The Summer Night Concert, performed each year against the UNESCO World Heritage backdrop of Schönbrunn Palace, continues to enchant millions of viewers worldwide with its unique blend of visual splendour and musical excellence. The event embodies the Vienna Philharmonic’s long standing mission to make classical music accessible to all - a gift to music lovers across more than 80 countries who follow the concert online, on television, and on radio. This year’s program embraces a wide spectrum of styles and genres, ranging from opera and operetta to musical theatre, ballet, and symphonic repertoire. Making his debut at the Summer Night Concert, Maestro Viotti leads the orchestra in a vibrant selection of well known melodies.

Sir Bryn Terfel performs arias from Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele and Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff, the finale from Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold, and Tevye’s song from Jerry Bock’s Fiddler on the Roof. A special visual highlight comes with Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2: dancers of the Vienna State Ballet bring the ancient tale of the foundlings Daphnis and Chloe to life in a new choreography by Eno Peçi, appearing as “shadow figures” projected onto the palace façade.