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Duration
The duration of the concert is about 75 minutes, without intermission.
Tickets
Once your booking has been confirmed, you will receive an e-mail containing your booking voucher. Please print it out or download it on your smartphone/tablet to show it at the evening box on the day of the concert.
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How to get there?
The Minorite Church is located in the city centre. The easiest way to get there is by the subway line U3 until the station “Herrengasse” and take the exit “Minoritenplatz” which will lead you directly in front of the Minoriten Church.
Alternatively, one can take the Tram line D,1 or 71 to the station “Rathausplatz/Burgtheater”. From there the Minoriten Church is a few minutes walk behind the Burgtheater.
Cancellations
Cancellations are possible for this ticket up to 48 hours before the concert begin.
Wiener Klassikfestival in the Minorite Church
This summer festival features first-class classical music in the historic Minorite Church with the renowned Les Orpheistes Festival Orchestra and distinguished conductors and soloists.
From July 25 to August 16, 2025, the Vienna Classic Festival invites you to ten nights of high-level concerts at the Minorite Church in Vienna.
The resident orchestra, LES ORPHEISTES, will perform under the direction of Martin Sieghart, Mario Hossen, and Sophie Dervaux. Also joining is the Rudolf Leopold Cello Quartet as an outstanding guest ensemble.
The program features works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Brahms, Strauss, Schubert, and Haydn, as well as virtuosic gems by Paganini, Bottesini, and Koussevitzky. International soloists and the unique atmosphere make the festival a summer highlight in Vienna's music scene.
A festival with its own identity
This second edition of the “Wiener Klassikfestival” is not merely a tribute to the great Viennese tradition, but an exploration of its echoes around the world. From Italian virtuosity to German depth, from the Viennese waltz to symphonic innovation, each concert reflects how Vienna has been a melting pot where musical currents meet and transform.
Under the motto “From Vienna to the World: Echoes of Inspiration”, this edition celebrates the connection between tradition and innovation, showcasing how each composer, whether Viennese by birth or spirit, has left their mark on the history of music.
Program and cast
Performers:
Rudolf Leopold Cello Quartet
Program:
● W. A. Mozart: Adagio and Allegro, KV 594
● Two pieces from the operas Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro
● F. Schubert: Andante in B Minor (from a symphonic 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 (Son): Romance, Op. 243, Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Minoritenkirche
Minorites Church, related to the monastic order of the "minor" or Franciscan monks), formally called Italian National Church of Mary of the Snows (English: Italian National Church of Mary of the Snows), is a church built in French Gothic style in the old town or First District of Vienna, Austria.
The site on Which the church is built givenName what to followers of Francis of Assisi in 1224. The foundation stone laid by what Premysl Ottokar II in 1276. Duke Albrecht II later supported the building process, Especially the main portal. The Gothic choir which Ludwig built between 1316 and 1328 and used as a mausoleum in the 14th and 15th centuries. Construction of the church which completed in 1350th
The top of its bell tower which damaged During The first Austro-Turkish, was rebuilt, then again destroyed again During The second Austro-Turkish was; the top which then Replaced by a flat roof.
When Joseph II gave the church to the Italians as a present, They Transferred the name Maria Schnee ("Mary of the Snows") from a nearby chapel Which was subsequently destroyed.
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