Imperial Gala Concert - Palais Auersperg
The Imperial Gala Concert presents a festive best-of programme in the historic Palais Auersperg, a baroque palace in the heart of Vienna. Vienna’s finest soloists, a soprano and a ballet couple perform masterpieces by Mozart, Johann Strauss, Vivaldi and Schubert, accompanied by orchestra and piano.
Program excerpt
The program varies by performance. Examples include:
- W. A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- W. A. Mozart: “Queen of the Night” aria from Die Zauberflöte
- W. A. Mozart: Alla Turca
- Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Kaiser-Walzer, Wiener Blut and Frühlingsstimmen
- Radetzky March
- Antonio Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons
- Franz Lehár: “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß” from Giuditta
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major
Program and performers are subject to change.
Concert times & tickets
Concerts take place on the dates shown in the booking calendar, normally at 20:00, with admission from 19:00. Dinner starts at 18:15 before the concert. On 31 December 2026, the special concert starts at 14:00; optional lunch is at 12:30.
- Concert – Category B, Category A, Category Superior or VIP
- Dinner & Concert (4-course gala dinner) – Category B, Category A, Category Superior or VIP
The booking calendar shows the current price of every category. Reduced tickets are available for children and for students up to 27.
Optional dinner before the concert
With a Dinner & Concert ticket you enjoy an exclusive selection of Viennese specialities before the concert, right at the historic Palais Auersperg, Auerspergstrasse 1, 1080 Vienna. Choose between a classic, vegetarian or children’s 4-course menu; vegan, gluten-free or other special dishes are available on request. A wine selection matched to the meal and further drinks are offered from the menu.
Classic menu
- Bread & spreads: Oven-fresh organic bread with salted butter and a variety of fine spreads
- Starter: Clear beef broth from tender boiled beef with delicate pancake strips
- Main course: Juicy roast pork with fluffy bread dumplings, fine sauerkraut and aromatic roast gravy
- Dessert: Chocolate fondant with fresh berries and raspberry sauce
Vegetarian menu
- Starter: Velvety potato cream soup
- Main course: Homemade cheese spaetzle with golden-brown roasted onions
- Dessert: Chocolate fondant with fresh berries and raspberry sauce
A children’s menu (pasta with tomato sauce, crispy chicken schnitzel with potato and field salad) is also available.
