Klagenfurt Styria formed the British occupation zone in liberated Austria, a state of affairs which lasted until 26 October 1955. In 1961, Klagenfurt became the first city in Austria to adopt a pedestrian zone. The idea of a friendly twinning of cities in other countries that had started with the very first ever city partnership - Klagenfurt and Wiesbaden, Germany, as early as 1930 - was followed up by numerous city partnerships with the result that in 1968 Klagenfurt was honoured with the title of a "European City of the Year". Three times, a European record, Klagenfurt was also awarded the
Symphony No. 6 (Dvořák) has an imminently Czech nature, just as Dvořák continues along the basis of his great and fluent power, the tree of which is decorated by the ever more beautiful fruits of his creation.” On the Saturday 21 December 2013 broadcast of BBC Radio 3's CD review "Building a Library", music critic Jan Smaczny surveyed recordings of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6 and recommended the recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz (conductor), as the best available choice. Symphony No. 6 (Dvořák) Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) composed his Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112, in 1880.