With the Vienna Classic Concerts, the Vienna Residence Orchestra (WRO) celebrates classical music in Vienna.
Performed are mainly works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss. But they will also be joined by other well-known composers of Viennese Classicism and composers with a connection to Vienna. These include Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and many more.
With the Vienna Classic Concerts, the Vienna Residence Orchestra (WRO) celebrates classical music in Vienna.
Performed are mainly works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauss. But they will also be joined by other well-known composers of Viennese Classicism and composers with a connection to Vienna. These include Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and many more.
In 2023 the Vienna Classic Concerts will celebrate a number of anniversaries of some composers who played a big part in the history of classical music in Vienna.
Franz Schubert died 195 years ago on November 19th. 1828 at the young age of 31 in Vienna. His most famous works include the “Unfinished Symphony” and his more than 600 “Lieder” (art songs).
Although Schubert worked in the tradition of Viennese Classicism, he is also considered, alongside Beethoven, to be the founder of romantic music in the German-speaking world.
Antonio Vivaldi was born 345 years ago on March 4th, 1678 in Venice. After his death in Vienna in 1741, Vivaldi’s music was largely forgotten before being rediscovered in the mid-20th century.
Today, Vivaldi is considered one of the greatest baroque composers, and his best-known work, The Four Seasons, is one of the masterpieces of classical music.
Depending on the time of year, you will hear a sentence from the appropriate “season” in the Vienna Classic Concerts.
On May 7, 1833, 190 years ago, Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg. He is still considered one of the most important composers in music history. His music is characterized by its complexity and emotional depth. Johannes Brahms lived in Vienna from 1872, where he also died in 1897. The Vienna Classic Concerts regularly play his “Hungarian Dances”.
In 2023 the Vienna Classic Concerts will celebrate a number of anniversaries of some composers who played a big part in the history of classical music in Vienna.
Franz Schubert died 195 years ago on November 19th. 1828 at the young age of 31 in Vienna. His most famous works include the “Unfinished Symphony” and his more than 600 “Lieder” (art songs).
Although Schubert worked in the tradition of Viennese Classicism, he is also considered, alongside Beethoven, to be the founder of romantic music in the German-speaking world.
Antonio Vivaldi was born 345 years ago on March 4th, 1678 in Venice. After his death in Vienna in 1741, Vivaldi’s music was largely forgotten before being rediscovered in the mid-20th century.
Today, Vivaldi is considered one of the greatest baroque composers, and his best-known work, The Four Seasons, is one of the masterpieces of classical music.
Depending on the time of year, you will hear a sentence from the appropriate “season” in the Vienna Classic Concerts.
On May 7, 1833, 190 years ago, Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg. He is still considered one of the most important composers in music history. His music is characterized by its complexity and emotional depth. Johannes Brahms lived in Vienna from 1872, where he also died in 1897. The Vienna Classic Concerts regularly play his “Hungarian Dances”.
From 1770 onwards, a very specific style of music developed, especially in Vienna, which we now call Viennese Classicism.
Three great names stand for this epoch: Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.
At that time, Vienna was THE center for composers of classical music and some of the greatest works by important musicians were created there. Viennese Classicism was a kind of compositional retrospective on the Baroque period.
The composers revived some techniques and compositional processes from the Baroque period, e.g. the broken instrumentation. Here individual instruments (especially in orchestral music) like to detach themselves from the melody, which creates a new timbre, while the melody as a whole is retained.
The Vienna Residence Orchestra has set itself the task of performing the works of Viennese Classicism to the highest perfection, while still staging them in an accessible manner.
Beethoven and Mozart, true representatives of Viennese classicism, are joined by other well-known composers in the program of our Vienna Classic Concerts. The common thread that runs through the varied program is that they all have strong ties to Vienna. And all have enriched our lives with wonderful classical music.
Most know Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven and/or Vivaldi. (And if you’re not sure if you know a piece by at least one of these names, you’ve certainly already heard several well-known works by them)
With Brahms and Lehár it gets more difficult and many may not know Schubert. That is why we at the Vienna Residence Orchestra have created a short overview of the composers of our Vienna Classical Concerts:
| Composer | * | † | famous for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Vivaldi | 1678 | 1741 | The Four Seasons |
| Joseph Haydn | 1732 | 1809 | The Creation |
| W.A. Mozart | 1756 | 1791 | The Magic Flute |
| Ludwig v. Beethoven | 1770 | 1827 | 5th Simphony |
| Franz Schubert | 1797 | 1828 | Unfinished Symphony |
| Johann Strauss father | 1804 | 1849 | Radetzky March |
| Johann Strauss son | 1825 | 1899 | Blue Danube Waltz |
| Johannes Brahms | 1833 | 1897 | Hungarian Dances |
| Franz Lehár | 1870 | 1948 | The Merry Widow |
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The program of the Vienna Residence Orchestra provides more than an hour of entertainment with many well-known works by the great composers of classical music.
Here is a small excerpt from our program, which can change both seasonally and depending on the vocal soloist:
and many more…
Just visit our concert and personally enjoy this hour of Classical Music, which you simply have to experience in Vienna!
| Date/Time | Event |
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September 21, 2023 18:30 - 20:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 22, 2023 18:30 - 20:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 22, 2023 20:30 - 22:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 23, 2023 20:30 - 22:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Vienna Stock Exchange, Wien |
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September 24, 2023 18:30 - 20:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 25, 2023 20:30 - 22:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 26, 2023 20:30 - 22:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 27, 2023 20:30 - 22:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Auersperg Palace, Wien |
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September 28, 2023 18:30 - 20:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Vienna Stock Exchange, Wien |
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September 28, 2023 20:30 - 22:00 |
Vienna Classic Concerts
Vienna Stock Exchange, Wien |
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The Vienna Residence Orchestra, a chamber orchestra with a long tradition, performs works of Viennese classical music to perfection.
