Vienna Classical Festival 2025
Vienna Classical Festival 2025 invites you to its second edition – from July 25 to August 16, the audience can look forward to a diverse program featuring ten exceptional concert evenings in the atmospheric Minoritenkirche.
The resident orchestra LES ORPHEISTES, under the musical direction of Martin Sieghart, Mario Hossen, and Sophie Dervaux, will present a rich repertoire that bridges the gap between well-known classics and rarely performed rarities.
A special highlight will be the performance of the Rudolf Leopold Cello Quartet, which will enrich the festival as an outstanding guest ensemble.
The program will feature masterpieces of the Viennese Classical and Romantic periods – including compositions by Mozart, Vivaldi, Brahms, Strauss, Schubert, and Haydn – complemented by virtuosic works by Paganini, Bottesini, and Koussevitzky, which expand the musical spectrum with artistic finesse.
Internationally acclaimed soloists, who will shape the festival with their exceptional talents, along with the unique historical ambiance of the Minoritenkirche, make the Vienna Classical Festival a summer highlight in the city’s cultural life – a celebration for music lovers and curious explorers alike.
Here you can download the event brochure with all the important information.
July
Italy in Vienna
July 25th and 26th, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in D major, KV 136
A. Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins, Strings, and Basso Continuo in D minor, RV 514
W. A. Mozart: Serenata Notturna in D major, KV 239
N. Paganini: Preghiera di Mosè, MS 23 (from Rossini’s opera Moses in Egypt)
La Campanella for Violin and Strings (arr. R. Leopold)
A. Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor, RV 63 La Folia
Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin and Conductor
Maria Sotriffer, Violin
Romanticism from Vienna
July 27, 2025, at 8:00 PM
Program:
J. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
J. Strauss: Two Waltzes for String Sextet (arr. R. Leopold)
Performers:
Mario Hossen, Violin
Valerie Leopold, Violin
Marta Potulska, Viola
Nikita Gerkusov, Viola
Liliana Kehayova, Cello
Rudolf Leopold, Cello
Inspiration – Vienna
30th and 31st July 2025 at 8:00 PM
Programm:
- F. Schubert: Fünf Deutsche Tänze mit Trios für Streicher
- G. Bottesini: Grand Duo – mit Mario Hossen und Dominik Wagner
- J. Strauss (Sohn): Zweite Pizzicato-Polka
- S. Koussevitzky: Konzert für Kontrabass und Orchester
- J. Lanner: Die Schönbrunner, op. 200
Interpreten:
- Martin Sieghart, Dirigent
- Mario Hossen, Violine
- Dominik Wagner, Kontrabass
August
Serenade: Vivaldi and Mozart
1st and 2nd August 2025 at 8:00 PM
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, KV 138
A. Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in G Major, RV 493
W. A. Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, KV 546
A. Vivaldi: La Notte – Bassoon Concerto in B Major, RV 439
W. A. Mozart: Serenade Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Sophie Dervaux, Bassoon and Conductor
(Principal Bassoonist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Rudolf Leopold Cello Quartet
14th August 2025 at 8:00 PM
Program:
W. A. Mozart: Adagio and Allegro, KV 594
Two pieces from operas (Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro)F. Schubert: Andante in B minor
(from a symphony fragment)S. Mercadante: La Poesia
J. Brahms: Sarabande in F-sharp minor
(Study for String Quintet Op. 88)A. Bruckner: Two Motets: Locus iste, Christus factus est
J. Strauss (Jr.): Romance, Op. 243
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Performers:
Rudolf Leopold Celloquartet
MUSIC FROM VIENNA
15th and 16th August 2025 at 8:00 PM
Program:
R. Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio
J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major
W. A. Mozart: Symphony in B Major, KV 319
Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Martin Sieghart, Conductor
Annabel Hauk, Cello