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The Vienna Symphony Orchestra is one of the top international orchestras. The focus of the orchestra's work is the conscious cultivation, sustainable development and broad communication of traditional Viennese sound culture. At the same time, in its more than 100-year history, the orchestra has earned a worldwide reputation for its passion for artistic innovation with premieres by leading composers, sensational artistic projects, collaborations and programs.
Program and cast
Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. – approx. 9:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Sietzen / Poga
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Sietzen, Multipercussion
Andris Poga, conductor
PROGRAM
Johannes Maria Staud
Whereas the Reality Trembles. Music for Percussion and Orchestra (2022) (EA)
Composition commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra (Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director), the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Konzerthaus with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor op. 27 (1906–1907)
Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. – approx. 7:45 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Poga
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga, conductor
After the concert in the main foyer:
Christoph Sietzen, percussion
Tango5
Sophie Heinrich, violin
Ivaylo Iordanov, double bass
Ignacio Giovanetti, electric guitar
Maria Radutu, piano
Miloš Todorovski, Bandoneon
PROGRAM
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 2 in E minor op. 27 (1906–1907)
After the concert there will be a finale in the large foyer
Christoph Sietzen & Tango5
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 3:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Sietzen / Poga
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Sietzen, Multipercussion
Andris Poga, conductor
Maria Grün, moderator
Stefan Pöchhacker, moderation
PROGRAM
Johannes Maria Staud
Whereas the Reality Trembles. Music for Percussion and Orchestra (2022)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
3rd movement: Adagio and 4th movement: Allegro vivace (Symphony No. 2 in E minor op. 27) (1906–1907)
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. – approx. 1:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Bomsori / Chang
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Bomsori Kim, violin
Barbara Rett, presentation
Han-Na Chang, conductor
PROGRAM
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to “Guillaume Tell” (1829)
Max Bruch
Concerto for violin and orchestra in G minor op. 26 (1866)
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor op. 95 “From the New World” (1894)
Monday, April 29, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. – approx. 9:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Bomsori / Chang
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Bomsori Kim, violin
Han-Na Chang, conductor
PROGRAM
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to “Guillaume Tell” (1829)
Max Bruch
Concerto for violin and orchestra in G minor op. 26 (1866)
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor op. 95 “From the New World” (1894)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. – approx. 9:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Vienna Singing Academy / Mallwitz
200 years of Beethoven's Ninth
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, mezzo-soprano
Andreas Schager, tenor
Christof Fischesser, bass
Joana Mallwitz, conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 (1822–1824)
Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. – approx. 9:40 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Shani
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, piano, conductor
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for piano and orchestra in B major K 595 (1791)
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B major (1875–1878)
Friday, May 24, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. – approx. 8:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Shani
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, conductor
After the concert in the main foyer:
Les Lilas
Elena Kodin, violin
Isabella Stepanek, viola
Wilfried Bartel, guitar
Jean-Berenard Descharles, guitar, vocals
Thomas Raimer, double bass
PROGRAM
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 5 in B major (1875–1878)
After the concert there will be a finale in the large foyer
Les Lilas
Sunday June 16, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. – approx. 12:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Kopatchinskaja / Shokhakimov
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Barbara Rett, presentation
Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor
PROGRAM
Arnold Schoenberg
Concerto for violin and orchestra op. 36 (1934–1936)
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Sergei Prokofiev
Excerpts (Suites No. 1 and No. 2 from “Romeo and Juliet” opp. 64a and 64b) (Compilation: Aziz Shokhakimov) (1936)
Sunday, June 16, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Mozart Hall
Kopatchinskaja / Ahonen / Members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
»Pierrot Lunaire«
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin, vocals
Members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Joonas Ahonen, piano
PROGRAM
Arnold Schoenberg
Three seven poems from Albert Giraud's "Pierrot lunaire" op. 21 (1912)
Monday June 17, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. – approx. 9:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Kopatchinskaja / Shokhakimov
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor
PROGRAM
Arnold Schoenberg
Concerto for violin and orchestra op. 36 (1934–1936)
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Sergei Prokofiev
Excerpts (Suites No. 1 and No. 2 from “Romeo and Juliet” opp. 64a and 64b) (Compilation: Aziz Shokhakimov) (1936)
SEASON 2024 - 2025
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Vinnitskaya / Popelka
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Anna Vinnitskaya, piano
Petr Popelka, conductor
PROGRAM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B minor, Op. 23 (1874–1875)
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Bela Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116 (1943)
Thursday, September 19, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Vinnitskaya / Popelka
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Anna Vinnitskaya, piano
Petr Popelka, conductor
PROGRAM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B minor, Op. 23 (1874–1875)
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Bela Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116 (1943)
Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Fischer / Boreyko
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Julia Fischer, violin
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for violin, strings and basso continuo in A minor BWV 1041 (1717–1723)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 61 (1806)
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Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 77 (1877–1878)
Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Metzmacher
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
PROGRAM
Luigi Nono
Composition per orchestra n. 1 (1951)
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1887–1896)
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Metzmacher
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Luigi Nono
Composition per orchestra n. 1 (1951)
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1887–1896)
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Jordan
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Wiener Singverein, choir
Vienna Singing Academy
Vienna Boys' Choir
Elisabeth Teige, Magna Peccatrix (soprano)
Johanni van Oostrum, Una Poenitentium (soprano)
Regula Mühlemann, Mater Gloriosa (soprano)
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mulier Samaritana (mezzo-soprano)
Noa Beinart, Maria Aegyptiaca (Alto)
Benjamin Bruns, Doctor Marianus (tenor)
Christopher Maltman, Father Ecstaticus (baritone)
Tareq Nazmi, Pater Profundus (bass)
Philippe Jordan, conductor
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major in two movements for large orchestra, eight soloists, two mixed choirs and boys' choir (1906–1907)
Saturday, November 9, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Jordan
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Wiener Singverein, choir
Vienna Singing Academy
Vienna Boys' Choir
Elisabeth Teige, Magna Peccatrix (soprano)
Johanni van Oostrum, Una Poenitentium (soprano)
Regula Mühlemann, Mater Gloriosa (soprano)
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mulier Samaritana (mezzo-soprano)
Noa Beinart, Maria Aegyptiaca (Alto)
Benjamin Bruns, Doctor Marianus (tenor)
Christopher Maltman, Father Ecstaticus (baritone)
Tareq Nazmi, Pater Profundus (bass)
Philippe Jordan, conductor
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major in two movements for large orchestra, eight soloists, two mixed choirs and boys' choir (1906–1907)
Sunday, November 10, 2024 - 3:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Jordan
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Wiener Singverein, choir
Vienna Singing Academy
Vienna Boys' Choir
Elisabeth Teige, Magna Peccatrix (soprano)
Johanni van Oostrum, Una Poenitentium (soprano)
Regula Mühlemann, Mater Gloriosa (soprano)
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mulier Samaritana (mezzo-soprano)
Noa Beinart, Maria Aegyptiaca (Alto)
Benjamin Bruns, Doctor Marianus (tenor)
Christopher Maltman, Father Ecstaticus (baritone)
Tareq Nazmi, Pater Profundus (bass)
Philippe Jordan, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major in two movements for large orchestra, eight soloists, two mixed choirs and boys' choir (1906–1907)
Saturday, December 14, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Luks
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Kateryna Kasper, soprano
Anna Lucia Richter, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor
Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
Václav Luks, conductor
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts I, II, III and VI (Christmas Oratorio BWV 248) (1734–1735)
Sunday, December 15, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Luks
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Kateryna Kasper, soprano
Anna Lucia Richter, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor
Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
Václav Luks, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts I, II, III and VI (Christmas Oratorio BWV 248) (1734–1735)
Monday, December 16, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Luks
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Kateryna Kasper, soprano
Anna Lucia Richter, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor
Krešimir Stražanac, bass-baritone
Václav Luks, conductor
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Parts I, II, III and VI (Christmas Oratorio BWV 248) (1734–1735)
Monday, December 30, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
New Year's Eve: Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Jacquot
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Ewa Płonka, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bruns, tenor
Mika Kares, bass
Marie Jacquot, conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 (1822–1824)
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
New Year's Eve: Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Jacquot
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Ewa Płonka, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bruns, tenor
Mika Kares, bass
Marie Jacquot, conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 (1822–1824)
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 - 10:00 p.m. | Great Hall
New Year's Eve Gala: Nikolaus Habjan & Friends / Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Popelka
»Kick-off with Strauss«
Nikolaus Habjan, artificial pipes, emcee, singing
& Friends
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Petr Popelka, conductor
PROGRAM
Nikolaus Habjan & Friends
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»Kick-off with Strauss«
Johann Strauss (son)
At The Beautiful Blue Danube. Waltz op. 314 (1867)
I like to invite guests (Entrance of Prince Orlofsky from “Die Fledermaus”) (1874)
I play the innocence of the country (Adele's song from "Die Fledermaus") (1874)
or
Johann Strauss (son)
My Mr. Marquis (Adele's laughing couplet from "Die Fledermaus") (1874)
Annen Polka op. 117 (1852)
Be embraced, millions. Waltz op. 443 (1892)
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka op. 214 (1858)
Wednesday January 1, 2025 - 8:00 p.m. | Great Hall
New Year's Eve: Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Jacquot
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vienna Singing Academy
Ewa Płonka, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bruns, tenor
Mika Kares, bass
Marie Jacquot, conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 (1822–1824)
Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Jurowski
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor (1903–1904)
Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Jurowski
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 6 in A minor (1903–1904)
Thursday February 13, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Buchbinder / Greters
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Aivis Greters, conductor
PROGRAM
Ēriks Ešenvalds
Mākoņi. Clouds
Richard Strauss
Burlesque in D minor AV 85 for piano and orchestra (1885–1886)
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 43 (1901–1902)
Friday, February 14, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Buchbinder / Greters
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Aivis Greters, conductor
After the concert in the main foyer:
Vienna Symphony Jazz Project
PROGRAM
Richard Strauss
Burlesque in D minor AV 85 for piano and orchestra (1885–1886)
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 43 (1901–1902)
After the concert there will be a finale in the large foyer
Vienna Symphony Jazz Project
Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Kholodenko / Jacquot
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Marie Jacquot, conductor
PROGRAM
Richard Wagner
Overture to “Tannhäuser” (1845)
Franz Liszt
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 A major S 125 (1848)
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Richard Wagner
Prelude and Love Death (Tristan and Isolde) (1857–1859)
Augusta Mary Anne Holmes
Roland furieux. Symphony after Ariosto (1877)
Sunday, March 9, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Kholodenko / Jacquot
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Marie Jacquot, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Richard Wagner
Overture to “Tannhäuser” (1845)
Franz Liszt
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 A major S 125 (1848)
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Richard Wagner
Prelude and Love Death (Tristan and Isolde) (1857–1859)
Augusta Mary Anne Holmes
Roland furieux. Symphony after Ariosto (1877)
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Park / Popelka
“Mozart in Prague”
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Petr Popelka, conductor
After the concert in the main foyer:
chamber radio
PROGRAM
Ferruccio Busoni
Concert suite from W. A. Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" K 85
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bella mia fiamma, addio... Resta, o cara. Recitative and aria for soprano and orchestra K 528 (1787)
Symphony in D major K 504 “Prague Symphony” (1786)
After the concert there will be a finale in the large foyer
chamber radio
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Park / Popelka
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Petr Popelka, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bella mia fiamma, addio... Resta, o cara. Recitative and aria for soprano and orchestra K 528 (1787)
Symphony in D major K 504 “Prague Symphony” (1786)
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4 G major for large orchestra and soprano solo (1899–1901)
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 9:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Popelka
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Petr Popelka, conductor
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony in D major K 504 “Prague Symphony” (1786)
Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Argerich / Shani
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Martha Argerich, piano
Lahav Shani, conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 B flat major op. 19 (1794–1795)
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Arnold Schoenberg
Pelleas and Melisande. Symphonic poem op. 5 (1902–1903)
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Argerich / Shani
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Martha Argerich, piano
Lahav Shani, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 B flat major op. 19 (1794–1795)
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Arnold Schoenberg
Pelleas and Melisande. Symphonic poem op. 5 (1902–1903)
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Shani
»In the sound«
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, conductor
PROGRAM
Arnold Schoenberg
Pelleas and Melisande. Symphonic poem op. 5 (1902–1903)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Melnikov / Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
PROGRAM
Antonín Dvořák
Carnival. Overture op. 92 (1891)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini op. 43 for piano and orchestra (1934)
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major op. 88 (1889)
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Melnikov / Eschenbach
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
After the concert in the main foyer:
Dolby's Around
PROGRAM
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini op. 43 for piano and orchestra (1934)
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major op. 88 (1889)
After the concert there will be a finale in the large foyer
Dolby's Around
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Renaud Capuçon / Popelka
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Petr Popelka, conductor
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture in C major “The Consecration of the House” op. 124 (1822)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 35 (1945)
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Joseph Strauss
Secret attractions “Dynamids”. Waltz op. 173 (1865)
Richard Strauss
Suite (Der Rosenkavalier AV 145) (Arrangement: Artur Rodziński) (1909–1910/1945)
Sunday, May 25, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Renaud Capuçon / Popelka
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Renaud Capuçon, violin
Petr Popelka, conductor
Barbara Rett, presentation
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture in C major “The Consecration of the House” op. 124 (1822)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major op. 35 (1945)
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Joseph Strauss
Secret attractions “Dynamids”. Waltz op. 173 (1865)
Richard Strauss
Suite (Der Rosenkavalier AV 145) (Arrangement: Artur Rodziński) (1909–1910/1945)
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 7:30 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Gabetta / Viotti
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Sol Gabetta, cello
Lorenzo Viotti, conductor
PROGRAM
Anton Webern
In the summer wind. Idyll for large orchestra (1904)
Camille Saint-Saens
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 (1872–1873)
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade. Suite symphonique op. 35 (1888)
Friday, June 13, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. | Great Hall
Vienna Symphony / Gabetta / Viotti
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Sol Gabetta, cello
Lorenzo Viotti, conductor
After the concert in the main foyer:
Eight cellists from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
Camille Saint-Saens
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 (1872–1873)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade. Suite symphonique op. 35 (1888)
After the concert there will be a finale in the large foyer
Eight cellists from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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