At the Summer Night Concert, the Vienna Philharmonic play open-air in the park of Schönbrunn Palace and to the familiar high standard. And have done so year after year since 2004. The open-air concert for classical music is one of the main highlights of the philharmonic year. Just like the famous New Year's Concert, with which the orchestra sends musical greetings to the world on the first day of each year.

Highlights from the Schönbrunn Summer Night Concert since 2018

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A musical celebration with Viotti and Terfel

Maestro Lorenzo Viotti (pictured) will conduct the 2026 Summer Night Concert for the first time. Born in 1990 in Lausanne, he is a Franco-Swiss conductor and the son of conductor Marcello Viotti. After studying in Lyon and Vienna, he won the Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival in 2015. Today, he is regarded as one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation.

The soloist will be the Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel. Terfel will sing arias from Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele and from Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff, as well as the closing song from Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold and Tevye’s song from the musical Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock. 

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Classical music for everyone

The idea of making classical music accessible to all and thereby giving a gift to all music lovers is once again the guiding principle behind this year’s Summer Night Concert. This year’s program offers a diverse and high-quality selection of well-known melodies ranging from the worlds of opera, operetta, and musicals to ballet and symphonic music. The Vienna Philharmonic hopes to appeal to as many people as possible with this wide range of musical styles.

Full program

• Franz von Suppè: Overture to the operetta "Light Cavalry"
• Arrigo Boito: "Son lo spirito che nega," Mefistofele’s aria from the opera "Mefistofele" (1st Act)
• Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo from the opera "Manon Lescaut"
• Giuseppe Verdi: "Ehi! paggio!", Falstaff’s aria from the opera "Falstaff" (1st Act)
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Trepak, from the ballet "The Nutcracker"
• Florence Price: Adoration (orchestrated by Elaine Fine)
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Straussiana. Polka, Mazurka, Waltz
• Richard Wagner: "Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge", Wotan’s entrance from the opera "Das Rheingold" (4th Scene)
• Jules Massenet: Méditation from the opera "Thaïs" (2nd Act)
• Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
• Jerry Bock: "If I Were a Rich Man," Tevye’s song from the musical "Fiddler on the Roof"

Magical moments

In the midst of the Baroque parkland and framed by the extraordinary setting of Schönbrunn Palace and the Gloriette are the orchestra podium and the spectator area. The magic of the place and the enchantment of the classical music make the Summer Night Concert an unforgettable live experience for the audience, as well as for the millions who tune in on TV.

23rd Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn 2026

Friday, June 19, 2026, 8.45 pm
Free admission – no tickets required.
No seating.

Admission information

Global television broadcast from Schönbrunn Palace Park

• ORF 2: live with time-delay from 9:20 p.m.

• 3sat: Broadcast of the concert recording the following day (6/20/2026) at 8.15 pm

• Viewers in other countries are advised to check the TV program listings in their home country.

• Medici.TV will stream the concert in all countries that do not have a TV broadcast.

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