Loft Entertainment under our new company name: Glatz Loft Concerts. Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert remains the same and we can't wait to celebrate with you this New Year's!

Today, LOFT Entertainment announced its acquisition of Attila Glatz Concert Productions, an internationally recognized producer of live entertainment experiences and concert productions. The company will mark this new chapter by operating under the new name “Glatz Loft Concerts”.

Founded in 1987, Attila Glatz Concert Productions has spent nearly four decades producing, promoting and managing performances worldwide across classical, jazz, folk, film and video game music. The company is widely recognized for creating premium live experiences that bring together music, film and culture for audiences around the world.

Its signature production, Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert, is presented annually with eight touring casts in about 20 major concert halls from Lincoln Center to Roy Thomson Hall, and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025. The company also presents acclaimed film-in-concert experiences featuring globally recognized titles including the Harry Potter™ film series, Jurassic Park, Amadeus Live, Titanic Live, How to Train Your Dragon in Concert, and West Side Story: Film with Live Orchestra.

The acquisition strengthens Attila Glatz Concert Productions’ long-term growth trajectory, creates expanded opportunities for artists, presenters, productions and audiences worldwide, and further expands LOFT Entertainment’s growing portfolio of premium live entertainment properties, strengthening its position across music, film, television and cultural experiences.

Attila Glatz Concert Productions will continue operating with its existing team and leadership, with Attila and Marion Glatz remaining actively involved as the company enters its next phase of growth. All current performances and projects will continue as planned.

“Attila and Marion have built something truly extraordinary over nearly four decades. Together they have created globally recognized experiences that bring audiences together through music, storytelling and culture in a way that is both powerful and enduring,” said Randy Lennox, Chief Executive Officer of LOFT Entertainment. “We are honoured to welcome Attila Glatz Concert Productions to LOFT and excited to build upon an exceptional legacy while continuing to create unforgettable shared experiences for audiences around the world.”

“Marion and I have always believed in the power of live entertainment to bring people together and create lasting memories,” said Attila Glatz, Founder and Executive Producer of Attila Glatz Concert Productions. “LOFT shares that vision and brings an exciting platform for future growth while preserving the values and creative spirit that have defined our company for nearly four decades. We are excited for what we will build together.”

25/05/2026

F***y Hensel-Mendelssohn (born 1805) was a talented pianist who composed more than 450 works. But, due to “social conventions” (a kind term for “sexism”), some of her works were published under her brother’s name. 📝

Growing up in a bourgeois German household, F***y was discouraged from a career in music, her father telling her at age 14: “Music will perhaps become [Felix's] profession, while for you it can and must be only an ornament". Oh, brother…

F***y’s younger brother, Felix, was also a talented pianist and composer, and six of F***y’s compositions would be published under his name in order to preserve perceived gender roles of the time.

But F***y had a positive relationship with her family, and she and Felix would often perform together as part of the Sunday concert series her family hosted out of their home. 🎹

F***y even helped Felix with his compositions, providing feedback and constructive criticism, which he actively sought out.

It wasn’t until F***y’s husband, artist Wilhelm Hensel, encouraged F***y to have her works published that, in 1946, she finally published a collection of her songs under her married name: F***y Hensel. 🎼

22/05/2026

Whether you plan to spend your weekend straightening up, laying low, or going full tilt, we wish you well with whatever plans you have on the horizon! 💃

21/05/2026

Fans for fans! 🪭 Hand fans were used for more than keeping cool and acting coy.

They were also used to collect signatures of the very celebs that would make one swoon to start with. ✍️

Here’s a brief history of autograph fans, and how they even played a part in the Strauss family.

19/05/2026

Richard Strauss was a leading composer and celebrated conductor during the late Romantic era and early Modern era. Born in Munich in 1864, Strauss was best known for his tone poems such as “Also Sprach Zarathustra” and operas such as “Elektra.” 🎼

17/05/2026

What do concert merch and oversized Edwardian hats have in common? This Viennese operetta from 1905. 👒