Classical Concerts in the Minorite Church

Concerts in the Minorite Church

Concerts at the Minorite Church – Where Music and History Meet

Step into the breathtaking Minoritenkirche in the heart of Vienna, and let the magic of classical music transport you. Surrounded by centuries-old Gothic architecture, each concert becomes more than just a performance—it’s an unforgettable experience.

From the timeless beauty of The Four Seasons to festive highlights at Easter, Christmas, and New Year, the Minorite Church offers an extraordinary setting where music comes alive. Whether you're enjoying a stirring chamber performance or the grandeur of a baroque ensemble, you'll feel the harmony between music and space in every note.

The tradition continues in 2025/2026 with acclaimed "Artists in Residence," including the Les Orpheistes Vienna, the Wiener KammerSymphonie String Quintet, as well as members of the Vienna Philharmonic, renowned choirs, and world-class soloists, all delivering concerts of exceptional quality and emotion.

Don’t miss the chance to witness world-class music in one of Vienna’s most iconic venues.

Book your tickets now and treat yourself to an evening of classical elegance in the heart of the imperial city.

October 10 & 11, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Grande Musica"

Performers:
Pavel Vernikov, Violin
Svetlana Makarova, Violin
Marta Potulska, Viola
Barnaba Poprawski, Viola
Liliana Kehayova, Cello
Rudolf Leopold, Cello

Program:

J. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18
P. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

October 24, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "From Quartets to Symphonies"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Franz Schubert: 1st movement from Death and the Maiden (arr. Gustav Mahler)
Gustav Mahler: 1st movement from the 4th Symphony
Franz Schubert: Five Minuets, D 89
Anton Bruckner: Scherzo from the 7th Symphony

October 31, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - CELLISSIMO (VIVALDI)

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Harriet Krijgh – Cello
Liliana Kehayova – Cello

Program:

Antonio Vivaldi:
– Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 114
– Cello Concerto in C minor, RV 401
– Cello Concerto in F major, RV 412
– Double Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531

November 1, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. - "Mozart – Requiem"- Concert for All Saints

Performers:
Györ Philharmoic Orchestra
Philharmonia Choir Vienna
Martin Sieghart, Conductor

Soloists:
Camilla Nylund, Sopran
Hermine Haselböck, Alt
Anton Saris, Tenor
Günther Groissböck, Bass

Program:

Anton Bruckner: Four Motets a cappella
W. A. Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, KV 626

November 2, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Vivaldi – The Four Seasons"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Alexandra Tirsu, Violin

Program:

W. A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
- Allegro|Romance. Andante|Menuetto. Allegretto|Rondo. Allegro
A. Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni – The Four Seasons

November 21 & 22, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Grande Musica: Bach & Mendelssohn"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Violin & Conductor
Amira Abouzahra, Violin
Mariam Abouzahra, Violin

Program:

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Five Songs without Words
(arranged for string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky)
J. S. Bach: Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D Major
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto grosso in D minor for Two Violins and Cello
Arvo Pärt: Fratres for Violin, Strings and Percussion
Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for Violin and String Orchestra
(arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

November 28, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. -"Advent Concert at the Minoritenkirche"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Ola Asdahl Rokkones, Saxophon

Program:

Johan Svendsen: Romance in G major, Op. 26
Antonín Dvořák: Scherzo from the String Quintet Op. 77
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 2nd and 4th Movements from the Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV 581 (arranged for saxophone)
Jean Sibelius: Impromptu
Joseph Haydn: Divertimento in E-flat major, Hob. II:6 (arranged for string quintet)

November 29 & 30, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. -"Advent Concert at the Minoritenkirche"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Ola Asdahl Rokkones, Saxophon

Program:

Jean Sibelius: Valse triste
Antonín Dvořák: Scherzo from the String Quintet Op. 77
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Concerto in E-flat major (arranged for saxophone)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in A major, KV 201

December 3, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. -"opia|lullay"

Performers:
opia - An ensemble dedicated to contemporary interpretations of early music — from the Middle Ages to the early Baroque.
Eva Leonie Fegers, Recorder & Voice
Alina Loewenich, Recorder & Recitation
Julia Willeitner, Viola da Gamba
Mauro Colantonio, Viola da Gamba
Alexander Gergelyfi, Harpsichord
Fabio Kapeller, Percussion

Program:

A musical journey through European Christmas traditions:

• Medieval carols from England, France, and Italy (13th–16th c.), including Lullay: I saw, Dormi bel Bambin, and Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris.
• Renaissance polyphony and sacred songs: William Byrd’s Lulla, lullaby, my sweet little baby and Praetorius’ Joseph, lieber Joseph mein.
• Early Baroque instrumental art: Biagio Marini’s symphonies and dances, Johann Schop’s galliard, and Froberger’s refined keyboard music.
• Beloved melodies reimagined: Greensleeves / What Child is this? and Spanish Villancicos from the Cancionero de Upsala.

An evening full of sonic intimacy – between sacred devotion, folk tradition, and festive instrumental brilliance of the 13th to 17th centuries.

December 4 & 5, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. -"Hommage à Mozart"

Performers:
Kristina Miller, Piano
Karin Bonelli, Flute
Ekaterina Frolova, Violin
Marta Potulska, Viola
Liliana Kehayova, Cello

Program:

C. M. von Weber: Trio Op. 63 (1819) for Piano, Flute, and Cello
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, KV 550 (arr. J. N. Hummel)

December 6, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. -"Advent Concert: The Magic of Vivaldi"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin & Conductor
Liliana Kehayova, Violoncello

Program:

A. Vivaldi:
Concerto in C Major, RV 114
Cello Concerto in F Major, RV 412
Le Quattro Stagioni – The Four Seasons

December 7 & 8, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.- "The Three Tenors: An Italian Evening"

Performers:
Trio Caruso
Liliana Kehayova, Cello
TBA, Piano
TBA, Violin

Program (excerpt):

G. Verdi: La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)
G. Puccini: Nessun dorma (Turandot)
G. Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
I. Berlin: White Christmas
A. Lara: Granada...

The three tenors of Trio Carusso present an impressive program featuring the greatest arias of the opera world and beloved Christmas classics.

December 12 & 14, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Advent Concert in the Minoritenkirche"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie

Program:

Works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert

December 19, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.- "Goldberg Variations"

Performers:
Mario Hossen, Violin
Marta Potulska, Viola
Liliana Kehayova, Cello

Program:

J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (arr. for String Trio by D. Sitkovetsky)
R. Bischof: String Trio

December 20, 21 & 22, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.- "Per la notte di Natale – Baroque Music for Christmas"

Performers:
BARUCCO Consort on historical instruments
Andreas Helm, oboe and conductor
Elisabeth Wiesbauer, solo violin
Ulli Engel and Lucia Froihofer, violin
Julie Kriechbaum, viola
Kaspar Singer, cello
Herwig Neugebauer, violone
Anne Marie Dragosits, harpsichord

Program:

Johann Melchior Molter (1696–1765): Concerto Pastorale in G major
- Larghetto – Allegro e forte
- Aria 1: A tempo giusto
- Aria 2: Lento e sempre piano
- Aria 3: Tempo di Minuetto

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): From "The Four Seasons": Winter
Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4 for violin, strings, and basso continuo
- Allegro non molto
- Largo
- Allegro

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Concerto for oboe d’amore, strings, and basso continuo in A major
- Siciliano
- Allegro
- Largo
- Vivace

Johann Christoph Pez (1664–1716): Concerto Pastorella
- Pastorella
- Grave – Allegro – Largo – Allegro
- Grave – Andante

Antonio Vivaldi:
Il Riposo – For the Most Holy Christmas
Concerto in E major, RV 270 for violin, strings, and basso continuo
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060R, for oboe, violin, strings, and basso continuo
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro

December 23, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.- "Vivaldi – The Four Seasons"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Alexandra Tirsu, Violin

Program:

W. A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
Allegro|Romance. Andante|Menuetto. Allegretto|Rondo. Allegro
A. Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni – The Four Seasons

December 25 & 26, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Christmas Concerts"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Michael Bednarik, Trumpet

Program:

W. A. Mozart: Overture to Der Schauspieldirektor, KV 486
J. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe:1
V. Bellini: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
W. A. Mozart: Arias from Le nozze di Figaro, KV 492
G. F. Händel: Suite in D Major for Trumpet and Strings, HWV 335

December 27, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.- "Vivaldi – The Four Seasons"

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Alexandra Tirsu, Violin

Program:

W. A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
- Allegro|Romance. Andante|Menuetto. Allegretto|Rondo. Allegro
A. Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni – The Four Seasons

December 28, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Grande Musica: Mozart & Beethoven"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Ensemble

Program:

W. A. Mozart: Flute Quartet, KV 285
L. v. Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

New Year’s Festival 2025/2026

December 29 & 30, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. - "Baroque Gala"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin & Conductor
Don Elias Stolz, Trompete

Program:

F. Geminiani: Concerto grosso No. 1 in D Major (after Corelli, Op. 5/1)
P. Locatelli: Concerto grosso, Op. 1 No. 11
G. Tartini: Violin Concerto in A Minor, D. 115
T. Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor (reconstructed by R. Giazotto)
A. Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor, RV 157
F. Geminiani: Concerto grosso in D Minor La Folia

December 31, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. - "New Year's Eve Gala"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin & Conductor

Program:

A tribute to Fritz Kreisler (150th birthday) and Johann Strauss (200th birthday)

• Works by F. Kreisler, J. Strauss (arr. A. Berg & A. Webern) and A. Piazzolla

January 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. - "New Year's Concert"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin & Conductor

Program:

• (TBA)

January 2 & 4, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. - "The Magic of Vivaldi"

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin & Conductor

Program:

Works by A. Vivaldi