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, Konzerthaus and Theater an der Wien.

The Wiener Symphoniker clearly provides the city's basic supply of symphonic music. It performs the most concerts and opera productions in any given year. With 128 members, the orchestra is amongst Europe's best and above all specializes in highly romantic concert literature.

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Festival of Joy, Heldenplatz, open-air concert by the Wiener Symphoniker — Open-air event for thousands: At the Festival of Joy on Heldenplatz on May 8, the Wiener Symphoniker provides the musical framework. – © Andy Wenzel

The Wiener Symphoniker in the Konzerthaus – © Wiener Konzerthaus/Peter Rigaud

Musicians in the Wiener Konzerthaus — © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud

Open-air event for thousands: At the Festival of Joy on Heldenplatz on May 8, the Wiener Symphoniker provides the musical framework. – © Andy Wenzel

The Wiener Symphoniker in the Konzerthaus – © Wiener Konzerthaus/Peter Rigaud

The Wiener Symphoniker was founded in 1900 under the name Wiener Concertverein and performed the premieres of, for example, Anton Bruckner's "Ninth Symphony", Arnold Schönberg's "Gurre-Lieder" (Songs of Gurre) and Maurice Ravel's "Piano Concerto for the Left Hand".

The orchestra's typically Viennese sound was decisively shaped under such important lead directors as Herbert van Karajan and Wolfgang Sawallisch. Petr Popelka was appointed new lead conductor from the 2024/25 season. The orchestra has already celebrated great success with famous guest conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado and Carlos Kleiber.

The Musikverein and the Konzerthaus are the central performance venues of the Wiener Symphoniker. Joining the list a few years ago was the Theater an der Wien, where the orchestra can also be experienced as an opera orchestra. And since 1946, the Viennese orchestra has been "Orchestra in Residence" at the Bregenz Festival.

www.wienersymphoniker.at

Konzert der Wiener Symphoniker im Wiener Konzerthaus

Musikverein

Musikvereinsplatz 1
1010 Vienna

Opening times
- The Box Office is open 9am-7pm (Monday-Friday) and 9am-1pm on Saturdays.
  For all concerts organised by the Musikverein the Box Office opens one hour before the beginning of the performance (also on Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays).
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps
    via ramp, automatic sliding door (opens with button from the outside)
  - Ramp 164 cm wide
- Elevator available
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Comments
  Ring the bell by the entrance to the concert box office (Bösendorferstr. 12); the box office staff will come to assist with ticket purchases at the door.
  Wheelchair-accessible elevator: to all floors. Brahms Hall: 6 wheelchair seats. Grand Hall: 2 wheelchair seats in orchestra, about 16 in balcony. Glass Hall/Magna Auditorium: 4 wheelchair seats.
  Visit with seeing eye dog: please give notice in advance.

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Vienna Konzerthaus

Lothringerstraße 20
1030 Vienna

Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps (Automatic sliding doors 140 cm wide)
  - Ramp 435 cm long
- Car parks Main entrance
  - 2 Parking spaces for people with disabilities
- Elevator available
  - Door 90 cm wide
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
- Special offers for people with disabilities
  “Klangberührt": 4 inclusive concerts in the Schubert Hall, recommended from 16 years; https://konzerthaus.at/abonnement/id/3131
- Comments
  All halls accessible via elevator, inner ramp.
  
  2 elevators from ground floor (door width: 90 cm, cabin depth: 190 and 140 cm, cabin width: 94 cm).
  
  Wheelchair seats: 18 in the Grand Hall, 6 in the Mozart Hall, 3 in the Schubert Hall and 4 in the Berio Hall. Seeing-eye dogs permitted (by prior arrangement).
  
  "Klangberührt": 4 inclusive concerts in the Schubert Hall, recommended for ages 16 and up: https://konzerthaus.at/abonnement/id/2670

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MusikTheater an der Wien

Linke Wienzeile 6
1060 Vienna

Comments
- Currently closed for renovation. Until fall 2024, the major new productions will take place in Hall E in the MuseumsQuartier. Reopening on October 12, 2024!
Accessibility
- Main entrance
  - no steps
- Car parks Main entrance
  - Parking spaces for people with disabilities
    in front of the theatre (from 6 pm)
- Further information
  - Seeing eye dogs allowed
  - 2 Wheelchair spaces available (stalls)
  - Wheelchair accessible restroom available.