Vivaldi Four Seasons in Vienna: Concerts, Tickets and Venues

Concerts with Vivaldi you can book now

Programmes rotate by date. The Classic Exclusive concerts list the complete Four Seasons on selected dates; the palace concerts usually include single movements. Open the event page and check the programme for your date before booking.

• Imperial Gala Concert - Palais AuerspergMozart, Strauss, Vivaldi and Schubert highlights with soloists, soprano and ballet in the imperial Palais Auersperg – concert or 4-course dinner & concert.5 Nov 2026 - From €49.00Tickets
• Vienna Baroque OrchestraSpend an evening with the Vienna Baroque Orchestra in the Red Salon of Palais Schönborn-Batthyány. The 75-minute concert pairs Baroque works with opera favourites and later classical pieces; optional dinner is available.5 Nov 2026 - From €59.00Tickets
• Vienna Residence Orchestra: Viennese Classical ConcertsClassical concerts with music by Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, Vivaldi and other composers. Admission 30 minutes before the start; duration approx. 90 minutes.6 Nov 2026 - From €55.00Tickets
• Vienna: Classical Concert in the Musikverein Brahms HallPrograms vary by date and feature Camerata Classica in music by Mozart, Haydn, Vivaldi, J. C. Bach and Mendelssohn in the Brahms Hall.10 Nov 2026 - From €53.00Tickets
• Vienna: Classical Concert in the Musikverein Golden HallPrograms vary by date and feature Camerata Classica in music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Vivaldi and other composers in the Golden Hall.15 Nov 2026 - From €33.00Tickets

Vivaldi's last year in Vienna

Vivaldi arrived in Vienna in 1740, probably hoping for the patronage of Emperor Charles VI, who had admired his music. The emperor died within months, the theatres closed for mourning, and the composer, by then out of fashion in Venice, found himself without income. He died on 28 July 1741 and was buried in the hospital cemetery beside the Karlskirche, on ground now occupied by the Technical University; a memorial plaque marks the spot. Vienna remembered him only in the twentieth century, when the baroque revival made the Four Seasons world famous.

The Four Seasons themselves date from 1725, four violin concertos published in Amsterdam as part of his opus 8, each prefaced by a sonnet describing birdsong, summer storms, harvest dances and winter ice. They are the reason Vivaldi is on so many Vienna programmes: the movements are short, vivid and instantly recognisable.

• BornVenice, 1678; ordained priest, violin teacher at the Ospedale della Pietà.
• The Four SeasonsFour violin concertos, 1725, opus 8 numbers 1 to 4.
• DiedVienna, 28 July 1741; buried near the Karlskirche.
• MemorialPlaque at the Technical University on Karlsplatz, a few minutes from the Musikverein.

Where the Four Seasons is played in Vienna

The Classic Exclusive series at the Musikverein is the surest way to hear the complete Four Seasons: Die SchlossCapelle and Camerata Classica include Le quattro stagioni on selected dates in both the Golden Hall and the Brahms Hall, alongside Mozart, Haydn and J. C. Bach. The programme is date-specific and shown on the event page, so choose a date that lists the work.

The Vienna Baroque Orchestra plays Vivaldi alongside Mozart, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky and Brahms in the Red Salon of Palais Schönborn-Batthyány, a seventy-five-minute concert with opera singers. The Imperial Gala Concert at Palais Auersperg includes Winter from the Four Seasons in its best-of programme with soprano and ballet, and the Vienna Residence Orchestra's Vienna Classic Concerts name Vivaldi among their regular composers next to Mozart and Strauss.

• Classic Exclusive, MusikvereinComplete Four Seasons on selected dates, about 120 minutes.
• Vienna Baroque OrchestraVivaldi and Mozart with singers, Palais Schönborn-Batthyány, about 75 minutes.
• Imperial Gala ConcertWinter from the Four Seasons in a Mozart and Strauss programme, Palais Auersperg.
• Vienna Residence OrchestraVivaldi among Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven and Schubert, about 90 minutes.

How to make sure you hear Vivaldi

Vienna's visitor concerts rotate their programmes, and Vivaldi is a guest rather than a headliner. Three checks avoid disappointment: open the event page and read the programme notes for the specific date; prefer the Classic Exclusive dates that list Le quattro stagioni in full if the complete work matters to you; and treat the palace concerts as Mozart and Strauss evenings with a Vivaldi movement as a bonus. Programmes and performers can change, so the date's listing is the final word.

Vivaldi, Mozart or Strauss?

If you want one concert that covers Vienna's greatest hits, a Mozart and Strauss programme in a palace is the natural choice and usually includes a Vivaldi movement. If baroque music is the point, the Musikverein's Classic Exclusive dates with the complete Four Seasons and the Vienna Baroque Orchestra are the better fit. Our Mozart and Strauss guides cover the alternatives in detail.

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