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Music and stage shows in Vienna

Vienna is the world’s capital of music — The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Boys’ Choir set the international tone, while the State Opera House and the Golden Hall at the Musikverein are among the world’s leading venues. Traditional strengths endure to this day — the Vienna sound pioneered by local DJs enjoys worldwide popularity.

The city’s concert halls and stages offer the whole range from classical  to progressive sounds with end-to-end festivals the whole year through. Opera fans will meet international stars here and jazz lovers will find a pulsating jazz scene. Pop and rock concerts  provide unforgettable live music experiences. The very best in electronic music for chill-out sessions or dancing the night away is available in numerous clubs.

Music & Stage Shows

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Meet Beethoven with Alexa and Google Home

Follow in the footsteps of one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. Learn more about Beethoven’s personal story and his …

Close-up of violin playing hands

Music for home

Humor and a positive attitude are important especially in these challenging times. Vienna's music scene leads by example and brings music shows into the …

Beethoven bronze bust in the Beethoven Museum, to the chapter "bequeathing"

Beethoven 2020 in Vienna

Vienna and Ludwig van Beethoven. Musical city meets musical genius. The revolutionary composer spent 35 of his 57 years here and left behind many …

mdw Campus Festival

Stars of tomorrow at the universities of music

The mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna) is one of the …

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Classical music in Vienna

Every night in Vienna around 10,000 music fans are treated to live classical music, something that is simply unheard of in any other city in the …

Hans Zimmer

All Ears on: Hans Zimmer

Vienna and music – they belong together. The focus in 2020 is on artists like Beethoven that make Vienna the world capital of music.

Dancing couple

Dance

Vienna is not just the “city of the waltz.” Renowned festivals such as ImPulsTanz and institutions such as the TanzQuartier have long made the city a center for all …

Theater an der Wien

Operas and operettas in Vienna

The Vienna State Opera is prized for its exceptional acoustics. There are performances almost 300 nights a year and a different billing …

Hotel Ruby, room, electric guitar

Live music in the hotel

Experiencing music live is made possible by Vienna's hotels. They turn their courtyards into stages and the rooms into boxes. Another option: making …

The Cats ensemble with Grizabella in the foreground.

Musicals in Vienna

Vienna’s musical hits are an international sensation and have made the city a name as a Central European entertainment metropolis.

Man beating a drum

Pop, rock, jazz & more

Vienna is more than waltzes, opera and classical music. Rock and pop stars from all over the world perform here, Jazz aficionados may want to visit …

A band of farmers makes music while sitting on hay bales.

Vienna Festival reframed

The Vienna Festival will be going ahead in 2020 after all: for a whole month starting on August 26, it will present selected works by old masters …

The experimental instrument makers Paul Skrepek and Andreas Platzer

Contemporary sounds at Wien Modern

Under the title "Stimmung" (mood), the Austrian festival for contemporary music presents more than 100 events at 32 venues in 9 Viennese …

Christmas in Vienna at Wiener Konzerthaus

Musical Advent

The Christmas atmosphere in Vienna is replete with classic Advent concerts, festive church concerts, captivating Gospel evenings, shows, and, of course, the …

Aleksey Igudesman, Portrait

All Ears on: Aleksey Igudesman

Vienna and music – they belong together. The focus in 2020 is on artists like Beethoven that make Vienna the world capital of music.

Vienna as a Brand

Video: Experiencing Vienna

Vienna offers the experiences of a city without the stress factors of a city. Simply dive in and enjoy.

Tourist Info

Ticket purchases

Read on to find out how to get tickets to the events you’d like to attend during your time in Vienna. From opera to pop concert, musical to theater …

New Year's Eve 2020/21 in Vienna

At the change of year, the whole of Vienna is given over to celebrating. The sounds of waltzes hang everywhere in the air. High spirits …

Hotel Sacher Wien, picture gallery

Musical hotel history and stories

Music plays in Vienna. Including in Vienna's hotels, which have all sorts of connections to the music scene. Here are a few stories, from …

Concert of the Wiener Symphoniker at the Konzerthaus

Vienna, the City of Music

Welcome to the world’s music capital! More famous composers have lived here than in any other city – in Vienna, music is literally in the air: …

Theater in der Josefstadt

Theatres in Vienna

In Vienna, they say, life is a stage; everything is discussed enthusiastically. Above all the happenings in front of and behind the stage curtains of the …

New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein

Clear the stage for the change of year

In Vienna, Johann Strauss' operetta "Die Fledermaus" belongs to New Year's Eve like the New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic …

Apartment of Johann Strauss at Praterstrasse, green room

Musician's Memorials

In no other city in the world have so many world-renowned musicians and composers made their home. Accordingly, there are numerous occasions to walk in …

Composer and singer Randy Newman

Interview: Randy Newman

The Grammy- and Emmy-awarded musician and composer in an interview about Vienna, the influence of world famous viennese composers on his work and …

Joyce Muniz hinter einem DJ-Pult

DJ versus orchestra star

Two musicians who have both lived in Vienna for many years share their favorite sides of the city. Joyce Muniz and Thilo Fechner on their love of …

Musical walks

Mozart Memorial Burggarten

In the footsteps of famous musicians

Stroll through the music city of Vienna in the footsteps of the great composers: to places such as the original homes of Mozart and …

Beethoven monument

Ludwig van Beethoven walk

Learn about Beethoven's homes and memorials, the places of his triumphs and despair, Klimt's famous Beethoven Frieze, monuments and a cozy wine …

W. A. Mozart, painting by Barbara Krafft

Mozart walk

Follow Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through his Vienna. He spent the last few years of his life here, married here, he died and was buried here. With Mozarthaus, St. …

String Trio in the Gläserner Saal ("Glassy Hall") of Musikverein

Vienna – the City of Music

Learn about the music city of Vienna on two days: its three opera houses, Musikverein and Konzerthaus and the Mozarthaus Vienna. There's piano …

Johann Strauss Monument

Johann Strauss walk

The traces of waltz king Johann Strauss are everywhere to be found in Vienna: from the golden memorial in the Stadtpark and his original home to other …