St. Peter's Church Vienna: Concert Tickets

Concerts in St. Peter's Church you can book now

One concert series is currently offered in the Peterskirche. The event page lists every date, the three seat categories and the seasonal programme around Christmas and New Year.

• Classic Ensemble Vienna at St. Peter's ChurchExperience Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, Schubert and Beethoven performed by Classic Ensemble Vienna inside one of Vienna's most beautiful baroque churches.7 Nov 2026 - From €39.00Tickets

The first baroque dome of Vienna

A church has stood on Petersplatz since the early Middle Ages; a relief on the outside of today's building recalls the legend that Charlemagne founded the first one. The present church was begun in 1701, and from 1703 Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, later the architect of the Belvedere, shaped it into the first great domed church of baroque Vienna. The oval nave is crowned by Johann Michael Rottmayr's fresco of the Assumption of the Virgin, the high altar carries a painting by Martino Altomonte, and the gilded pulpit and stucco complete an interior that is far richer than the modest square outside suggests. Because the plan is an oval rather than a long nave, no seat is far from the musicians.

The church stands at Petersplatz 1, between the Graben and Tuchlauben, in the pedestrian heart of the old town. From Stephansplatz it is two minutes on foot along the Graben; from Herrengasse about five.

• AddressPetersplatz 1, 1010 Vienna, just off the Graben.
• Nearest stationsStephansplatz (U1, U3), two minutes on foot; Herrengasse (U3), about five.
• InteriorOval baroque nave under a painted dome by Johann Michael Rottmayr, gilded stucco and pulpit.
• AccessWheelchair accessible; the event page shows the seating plan with the three categories.

The concert: Classic Ensemble Vienna

Classic Ensemble Vienna has made the Peterskirche its home. Its internationally experienced musicians play a programme of familiar classical masterpieces rather than one complete work: the opening Allegro of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, selections from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, the Introitus, Kyrie and Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem, Bach's Air on the G String, the slow movement of Schubert's Death and the Maiden and the finale of Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartet in C major; the programme can change by date.

The regular concerts begin at 20:30 and last about 65 minutes without an interval, so the evening still leaves time for a late dinner in the old town. On New Year's Eve the concert starts at 19:30. Seats are sold in categories I, II and III, each at an adult and a reduced price; from 1 December to 5 January the Christmas and New Year concerts have a seasonal programme and seasonal prices, which the booking calendar shows for every date.

• ProgrammeMozart, Vivaldi, Bach, Schubert and Beethoven: highlights rather than one complete work, subject to change.
• TimingStart 20:30, about 65 minutes, no interval; New Year's Eve 19:30.
• EnsembleClassic Ensemble Vienna, internationally experienced musicians in a chamber formation.
• TicketsCategories I, II and III with a seating plan, each at an adult and a reduced price; final price on the event page.

Which seat category to choose

Category I is nearest the musicians, Category III furthest back; the seating plan on the event page shows the rows of each category before you choose. The church's oval plan and stone surfaces carry the sound evenly, so the categories differ more in view than in acoustics: a seat in Category III still hears the ensemble clearly, a seat in Category I sees the players' hands. Book all tickets of your party in one order to be seated together.

St. Peter's or St. Anne's: which church concert suits you

Vienna's two bookable church concerts are a few minutes apart but differ in character. The Peterskirche concert starts at 20:30, lasts 65 minutes, is sold in numbered categories and plays the best-known pieces of five composers under a baroque dome by Stephansplatz. The Annakirche concert starts at 20:00, lasts about 70 minutes, has free seating and plays complete works by one composer per evening on period instruments in a far smaller room near the State Opera. Choose St. Peter's for the familiar highlights, the grander church and a start that follows dinner; choose St. Anne's for complete works and the most intimate setting. Both finish well before 22:00.

Plan your evening

The Graben and Stephansplatz surround the church with cafés and restaurants, so dinner before or after the concert needs no planning; in Advent the Christmas markets on Stephansplatz and Am Hof are two minutes away. Arrive twenty to thirty minutes early for the entrance and your category. There is no dress code; smart casual is the norm. Churches stay cooler than concert halls, so bring a layer in winter. Photographs are welcome before and after the concert, not while the musicians play.

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