Sommernachtskonzert 2026 / Summer Night Concert 2026

The 2026 Summer Night Concert was held on 19 June before an audience of 50,000 enthusiastic fans. This open-air concert by the Vienna Philharmonic has been held annually since 2008 and, as always, the grounds of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Schönbrunn Palace have provided a magical backdrop.

Held at the height of the summer in a uniquely memorable atmosphere, the 2026 Summer Night Concert was conducted for the first time in its history by Lorenzo Viotti and witnessed the Vienna Philharmonic presenting a varied program full of musical highlights that included gripping scenes from Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele, Verdi's Falstaff and Wagner's Das Rheingold. The evening's soloist was Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, who added a very special note of his own with Tevye's "If I Were A Rich Man" from Jerry Bock's phenomenally successful musical Fiddler on the Roof. A further high point was undoubtedly the appearance of the Vienna State Ballet in the Second Suite from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé. Held at the height of the summer in a uniquely memorable atmosphere, the 2026 Summer Night Concert was conducted for the first time in its history by Lorenzo Viotti and witnessed the Vienna Philharmonic presenting a varied program full of musical highlights that included gripping scenes from Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele, Verdi's Falstaff and Wagner's Das Rheingold. The evening's soloist was Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, who added a very special note of his own with Tevye's "If I Were A Rich Man" from Jerry Bock's phenomenally successful musical Fiddler on the Roof. A further high point was undoubtedly the appearance of the Vienna State Ballet in the Second Suite from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé.