This week, Ivan Hewett takes a look at the grand institutions and the less well-known activities that make up the musical life of Vienna. He goes behind the scenes at the Vienna
State Opera, talks to members of the Vienna Philharmonic, surveys the thriving contemporary music scene with HK Gruber , and, with Balint Andras Varga , head of promotion at Universal Edition, he assesses the influence of Vienna's weighty cultural past on present-day musicians. Plus a trip round the wine bars of Vienna to investigate Schrammelmusik. Producer Jessica Isaacs