8-9 Nov. Two-day Conference entitled Orientalism Revisited. Day one at the Università Roma Tre in Via Ostiense 234-236; day two at the Austrian Institute.

15 Nov. Piano duet by Harald Ossberger and Christos Marantos. Music by Mozart, Schumann, Stravinsky and others (20.00).

19 Nov. Sammartini & Friends meet Uli Scherer: chamber music concert by the baroque music ensemble “Concertino Amarilli”. Music by Bononcini, Babel and Sammartini and by jazz composer Uli Scherer (20.00).

21 Nov. Mozart’s The Magic Flute performed in concert form by the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin conducted by René Jacops (20.30). This event takes place at Auditorium Parco della Musica.

22 Nov. Round Table with Claudio Magris and Massimo Cacciari, moderated by Flavia Arzeni Biancheri on the theme of mitteleuropean culture (19.00).

22-24 Nov. The Austrian musicologist Ursula Baatz speaks at the international conference The Cage after marking the centenary of John Cage’s birth. The three-day event takes place in various Rome venues. For information Fondazione Isabella Scelsi, tel. 0669920344, www.scelsi.it.

1 Dec. Traditional Christmas Fair in collaboration with the Association of Austrians in Rome (10.00-17.00).

3 Dec. International Symposium entitled 100 anni della “legge sull’Islam” in Austria – identità, dialogo e integrazione.