Classical music in Vienna: a spellbinding musical tour

Take a photographic tour with us to Austria's City of Music and travel to some of Vienna's best concert halls and other sites of classical music interest.

Dance in the Golden Auditorium

One of Vienna's fanciest balls is the Philharmonic Ball, held in the Golden Auditorium of the Musikverein with live music from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Enjoy a summer night open air concert

The Vienna Philharmonic's summer night open air concert at the Schonbrunn Palace is always a stunning occasion - especially if it doesn't rain.

Learn to waltz at the Johann Strauss Ball

A marchVienna Johann Strauss Ball Elmayer School ing band leads the children of top Austrian politicians and aristocracy into the Johann Strauss Ball, held at Vienna's Kursalon.

Take a picture of the Mozart monument

No one is particularly sure about where Mozart's remains are buried but this beautiful statue in Burggarden should satisfy your longing to pay tribute to the great composer.

See in the New Year at one of the world's finest concert halls

Home to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, the Great Hall of the Musikverein seats 1,744 people and has breathtaking acoustics. It is the venue for the annual New Year's Concert.

Be transported by the heavenly Vienna Boys Choir

The legendary Vienna Boys Choir can be heard during the traditional New Year's Concert at Vienna's Musikverein. Over the centuries, the choir has worked with many famous composers including Mozart, Schubert and Bruckner.

Pay homage at the graves of the great composers

The grave of Ludwig van Beethoven can be found at Vienna's central cemetery which also contains the tombs of such composers as Brahms, Gluck, Salieri, Schoenberg, Schubert, and the Strauss family.

(The pictures in this article are from Internet.)