Summer Night Concert 2024

The Summer Night Concert in the beautiful setting of the Schönbrunn Palace is one of the great highlights of the Philharmonic year. The open-air concert takes place annually in the park of Schönbrunn Palace, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The orchestra podium and the audience area are located in the middle of the baroque park and are surrounded by the extraordinary scenery of Schönbrunn Palace and the Gloriette.

Conductor: Andris Nelsons
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic
Soprano: Lise Davidsen

PROGRAM

Richard Wagner
Ride of the Valkyries from the Opera „Die Walküre“ (“The Valkyrie“)

Richard Wagner
"Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder", Aria of Elisabeth from the Opera "Tannhäuser"

Bedřich Smetana
Vltava [Moldau], from Má vlast [My Fatherland] [No. 2]

Bedřich Smetana
Polka from the Opera "Dve Vdovy" [The Two Widows] [Act 2, Finale]

Bedřich Smetana
Dance of the Comedians from "Prodaná nevěsta" ("The Bartered Bride")

Giuseppe Verdi
Overture to the Opera "La forza del destino"

Giuseppe Verdi
"Pace, pace mio Dio", Aria of Leonora from the Opera "La forza del destino" [Act 4]

Augusta Holmès
La nuit et l’amour. Interlude from Ludus pro patria

Aram Iljitsch Chatschaturjan
Sabre Dance from the Ballet „Gajaneh“

Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Waltz No. 2 from the Suite for Variety Orchestra

Date: Friday, 7 June 2024 8.30 pm

Place: Schloss Schönbrunn, Schlosspark
Free entrance - no tickets are required for attending the concert!

Find more information here.