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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: Waltzes and operettas have their home here, and so do musicals "made in Vienna," which have conquered international audiences.

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.

Violin player

Great sounds in Vienna

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:Waltzes …

House of Music

House of Music

Vienna, the city of music, there is also a place where you will be "all ears."

Vienna Boys' Choir member

Vienna Boys' Choir

They thrill the concert-going public around the world, are described as Vienna’s youngest ambassadors, and make music with world class musicians: the …

New Year’s concert in the Musikverein

Vienna Philharmonic

It is one of the best orchestras in the world; many think it is the best: the Vienna Philharmonic. It acts as ambassador of Viennese music around the …

Wiener Symphoniker

Wiener Symphoniker

It is the most productive orchestra in the world and a specialist in Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler and Richard Strauss – with performances in the Musikverein, …

Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien)

RSO ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

It is Austria's most versatile orchestra. It masters rarities of the 18th century as equally as contemporary premiere performances. …

DJ in front of the Dancefloor of Volksgarten Disco

Electronic sounds

Not only do fans of the waltz get their musical money’s worth in Vienna. Lovers of electronic sounds find plenty of opportunity to listen in and dance the …

Orchestra ORF RSO Wien playing at the concert gala "Hollywood in Vienna" at Wiener Konzerhtaus

Hollywood in Vienna

"Fairytales" is the motto of the grand gala of film music on 29 September 2017 at the Wiener Konzerthaus. The star guest and recipient of this year's …

Neuschnee, Festival wean hean 2014

The Wienerlied

Vienna is a city with its own musical genre - the Wienerlied. Created around 1800, it is cultivated in every variety today, from traditional to contemporary. …

Porträt-Foto Johann Strauss Sohn

150 years of the Blue Danube Waltz

Once somewhat disreputable, for many it now epitomizes Vienna: the Viennese waltz. 150 years ago Johann Strauss catapulted the waltz to …

Summer Night Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic in front of Schönbrunn Palace

Experience the Summer Night Concert 2016 - now in 360°

At the end of May, the Vienna Philharmonic gave its traditional Summer Night Concert in the Baroque Schönbrunn Palace …

Exhibition room in the Mozarthaus

Mozarthaus Vienna

Though Mozart lived at a dozen different addresses in Vienna, the only apartment that has survived to this day is at Domgasse number 5. The composer lived …

Imperial Ball musical director Johann Strauss Jr. with his band

Museum of the Johann Strauss Dynasty

The Museum of the Johann Strauss Dynasty is the first museum in the world to present the family history and creative works of the …

Johann Strauss Monument

Download: Musicians’ walks

Stroll along the tracks of the great composers through the musical city of Vienna, download our musician’s walks, print them out, take them with …

Mozart Memorial Burggarten

Mozart in Vienna

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the most famous musical genius of all time. Between the baroque era and the age of revolution, the prodigy spent his most …

Beethoven monument

Beethoven in Vienna

Vienna was the focal point of Ludwig van Beethoven's life for more than 35 years. The traces of the composer are manifold: Homes and memorials, places …

Musicstore Laimer

Shopping for sheet music

Play what you’ve heard at a concert yourself: music fans will find a wide range of professional specialist stores selling sheet music in Vienna. …

Arnold Schönberg, teaching, Los Angeles, 1940ies

Schönberg in Vienna

The Arnold Schönberg Center manages the estate of the founder of twelve-tone music and is a vibrant cultural center. An area is also dedicated to …

Annemieke

MYPERFECTDAY in Vienna

Spend a musical day in Vienna with Annemieke, Musical Actress.

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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 …