Music made live
No playback, no recordings: every evening the Wiener KammerOrchester plays and the Philharmonia Chor Wien sings live under the open sky.
Orchestra
The Wiener KammerOrchester
The Wiener KammerOrchester is one of the most renowned chamber orchestras in the world. Since its foundation in 1946 it has performed in more than 80 countries and appears regularly on the world’s most important concert stages. Defining moments in its history include performances conducted by Benjamin Britten, the debut of the nine-year-old Daniel Barenboim and appearances by Alfred Brendel.
Since its foundation the orchestra has been closely linked with the Vienna Konzerthaus, and since 2012 it has accompanied opera productions of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien. Under chief conductor Jan Willem de Vriend, the Wiener KammerOrchester devotes itself intensively to historically informed performance practice. The orchestra has enjoyed an artistic partnership with Joji Hattori for more than twenty years: he has been closely associated with the ensemble since 2004 and still works with it regularly today.
Chorus
Philharmonia Chor Wien
The Philharmonia Chor Wien is directed by its founder Walter Zeh and is a professional opera and concert chorus working internationally. It was founded in 2002 on the initiative of Gerard Mortier, the former director of the Salzburg Festival. Since 2006 the chorus has performed as an independent association under the name Philharmonia Chor Wien.
The chorus has worked with conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, Marc Minkowski, Kent Nagano, Thomas Hengelbrock, Zubin Mehta, Christian Thielemann and Riccardo Muti, and has appeared at the Salzburg Festival, the Lucerne Festival, the Ravenna Festival, the Baden-Baden Easter Festival, the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, among others.
Experience it live
Orchestra and chorus under the stars
Twelve evenings from 30 June to 17 July 2027 at the Opernarena am Heumarkt.
