Classical concerts in Vienna: how to choose your evening

Start with the room

Most visitors choose by date and price, but the hall decides the evening. A ballroom with a gallery feels grand and sounds full; a smaller room puts you a few metres from the bows. Ask where the concert takes place, how many seats the room has and whether you can see a seating plan before paying.

The Wiener Royal Orchester plays in three rooms near the Ringstraße: the neo-Gothic hall at Beethovenplatz 1, and the King's Hall and Festsaal II of the Haus der Industrie on Schwarzenbergplatz.

Know what you will hear

A good listing names the composers and the length. Our programme is the same every evening: Mozart, Vivaldi, Schubert, Brahms, Johann Strauss II, Lincke and Arditi, with a soprano, about 90 minutes with one intermission. If you know the programme in advance, you can choose by hall and date alone.

Check the timing

Our concerts start at 20:30, with the box office and doors open from 19:30. That leaves time for an early dinner in the first district and keeps the evening relaxed. If you have a train or flight the next morning, the concert ends around 22:00.

Understand the ticket

Booked online, your request goes to our office, and a person from our team contacts you to complete the booking. Nothing is posted. Tickets are handed over at the hall entrance on presentation of your booking confirmation and a photo ID. A change of date is free until 48 hours before the concert; a cancellation is possible within 14 days of booking, but never within 48 hours of the concert.