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Highlights of the 2016/17 Concert Season
The New Year's Concert 2017 will be conducted for the first time by Gustavo Dudamel, making him the youngest conductor in the history of this special event. As part of the annual Vienna Philharmonic Week in Japan, the orchestra celebrates the 30th anniversary of Suntory Hall with an extraordinary Gala Concert on October 1, 2016, under the baton of conductors
Alain Altinoglu will conduct the 4th Subscription Concerts and 3rd Soirée
Alain Altinoglu, Conductor Volkhard Steude, Violin Thierry Escaich, Organ Ernest Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra, op. 25 Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole *** Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.
Concert with Daniel Barenboim in Berlin
Unfortunately, the honored composer, conductor and great protagonist of new music, who is also a dear friend of our orchestra, was unable to attend due to ill health.
2014 Birgit Nilsson Prize to Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
every 3 years for outstanding achievements and major contributions to the field of opera/concert to a currently active singer (in the field of opera, concert, oratorio, or lieder); a currently active conductor
Tradition and History
After this, the musicians made the decision to select a different conductor every year. The orchestra chose an internationally prominent conductor, Lorin Maazel, who directed the concerts through 1986.
#5 - Sir Simon Rattle is helping
December 3, 2015 #5 - Sir Simon Rattle is helping Right from the start many great musicians – like the conductor Sir Simon Rattle – have given us their full backing and are helping us set a united example
Death of Ernst Ottensamer
He has performed as chamber musician and soloist with the most prominent ensembles, orchestras and conductors.
New Year's Concert 2013
New Year's Concert 2013 DVD The Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert 2013 was conducted for the second time by the Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst, General Music Director of the Vienna State Opera
The Vienna Philharmonic mourns the loss of Seiji Ozawa
2024 The Vienna Philharmonic mourns the loss of Seiji Ozawa © Wiener Philharmoniker / Benedikt Dinkhauser The Vienna Philharmonic mourns the loss of our honorary member Seiji Ozawa, one of the great conductors
Special Annual Edition 2015 / Maazel
Thus, this CD represents a tribute to the artist Lorin Maazel as violinist, composer and conductor.
The History of the Philharmonic Ball
For every ball, a prominent conductor is invited to lead the Philharmonic in a performance of a popular composition from the orchestra's repertoire. In the past, this function has been carried out by conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert Blomstedt, Karl Böhm, Willy Boskovsky, Pierre Boulez, Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel,
Special Annual Edition 2023 / Muti
Special Annual Edition 2023 / Muti CD Riccardo Muti has been one of the leading conductors at the Salzburg Festival for more than 50 years, as this live recording of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony
Special Annual Edition 2021 / Dudamel
This performance of Stravinsky’s The Firebird, which not only makes great demands on the orchestra but also the conductor, was met with a resoundingly positive response from audience and critics alike
Honorary Membership for Christian Thielemann
Thielemann's prominent role with the orchestra: "We enjoy a deep artistic partnership with Christian Thielemann since many years, particularly in the symphonic sector, and he is one of the Philharmonic conductors
80th Birthday of Seiji Ozawa
His outstanding work as conductor and director of the Vienna State Opera also contributed significantly to Austria's musical landscape.
Vienna Philharmonic Honorary Membership for Mariss Jansons
The Latvian conductor conducted the Vienna Philharmonic for the first time in April 1992.
Special Annual Edition 2020 / Haitink
The concert not only marked the 90th birthday of this great conductor, but most notably, as his last concert at the Salzburg Festival, proved to be a momentous occasion and compelling highlight in a long-running
A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein
death in 1990, the Vienna Philharmonic developed a close partnership with its Honorary Member Leonard Bernstein, one of the most colorful musical personalities of the 20th century and most important conductors
Exhibition #3
Gala Concert for the 50th Conducting Anniversary of Johann Strauss on October 14, 1894 Johann Strauss Jr. made his first appearance as a conductor on October 15, 1844, at Dommayer's Casino. Three conductors - Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, Wilhelm Jahn, and Eduard Kremser - alternated at the helm of the orchestra. Johann Strauss followed the concert with family members from a main floor box.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Vienna Philharmonic
Even though most conductors make their debuts with the orchestra outside of the subscription concert series, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducted his first Philharmonic concert on December 8, 1984, as a part On this program were works by composers who later were to play a prominent role in the mutual collaboration of this conductor with the Vienna Philharmonic: the "Paris Symphony", KV 297, by Wolfgang Amadeus
New Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Academy Course Begins
The academy students are also given the opportunity to take advantage of all the orchestra has to offer, becoming acquainted with the "Philharmonic Idea" of self-governance, the guest conductor system, have the opportunity to experience first-hand the orchestra's specific style of playing, its long-standing traditions, variety of interpretation and distinctive sound while working with the greatest conductors
Modules 2024
He made his debut as a young conductor and soloist at the Salzburg Festival in 1990. In summer 2024, we are very much looking forward to welcoming Sebastian Weigle, one of the world's leading conductors.
Cancellation by conductor Kirill Petrenko - Christian Thielemann takes over
April 18, 2024 Cancellation by conductor Kirill Petrenko - Christian Thielemann takes over © Dieter Nagl Due to health reasons, Kirill Petrenko must cancel his conducting duties at the following concerts
Exhibition #1
Otto Dessoff was the Vienna Philharmonic subscription conductor from 1860 to 1875. On May 1, 1824, the Allgemeine Theaterzeitung reported, "Herr Schuppanzigh will have the leadership of the orchestra and the conductor Herr Umlauf will have the overall direction, in which Herr Beethoven
Concerts with John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter
With these two special concerts, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Musikverein celebrate the 90th birthday of the world-famous film music composer and conductor.
