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TheGesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (German for 'Society of Friends of Music in Vienna'), also known as theWiener Musikverein (German for 'Viennese Music Association'), is an Austrian music organization that was founded in 1812 byBeethoven’s friendJoseph Sonnleithner, general secretary of the Court Theatre inVienna, Austria.

Its official charter, drafted in 1814, stated that the purpose of the Gesellschaft was to promote music in all its facets. In early 1818,Franz Schubert was rejected for membership in the Gesellschaft as a professional musician, something that might have furthered his musical career.

The Gesellschaft accomplished its goals by sponsoring concerts, founding theVienna Conservatory in 1819, founding theWiener Singverein in 1858, constructing theMusikverein building in 1870, and by systematically collecting and archiving noteworthy music-history documents. It is now one of the world's leading music archives.

The first music director of the Gesellschaft wasCarl Heissler, who was followed byAnton Rubinstein (appointed in 1871) andJohannes Brahms (appointed in 1872). Other notable music directors includeWilhelm Furtwängler,Herbert von Karajan andGustav Mahler. Membership in the Gesellschaft has included awho's who of notable 19th- and 20th-century musical figures, including composers, conductors and instrumentalists.

• Official website
• Website of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde archives
• Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters – Selected and annotated by Styra Avins. Oxford University Press, 2001, p. 419.

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