Pembaur - who? A history of music in Innsbruck

For almost half a century - from his appointment as Innsbruck's music director in 1874 until his death
Josef Pembaur (1848-1923) played a formative role in the cultural life of his home town of Innsbruck. Today, a street, a bridge, a student dormitory and several other places in Innsbruck still commemorate him. Despite his importance for Tyrolean musical life during his lifetime - as director of the Musikverein, composer, musician, music teacher, choirmaster and concert organiser - few people today know who Josef Pembaur was
few people today know who Josef Pembaur actually was. That's why in the exhibition
we repeatedly ask the question: "Pembaur - who?" in an attempt to shed light on the many aspects of Pembaur's extensive oeuvre.