Vienna Philharmonic's Summer night Concert at Schönbrunn, Vienna 2016
© Wiener Philharmoniker | Richard Schuster
There are so many classical music concerts and opera taking place in Austria that there is always something for you, no matter what you enjoy - from the Vienna State Opera to the Salzburg Festival, from Strauß to Blasmusik, from Mozart to Schönberg. Check our calendar and use our event finder to discover concerts, opera or ballet performances in Austria; tonight, this weekend or the forthcoming month. Our latest reviews will let you know everything about what’s going on, providing you with a classical echo of irresistible and picturesque Austria.
Salzburg
© Tourismus Salzburg | Günter Breitegger
a city synonymous with art and music...
Postcard from Vienna
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Wachau
© Domäne Wachau
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SalzburgOrquestra de Cadaqués: Austria-Slovenia Tour
Albéniz, Piazzolla, Mendelssohn
Orquestra de Cadaqués; Jaime Martín; Leticia Moreno
ViennaPelléas et Mélisande
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Daniel Harding; Marco Arturo Marelli; Vienna State Opera; Christiane Karg; Bernard Richter; Simon Keenlyside; Peter Rose
ViennaWozzeckNew Production
Berg: Wozzeck
Leo Hussain; Robert Carsen; Theater an der Wien; Gideon Davey; Lise Lindstrom; John Daszak; Florian Boesch
ViennaRusalka
Dvořák: Rusalka
Tomáš Hanus; Sven-Eric Bechtolf; Vienna State Opera; Rolf Glittenberg; Marianne Glittenberg; Krassimira Stoyanova; Dmytro Popov
ViennaThe GamblerNew production
Prokofiev: The Gambler
Simone Young; Karoline Gruber; Vienna State Opera; Roy Spahn; Mechthild Seipel; Elena Guseva; Linda Watson
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Verdi’s family drama: Die Räuber at the Volksoper
In the city of Freud there is nothing like a bit of family drama to put one in the mood for a great season of opera!
A chilling merry-go-round: Prokofiev’s The Gambler in Vienna
High intensity girl power for a complex task: Simone Young shines in the pit, Karoline Gruber’s staging convinces with expertise and attention to detail.
A stellar cast for a Handelian rarity
Ann Hallenberg shines in an amazing cast in a concert performance of Handel's Ottone in Vienna.
Big on decibels, short on detail
Gun-Brit Barkmin’s Salome was neither sexy, salacious, psycho-erotic nor particularly well sung.
Joie de vivre in Dvořák and Schubert at the Schubertiade
A Dvořák-Schubert double bill at this year’s celebrated Schubertiade featured a host of extraordinary artists in a tight and dynamic performance.