Music in Austria

There are many classical and opera festivals in the summer months in Austria, especially Salzburg music festival, the Opera Festival in Bregenz, and at Sankt Margarethen im Steinbruch, Burgenland not far from the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, Neusiedlersee. Numerous local Volksmusik festivals with local bands. Two of my favourite musicians are Herbert Pixner from South Tirol, and Hubert von Goisern from Goisern in Upper Austria-edge of the Salzkammergut. Both have modernised the traditional Austrian Volksmusik, and given it all a different slant. One of the most iconic music videos ever from Austria would be HvG's 'Hiast es net' (Hörst es nicht in German) filmed on Hallstatt lake, and can be seen on You Tube. Pixner tracks are there too-ie 'Spitfire'.
Schladming too has one of the largest brass band festivals in Europe-called Mid Europe, where bands come from all over the word, including Taiwan and UK. They also have a tattoo. This is just scraping the surface!