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Bloggers may be wondering why things are relatively quiet for Haydn on Radio 3 just now. The fact is many listeners are still feeling the aftermath of the Mendelssohn experience. But not to worry, Adam Gatehouse, the editor of the Haydn season for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio, has put together a goodly list of special events for listeners from around June 1st onwards.

It all begins for Haydn on Sunday May 31st, the actual date when Haydn died in 1809 at his home in Gumpendorf, Vienna. The European Broadcasting Union are planning an all-day musical tour across the continent, beginning and ending in Eisenstadt. It will include performances from many places, including London, Paris, Oxford, and Vienna.

But will anybody be listening? Who knows? Certainly Haydn's personal story can't be romanticized like Mozart's. And although he was a superstar by the time he came to London in the 1790s, his balanced life-style meant that there was very little for the town's gossipy newspapers to get their teeth into. In spite of his amazing achievements, he's still thought of as a box-office disaster. The question is why?

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