Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Musikverein

 

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Singing club of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Chorus of the Vienna State Opera
Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Petr Popelka, conductor
David Butt Philip, tenor Waldemar
Vera-Lotte Boecker, soprano Tove
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-sopranoWaldtaube
Gerhard Siegel, tenor Klaus Narr
Florian Boesch, baritone farmer
Angela Denoke, spokesperson

PROGRAM

ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG

“Gurre songs” in three parts

Ends approximately 10:00 p.m

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Elim Chan, conductor
Seong Jin Cho, piano

PROGRAM

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B major, op. 19

- Intermission -

SERGEI VASILYEVICH RACHMANINOV

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27

Ends approximately 9:40 p.m

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.,

SUNDAY OCTOBER 27, 2024 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cello

PROGRAM

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

Symphonic concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor, op. 125

- Intermission -

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

Symphony No. 5, op. 47

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 - 7:30 p.m.,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Marie Jacquot, conductor
Maria Dueñas, violin

PROGRAM

ANTON BRUCKNER

Symphony No. 7 E major - Adagio; edited by Ferdinand Löwe

MAX BRUCH

Concerto for violin and orchestra in G minor, op. 26

- Intermission -

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello No. 1 in G minor, op. 25; Set for large orchestra by Arnold Schönberg

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2024 - 7:30 p.m

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

PROGRAM

GEORGE ENESCU

Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 A major, op. 11

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, op. 35

- Intermission -

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

Symphony No. 6 in D major, op. 60

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Patrick Hahn, conductor
Kian Soltani, cello

PROGRAM

MIKHAIL GLINKA

Overture to the opera “Ruslan and Ludmilla”

MARCUS NIGSCH

Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No. 1 (premiere - commissioned by the Society of Music Friends in Vienna and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra)

- Intermission -

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Petr Popelka, conductor
Asmik Grigorian, soprano

PROGRAM

GOTTFRIED FROM ONE

Orchestral music, op. 9

RICHARD STRAUSS

Four last songs for soprano and orchestra, WoO, AV 150

- Intermission -

RICHARD STRAUSS

Cecilia, op. 27/2

Appropriation, op. 10/1

Tomorrow, op. 27/4

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759, “Unfinished”

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Robin Ticciati, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Cornelius Obonya, speaker

PROGRAM

ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG

Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, op. 41b; Version for string orchestra, piano and speaker

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major, op. 73

- Intermission -

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”

Ends approximately 9:45 p.m

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Singing club of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Noa Beinart, alto

PROGRAM

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Song of the Fates, op. 89

Song of Fate, op. 54

Rhapsody for an alto voice, male choir and orchestra, op. 53, “Alto Rhapsody”

- Intermission -

JEAN SIBELIUS

Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, op. 82

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Adam Fischer, conductor
Camilla Nylund, soprano

PROGRAM

GABRIEL URBAIN FAURÉ

Pelléas and Mélisande. Suite for orchestra, op. 80

RICHARD WAGNER

Five songs based on poems by Mathilde Wesendonck, WWV 91

- Intermission -

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 6 F major, op. 68, “Sinfonia pastorale”

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2025 - 3:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Bogavox - school choirs of the BRG Vienna III
Chloé Dufresne, conductor
Sebastian Radon, moderation and singing
Bettina Büttner-Krammer, concept
Anna Doogue, concept

PROGRAM

Love is in the air - Wunderwelt Orchestra

Cooperation with the Vienna Music Association and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Concert for audiences aged 10 and over

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

Romeo and Juliet. Excerpts from the Ballet Suites, op. 64

GEORGES BIZET

Carmen. Suite No. 1 - Excerpts

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY

Wedding March from the incidental music for William Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, op. 61

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Flight of the Swans from the ballet “Swan Lake”, op. 20

ELTON JOHN

Can you feel the love tonight?

JUSTIN HURWITZ

Mia & Sebastian's Theme

JOHN WILLIAMS

Princess Leia's Theme

as well as other works for orchestra and choir

Ends approximately 5:00 p.m

 

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Singing club of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Lahav Shani, conductor
Soloist of the Vienna Boys' Choir, singing
Vikingur Olafsson, piano

PROGRAM

JOHN ADAMS

New work for piano and orchestra (Austrian premiere)

- Intermission -

LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Chichester Psalms

Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

PROGRAM

MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKIJ

Prelude to the opera “Khovanshchina”

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, op. 129

- Intermission -

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

La Mer. Three symphonic sketches for orchestra

MAURICE RAVEL

La Valse. Poème chorégraphique pour Orchestra

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Singing club of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Lorenzo Viotti, conductor
Christina Gansch, soprano
Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Derek Welton, bass-baritone

PROGRAM

ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY

Spring Burial

- Intermission -

ANTON BRUCKNER

Mass in F minor

Ends approximately 9:30 p.m

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.,

SUNDAY JUNE 22, 2025 - 7:30 p.m

Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

PROGRAM

LERA AUERBACH

New work (Austrian premiere)

ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD

Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, op. 35

- Intermission -

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 7 A major, op. 92

Ends approximately 10:00 p.m