"The idea is to do justice to the history of the Habsburg dynasty with our music," says Hartmut Pascher, artistic director of the ensemble. "Over the centuries, the Habsburgs have always been patrons of music and artistic life. Although there were members of the imperial house who did not care much for music, we must not overlook all those Habsburgs who not only promoted music but also actively pursued it themselves. We find good and excellent musicians and even composers in the ranks of the Habsburg family."

It is important to keep this musical tradition alive. That is why the Emperor Quartet Vienna was formed, where great experience meets young esprit, where masterful interpretation is passed on to the next generation, where the joy of making music together spills over to the audience, and where programs are prepared and arranged with great attention to detail.

The musicians of the quartet are experienced chamber musicians who have been members of renowned string quartets and piano trios for many years - many of them teach at universities and music schools - soloists with great successes in international competitions, and graduates who have studied with the experienced members of the ensemble. The quartet can be expanded with wind and vocal soloists, which significantly enriches the repertoire.

Combo-Ticket:

Combine your concert visit with the most famous crypt in the world, the Imperial Crypt. The burial place of the Habsburgs since 1618 lets you feel 400 years of Austrian and European history. Marvel at the tombs of famous rulers, such as Emperor Franz Joseph and his beautiful wife Elisabeth "Sisi", the impressive double coffin of "Empress" Maria Theresa and Franz I Stephan of Lorraine or the modest copper coffin of the reform emperor Joseph II. Last admission to the crypt is at 17:30, so it is wonderful to combine it with the concert.

Programme

W. A. Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (KV 525)

J. Haydn
Emperors Quartet, 2nd movement (Hob. III:77)

F. Schubert
Ave Maria (D.839)

J. S. Bach
Air (from orchestra suite no. 3, BWV 1068)

A. Bruckner
Locus Iste (WAB 23)

W. A. Mozart
Requiem (KV 626, excerpts for string quartet)

Lacrimosa

P. I. Tschaikowski
string quartet in D major, 2nd movement (op. 11, after a ukrainian folk song)
(The programme may be subject to changes)

The concerts will take place Fridays at 19:00 and Satudays at 18:30 , from 12th of May to 4th of November.

Categories and Prices

Tickets are available in 3 different prices

• Adult                            EUR    35,-
• Senior                          EUR    20,-
• Youth -27                     EUR    18,-

All prices are total prices, including all taxes and statutory fees. We do not bill any sort of additional charges.

Venue

Capuchin Church is centrally located near the State Opera in Vienna's city centre and is known for the Imperial Crypt (Capuchin Crypt), which served as the Habsburg burial site for centuries. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the cornerstone-laying of Capuchin Church and the Imperial Crypt in 1622, the cornerstone for the chamber concerts was also laid last year - imperial in every sense of the word. Over the centuries, around 150 members of the Habsburg imperial family have been buried in the Capuchin Crypt - a unique place in the world. 

Capuchin church (Kapuzinerkirche)
Tegetthoffstraße 2,
1010 Wien

Duration

Concert lasts for 60 minutes, without intermission. 

Tickets

Once your booking has been confirmed, you will receive an e-mail containing your booking voucher. Please print it out or download it on your smartphone/tablet to show it at the evening box on the day of the concert.

In case you do not receive an e-mail in the minutes following the booking, please check your Spam folder! 

How to get there?

Take the subway line U1 or U3 to the station Stephansplatz, Kärtnerstrasse exit to Kärtnerstraße and continue walking to Neuer Markt.

Or

Take the underground line U1 or U3 or the tram 1, 2 , D or 71 to the Karlsplatz Opera station, from there it is a few minutes on foot. 

Cancellations

It is possible to cancel your ticket up to 3 days before the concert date.