Viennese Waltz In Vienna – Lessons, Waltz Dances and More
Learning more about Viennese Waltz not just finetunes your ears and motor skills. You also get to know another UNESCO Immaterial Cultural Heritage. Like many young Viennese women I learned Wiener Walzer in dancing school when I was 15 and have since waltzed across a few Viennese ballrooms. To up your musical and ballroom dance […]
New Years Eve Concerts in Vienna 2025
New Years Eve concerts. There is hardly a better way to let 2025 float past in Vienna than with music. If you are not up to a violinist fiddling into your ear at an Austrian dinner show, you will find my list of the top six ‘Silvester’ classical concerts useful. ‘Silvesterkonzert‘ by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra […]
Eurovision 2026 Vienna: Complete Guide to the 70th Contest
In May 2026, Vienna will once again host the Eurovision Song Contest. Following Austria’s victory at the 2025 contest with JJ’s “Wasted Love,” the city previously welcomed Eurovision in 1967 and 2015. The dates are set: semi-finals on May 12th and 14th, with the grand final on Saturday, May 16th. Taking place at the same […]
Vienna Music Festival Guide 2025/2026: Hear Wien
What are the best music festivals in Vienna in 2026? While most international visitors flock to classical festivals Vienna, the city also hosts regular music festivals that cater to a wide range of musical genres and preferences. To help you have our ear on the ground I have pulled together a festival guide for my […]
Best Vienna Balls 2026: 11 Ballroom Dancing Highlights
What are the best Vienna Balls to visit in 2026? Where and when can you order tickets and learn about dress codes for each event? Each year, Vienna hosts more than 450 balls: High profile ballroom dancing events with elegant dress codes next to contemporary balls, and dance events of the local firebrigade. I have […]
Vienna Classical Music Tours – My Favourite Musical Walks
Vienna Classical Music Tours. While you will love visiting a concert or opera in Vienna, it won’t tell you the full story. Since the Habsburg Emperors, Wien has been running a classical music industry second to none. Top composers from Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart, to Schubert, Strauss and Vivaldi nurtured their talents here. Actually I’m […]
Booking Vienna Opera Tickets Without Pre-Ordering
As you look into booking Vienna Opera tickets I’d love for you to learn from my experience. Being Viennese I have been to Wiener Staatsoper several times. Until some time ago, I played the ‘ticket waiting list game’ with the opera’s affiliated ticket provider. As it happened, at some stage, I would usually be thrown […]
Music Tour Vienna: Mozart, Beethoven And Who Else Set The Tone
Music Tour Vienna. When classical music enthusiasts venture beyond evenings at the Staatsoper to trace composers throughout Vienna, they discover that the city’s ‘capital of music’ reputation extends far deeper than mere tourism marketing. The Mozart House, Beethoven House, and prestigious venues like the Musikverein represent only the most visible fragments of Vienna’s rich musical […]
Vienna Theatres: Where to Watch The Best Shows and Plays
Throughout Europe Vienna theatres and shows have a fantastic reputation, and come in various formats: from our national treasure Burgtheater to opera theaters, musical theatres, and small but ambitious English language stages. Whether you kept some of your school German or know no Deutsch at all, screen a selection of the best theatres. Some perform […]
Beethoven in Vienna – 10 Ideas To Connect With Him In Wien
Did Beethoven live in Vienna? In fact, Beethoven spent almost two thirds of his life in Austria’s capital. While Mozart spent just 10 years in Wien, Beethoven lived in the capital of music for 35 years. Becoming Viennese by choice, Beethoven’s nationality was actually German. Ludwig van Beethoven’s time in Vienna was a defining period […]