{"id":16080,"date":"2019-05-25T05:42:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T04:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=16080"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:11:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:11:30","slug":"wiener-symphoniker-mq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/wiener-symphoniker-mq\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiener Symphoniker at the MQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wintermq_small.jpg\" alt=\"Museumsquartier sign\" class=\"wp-image-8566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wintermq_small.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wintermq_small-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Culture is not just for the elite in Vienna. For example, the Wiener Symphoniker orchestra is known for its outreach concerts around the city districts. And it often gives a free, open-air performance at the MQ (Museumsquartier).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free concert from a world-famous orchestra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Very central location, easily reached on foot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The MQ courtyard has plenty of bars and restaurants, too <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next dates: TBA (if it repeats; has paused in recent years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/\">How to see a concert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/june\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16505\">What to do in June<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"an-open-air-concert\">An open-air concert<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WSposter.jpg\" alt=\"Poster advertising a Wiener Symphoniker concert\" class=\"wp-image-41641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WSposter.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/WSposter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Advert for a previous appearance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/mq\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4030\">MQ<\/a> is a kind of pick&#8217;n&#8217;mix of museums, restaurants, exhibition space, venues, and cultural activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summer, the main courtyard fills with people eager to enjoy the open-air bars, lounge on the colourful public seating, and breathe in the heady scent given off by all that art and creative thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The magnificent Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony) orchestra sometimes finds its way into that same courtyard to add a touch of musical sophistication to proceedings. And their open-air concert is entirely free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, the MQ event slips gracefully into a little collection of free annual classical concerts that includes, for example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/festival-of-joy\/\">Fest der Freude<\/a> on Heldenplatz square in early May and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/summer-night-concert\/\">Summer Night Concert<\/a> at Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The juxtaposition of classical music and the MQ&#8217;s contemporary and modern art installations and museums seems to nicely reflect today&#8217;s Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"highlights\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wiener Symphoniker counts as one of the globe&#8217;s most prestigious orchestras, regularly appearing at the city&#8217;s two world-class venues: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/konzerthaus\/\">Konzerthaus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/musikverein\/\">Musikverein<\/a>. So consider the MQ event a remarkable opportunity to enjoy outstanding musicians at a cost of, well&#8230;nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andr\u00e9s Orozco-Estrada conducted alongside Anton Sorokow on violin the last time the orchestra appeared (in 2021), and the programme featured works by Johann Strauss (II), Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll add details for the next one once they become available, if the event repeats in future years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2022-dates-and-tickets\">Dates and tickets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll keep an eye out for a future date or check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wienersymphoniker.at\/\">Wiener Symphoniker<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last MQ concert began at 6.30pm, but took up an autumn slot. The more usual summer date normally sees start times put back a bit to around 8pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned, no ticket is required. However, the central courtyard of the MQ has a limited capacity, so go early if you want a decent view. The seated area opened three hours before the official start time in 2021, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-the-concert\">How to get to the concert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/mq\/\">Museumsquartier article<\/a> for info on parking, public transport, etc.. The main courtyard is, unsurprisingly, just inside the main entrance at the centre of the complex, sandwiched between the Leopold and MUMOK museums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1i9IZX6LeUKth_5sm2EOO-SqQl8s\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You may need to have consented to YouTube\/Vimeo cookies, depending on the implementation, to see the following video(s), otherwise you&#8217;ll get an error message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Er\u00f6ffnung &quot;Summer of Movement&quot; | Wiener Symphoniker | 14.6.17\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FHCcv0uJh6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Culture is not just for the elite in Vienna. For example, the Wiener Symphoniker orchestra is known for its outreach concerts around the city districts. And it often gives a free, open-air performance at the MQ (Museumsquartier). 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