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© Lukas Beck
The Simon and Garfunkel Story
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story has already thrilled over 500,000 people worldwide. The sold-out Austrian premiere in October 2018 at Vienna's Museumsquartier was also celebrated by audiences and the press alike. After the subsequently planned tour unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the pandemic, the band finally embarked on their first major tour of Germany in spring 2024 and celebrated great success. After sold-out concerts in Linz, Amstetten and Bad Ischl in April 2025, the successful production from London's West End is now coming back to the Alpine republic in June 2027.
As a loving tribute, the celebrated tribute show brings the characteristic sound of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel faithfully to the stage and takes the audience on a captivating journey through the careers of these likeable and profound folk-rock stars with global hits such as »The Sound Of Silence«, »Bridge Over Troubled Water« and »Mrs Robinson«!
An evening with the folk-rock legends
At the centre of this moving and musically high-class evening are songs that still inspire today with their unmistakable and poetic character. The two main performers bear an astonishing resemblance to their idols and, together with the five-piece band, interpret the works with skill and great respect. The show takes us from the first musical steps of the two New York boys to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s and their break-up in 1970, culminating in the legendary reunion at the concert in Central Park in 1981 in front of more than half a million fans. Large projections with carefully selected photo and video material convey the mood of the time and bring special moments of their success story back to the stage.
One of the most successful duos of all time
The songs of Simon & Garfunkel were the soundtrack to a moving time: »The Sound of Silence« was regarded by the New York Times Magazine as the »anthem of the young generation«. No wonder, as this, like many of her other songs, combined thoughtfulness, harmony and »perfectly packaged melancholy« (Der Spiegel). Their influence on pop history is undisputed; Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were honoured ten times at the Grammy Awards alone. In 1990, Simon & Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, followed by the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. Today, the duo has sold over 100 million albums.
»The very first lines of 'The Sound Of Silenceʻ or 'The Boxerʻ send shivers down your spine, while the rousing version of, Ceciliaʻ gets the whole audience clapping along« attests the London EXPRESS. While the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger sums it up: »An evening in perfect harmony!«
Program and cast
Wiener Konzerthaus
The Wiener Konzerthaus ( Vienna Concert House or Hall) is one of the largest and most artistically progressive institutions in international musical life. During the course of a season, which extends from September to June, some 750 wide-ranging events take place and more than 600,000 visitors can listen to around 2,500 different compositions. With this comprehensive and varied selection, the Wiener Konzerthaus – together with the Vienna State Opera House and the Musikverein – is central to Vienna’s reputation as one of the world’s leading music capitals.
From its earliest days, the Wiener Konzerthaus has held the highest cultural aims and artistic mission: «To act as a venue for the cultivation of fine music, as a meeting point for artistic endeavour, as a home for music and a cultural centre for Vienna». It was in this spirit that the Konzerthaus was inaugurated on 19 October 1913 with a festive concert attended by Emperor Francis Joseph I. To mark the occasion, Richard Strauss wrote the «Festliches Präludium op. 61», which was followed by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. This programme combination, comprising a contemporary work and a masterpiece from the past, served as a model for the Wiener Konzerthaus’s future direction: today, too, an awareness of tradition and the joys of innovation form the main pillars of the Konzerthaus’s artistic identity.
Access to the Wiener Konzerthaus
Public transport:
Short walk from the U4 Stadtpark Station: 10 min walk from the U4/U1 Karlsplatz Station, or take the 4A bus.
From the tram and bus stops at Schwarzenbergplatz, accessed by D, 2 & 71 trams and 3A & 4A buses. The 4a bus stop is at Hotel Am Konzerthaus.
Taxi:
The nearest taxi stands are at the Hotel Intercontinental in the Johannesgasse and at Hotel Am Konzerthaus on the Heumarkt.
Restaurants next to:
Gmoakeller
Hotels in immediate vicinity:
Hotel am Konzerthaus and Intercontinental
Great Hall
In the heart of the building (which consists of more than 600 rooms) lies the Konzerthaus’s flagship, the Grosser Saal (Great Hall). Designed with a sense of space and classical balance, its stage has provided the setting for many memorable concerts over the years. In this room, artists, audiences and atmosphere blend into a harmonious triad.
Home to world-famous orchestras, virtuoso soloists, renowned conductors and legendary jazz musicians, the Great Hall can accommodate an audience of 1,800 and offers the perfect venue for a wide variety of musical activity. The Great Hall has emerged from the major renovation with renewed splendour and, despite improvements in technical installation and audience comfort has continued to conserve its original elegance. Its unique atmosphere ideally lends itself to the broad range of artistic activities offered by the Vienna Konzerthaus.
Mozart Hall
Open and relaxing, welcoming and intimate, with its incomparable appeal, the Mozart Hall constitutes a jewel of international musical life. The perfect setting for all types of chamber music, from lute and Lieder recitals to string quartets and chamber orchestras, it can accommodate an audience of around 700 – an ideal size in which to experience the intimacy of chamber music and recital performances.
The Mozart Hall enjoys world-wide acclaim on account of its unique acoustics. This distinction makes it a top favourite with leading ensembles and soloists – as well as a popular venue for recordings. This was taken into account during the major renovation of the building: as with all other rooms in the Konzerthaus, the Mozart Hall is directly linked to a recording studio and a technical control room.
Schubert Hall
With its festive character, the Schubert-Saal presents the perfect model of a music salon, the restored use of the windows follwing the renovation having returned the room to its elegant, airy appearance.
Equipped with around 320 seats, it lends itself to a wide range of chamber-music concerts, as well as to receptions, dinners and lectures. It is home to the popular lunchtime concert series, as well as to events which enable promising young musicians to experience a professional concert stage. Many a musical career has been launched in the Schubert Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus.
Seating capacity: 320
Auditorium: 240 m²
Podium: 50 m²
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