Classical Concerts in the Minorite Church

Step into the breathtaking Minoritenkirche in the heart of Vienna and experience a new season where timeless music and historic atmosphere come together in perfect harmony. Surrounded by magnificent Gothic architecture, each concert becomes more than a performance—it becomes a moment to remember.

The 2026/2027 season invites you on an inspiring musical journey through the masterpieces of classical music. From the intricate beauty of Bach’s Goldberg Variations and the profound depth of the St John Passion, to the vibrant brilliance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the program brings together iconic works that have shaped musical history.

Celebrate the spirit of the seasons with special highlights throughout the year: moving Easter concerts, atmospheric Advent evenings, festive Christmas performances, and dazzling New Year’s concerts. Whether it’s an intimate chamber music setting or the powerful sound of orchestra and choir, each event reveals a unique dialogue between music and space.

Renowned ensembles and outstanding soloists return to the Minorite Church, including Les Orpheistes Orchestra, the Wiener Kammersymphonie, and as well as members of the Vienna Philharmonic, renowned choirs, and world-class soloists, all delivering concerts of exceptional quality and emotion.. From baroque elegance to classical masterpieces and virtuosic showpieces, the season offers exceptional artistry, passion, and musical diversity.

Experience unforgettable evenings where tradition meets excellence, and where every note resonates within one of Vienna’s most iconic sacred spaces.

Book your tickets now and immerse yourself in a season of classical brilliance in the heart of the imperial city.

Performers:
Mario Hossen, Violin
Alexander Gordon, Viola
Liliana Kehayova, Cello

Program:

• - Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  (arranged for string trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky)

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchester
Chorus ALEA

Soloists:
Natalie Peña Comas – Soprano
Hermine Hasselbäck – Alto
Paul Schweinester – Tenor / Evangelist
Klemens Sander – Bass
Günter Haumer – Baritone (Jesus)

Conductor:
Martin Sieghart

Program:

• - Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Andrea Vivanet, piano

Program:

• - Johann Sebastian Bach:
• • - Sinfonia from the Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
  • - From the Cantata “God’s Time is the Best Time” (Actus tragicus), BWV 106: Sonatina
  • - Violin Concerto
• - Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
• - Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished”, D 759

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen, Violin and Conductor
Don Elias Stolz, Trumpet

Program:

• - Johann Sebastian Bach
• • – Chorale “Rejoice, ye Hearts”, BWV 66
  • – Violin Sonata in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1023
• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 “La Primavera”
• - Joseph Haydn:
• • - The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Hob. **/1:B
• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – Sinfonia “Al Santo Sepolcro” in B minor, RV 169
• - Georg Philipp Telemann:
• • – Sinfonia Spirituosa in D major, TWV 44:1
• - Johann Sebastian Bach:
• • – Chorale “Jesus Remains My Joy”, BWV 147

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Cornelia Gradwohl – Violin

Program:

• Joseph Haydn:
  – Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104
• Antonio Vivaldi:
  – Le quattro stagioni – The Four Seasons

Performers:
Karin Bonelli – Flute
Alexander Swete – Guitar
Maria Sotriffer – Violin
Thomas Selditz – Viola
Liliana Kehayova – Cello

Program:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
– Flute Quartet in D major, KV 285

Franz Schubert:
– Quartet in G major, D 96 (after the Notturno Op. 21 by W. Matiegka)

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen – Conductor & Violin

Program:

• W. A. Mozart:
• • – Divertimento in D major, KV 136 (“Salzburg Symphony”)
  • – Violin Concerto in A major, KV 219
  • – Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, KV 16

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchester
Mario Hossen – Conductor & Violin

Program:

• - Antonio Vivaldi
• • – Concerto in C major, RV 157
• - Niccolò Paganini
• • – Le Streghe, Variations on a theme from Süssmayr’s ballet
    Il noce di Benevento, M.S. 19
• - Antonio Vivaldi
  – La Primavera – Allegro, RV 269
  – L’Estate – Allegro non troppo, RV 315
  – L’Inverno – Largo – Allegro, RV 297
• - Niccolò Paganini
• • – Rondo “Il Campanello”, M.S. 67/1 (arr. R. Leopold)
• - Antonio Vivaldi
• • – Concerto in G minor, RV 114
• - Niccolò Paganini:
• • – Sonata Preghiera (Prayer) for one string,
    based on a theme from Rossini’s opera Mosè in Egitto, M.S. 23
• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – L’Autunno – Allegro – Adagio molto – Allegro, RV 293
  • – L’Estate – Presto, RV 315

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie
Massimo Mercelli – Flute

Program:

• - Giovanni Paisiello: Sinfonia Il Barbiere di Siviglia
• - Michael Nyman: Flute Concerto
• - Antonio Salieri: Sinfonia La Veneziana
• - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major “Prague”, KV 504
• - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor

Performers:
String Quintet Wiener Kammersymphonie

Program:

• - Joseph Haydn: Overture to Armida
• - Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No. 1
• - Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No. 3
• - Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D major “Le Matin”, Hob. I:6
• - Antonín Dvořák: 2nd movement from the String Quintet
• - Joseph Haydn: Quintet in A major

Performers:
Natalia Rehling – Piano
Varga Quartet Vienna

Program:

• - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• • – Fantasy in D minor, KV 397
• - Franz Schubert
• • – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden”
• - Frédéric Chopin
• • – Variations in B-flat major, Op. 2
    on “La ci darem la mano” from the opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    (arranged for piano and string quartet)

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Christoph Sietzen – Marimba
Martin Sieghart – Conductor

Program:

• - Joseph Haydn: Symphony in F minor “La Passione”, Hob. I:49 (final movement)
• - Christoph Sietzen: Improvisation “La passione”
• - Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 – Prélude
• - Emmanuel Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2006)
• - Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995 – Gigue
• - Joseph Haydn: Symphony in F minor “La Passione”, Hob. I:49

Performers:
Mario Hossen – Violin
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky – Violin
Gerhard Marschner – Viola
Harriet Krijgh – Cello
Liliana Kehayova – Cello

Program:

• - Ludwig van Beethoven
• • – String Quintet in A major, after the “Kreutzer Sonata” Op. 47
• - Anton Arensky
• • – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35

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• - W. A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV 626

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• Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchester
Mario Hossen – Conductor & Violin

Program:

• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – Concerto in C major, RV 157
• - Niccolò Paganini:
• • – Le Streghe, Variations on a theme from Süssmayr’s ballet
    Il noce di Benevento, M.S. 19
• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – La Primavera – Allegro, RV 269
  • – L’Estate – Allegro non troppo, RV 315
  • – L’Inverno – Largo – Allegro, RV 297-
• Niccolò Paganini:
• • – Rondo “Il Campanello”, M.S. 67/1 (arr. R. Leopold)
• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – Concerto in G minor, RV 114
• - Niccolò Paganini:
• • – Sonata Preghiera (Prayer) for one string,
    based on a theme from Rossini’s opera Mosè in Egitto, M.S. 23
• - Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – L’Autunno – Allegro – Adagio molto – Allegro, RV 293
  • – L’Estate – Presto, RV 315

Performers:
Trio Caruso – The Three Tenors from Naples
N. N. – Violin
N. N. – Cello
N. N. – Piano

Program:

• Arias by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gaetano Donizetti

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Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen – Conductor & Violin

Program:

• Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – Concerto in C major, RV 157
• Niccolò Paganini
• • – Le Streghe, Variations on a theme from Süssmayr’s ballet
    Il noce di Benevento, M.S. 19
• Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – La Primavera – Allegro, RV 269
  • – L’Estate – Allegro non troppo, RV 315
  • – L’Inverno – Largo – Allegro, RV 297
• Niccolò Paganini:
• • – Rondo “Il Campanello”, M.S. 67/1 (arr. R. Leopold)
• Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – Concerto in G minor, RV 114
• Niccolò Paganini:
• • – Sonata Preghiera (Prayer) for one string,
    based on a theme from Rossini’s opera Mosè in Egitto, M.S. 23
• Antonio Vivaldi:
• • – L’Autunno – Allegro – Adagio molto – Allegro, RV 293
  • – L’Estate – Presto, RV 315

Performers:
Barucco Consort – period instruments
Andreas Helm – Oboe & Conductor

Program:

• Works by Bach and Vivaldi

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Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen – Violin & Conductor
Don Elias Stolz – Trumpet

Program:

• - Works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Locatelli

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen – Violin & Conductor

Program:

• - A. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni
• - A. Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen – Violin & Conductor

Program:

• - A. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni
• - A. Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas

Performers:
Les Orpheistes Orchestra
Mario Hossen – Violin & Conductor

Program:

• - A. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni
• - A. Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
  

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