St. Anne's Church, © Photo: Peppa Georgieff/Vienna/2017 Classical Concert in St. Anne`s Church
Vienna, St. Anne's Church — Main Hall
About the Event
Hear music by Vienna's greatest composers in the stunning historic surroundings of St. Anne's Church (Annakirche). Located in the heart of Vienna, the Baroque church offers a lovely setting for this concert series.
Instrumentalists from renowned orchestras in Vienna come together in a string quartet to perform some of the most exquisite compositions of the Viennese Classic on historical instruments.
St. Anne's Church is historical proof of the beauty and playfulness of the Baroque period. The magnificent and authentic atmosphere provides the concert with a high‐quality and noble setting, which adds a special quality to the music, inviting visitors to enjoy a dreamy listening experience.
Practical Information
Duration: approx. 70 minutes
The St. Anne's Church is heated.
Free choice of seats
Door opens 30 minutes before the concert starts
Category 'All Seats (reduced)' is only available for Children, Students and Seniors from the age of 65.
The concert presenter wishes to point out that children below the age of 6 are not allowed to attend the concert.
The church is heated in the cold months.
Program
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Jagdquartett
- Ludwig van Beethoven – "Rasumovsky" Quartett
- Joseph Haydn – Kaiserquartett
- Franz Schubert – 'Der Tod und das Mädchen'
St. Anne's Church
The history of Saint Anne´s Church (Annakirche) can be traced back to 1320, though the cuurrent church was consecrated in 1518. Initially a gothic building, the Jesuit order added baroque elements to the design. The interior is decorated with stunning frescoes by Daniel Gran, with ornate altarpieces, and carved statues. No wonder Annakirche is considered to be one of the most beautiful baroque churches in Vienna! Within the Annakirche's walls, a dreamy atmosphere and great acoustics make this church an ideal place for classical concerts. Chamber music by Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven is popular with locals and tourists alike, and is often played on historical instruments.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Perhaps the most important composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the late 18th century. Born in 1756 in Salzburg, he showed prodigious musical talent from childhood. Beginning at five years of age, he composed more than 600 works, including concertos, symphonies, religious works and operas before his premature death at the age of 35. Hi influence over successive generations cannot be overestated - Ludwig van Beethoven wrote of Mozart "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years”. Despite the immense success of his compositions, and the acclaim he received across Europe, Mozart achieved little financial security and rwas buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna's St Marx Cemetery.
Franz Schubert
During his rather short life, Franz Schubert, one of the fathers of romanticism in music, had always been an unappreciated genius who had never received public acclaim. Only his family and friends were delighted by his music, and most of his works were discovered and published only many years after his death. Franz Schubert was born on the 31th of March 1797 in the suburbs of Vienna. His father and eldest brother were amateur musicians and they taught him to play piano and violin. At the age of 11 Schubert was a singer in a choir at the Lichtenthal parish and later auditioned for Antonio Salieri and admitted to the emperor’s choir. During that period young Franz started composing his own works. However, after his voice broke he had to leave the choir and in 1814 he started working as a teacher in the same parish school as his father. He never stopped composing and 4 years later he decided to quit teaching and devote his life completely to music. He fell out with his father because of that and struggled to make ends meet. In 1818 Schubert went to Vienna, where he met Vogl. Together they gave private concerts in small aristocratic circles, mainly playing Lieder, which Schubert wrote around 600. Franz Schubert gave only one big public concert in his whole life in March 1828, which was very warmly received by the audience. However, his health was deteriorating and in November the same year he died of thyroid fever at the age of 31.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer of the late 18th century. He is well known as the most influential composers of all time as well as crucial figure to the Classical music scene. In fact, he demonstrated his musical talent at an early age, taking lessons from his father and composer/conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. Later, he moved to Vienna where he gained the reputation of a virtuoso pianist by composing his popular masterpieces. He created his most admired works in his last 15 years of life, all the while being almost completely deaf.
Customer Reviews
4.4 of 5
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Brett D, Australia
Oct 2025
Didnt recognise music needed more recognisable tunes
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Allison W, USA
Aug 2025
This concert was so excellent. Such talent of the performers. I enjoyed the music and the setting was beautiful. Highly recommend this!
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Mikhail U, Израиль
Nov 2022
Великолепно! Особенно Гайдн и Бетховен, прекрасная музыка, потрясающее исполнение. Браво, Lerchenfeld Quartett!
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Oct 2022
Superb!
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Michael Q, USA
Oct 2019
Skilled musicians in a beautiful setting. The church has wonderful acoustics
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Kathryn K, Canada
Sep 2019
Wonderful, fantastic experience, highly recommend.
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YOSHIKO T, 日本
Jul 2019
とても満足しました。観光客向けの選曲でなく、モーツァルトとシューベルトのカルテットをそれぞれ4楽章しっかり聞かせてもらえました。4人の奏者の美しい調べが、教会の中に響き、魅了されました。音楽好きな方にお薦めです。
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Thierry G, France
May 2019
Superbe, petit bémol les bancs de l’église….c’est bien des bancs d’église
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Andre B, United Kingdom
Apr 2019
Highly recommend the show. Fantastic!!!
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Elena R, Украина
Mar 2019
Потрясающий концерт
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julien m, France
Jan 2019
Cadre et acoustique intéressante.
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Juliano G, Brazil
Jan 2019
Very very good, enjoyed a lot!
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Anton Gerrit S, Netherlands
Jan 2019
Pertect way to find an event
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Michael P, Canada
Dec 2018
Booking on line was super easy and the string quartet who played the Mozart and the Haydn were fabulous. And of course the wonderful baroque church made it all perfect.
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Marina T, Израиль
Dec 2018
I got great pleasure.Thenks.
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Ronald L, USA
Dec 2018
Absolutely fabulous performance!
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Ina R, Belarus
Dec 2018
Excellent, just excellent!
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Sebastian G, Argentina
Dec 2018
Excellent concert!! highly recommended! The church is beautiful, and the musicians are really great. I enjoyed a lot the concert!!!
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Peichun L, 台湾
Nov 2018
Perfect !
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Mara Victoria B, España
Nov 2018
we enjoyed very much the lovely music and the quiet ambiance. st anna church is a beautiful baroque scenario for the concert. I recommend it. good for the price
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Mayumi C, Japan
Mar 2014
期待以上に美しい教会で楽しめました。
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Christian M, France
Feb 2014
L'église est petite mais de toute beauté et les musiciens sont bons. J'ai passé une très bonne soirée. Tout au plus une légère déception dans l'ouverture du Barbier de Séville qui clôturait le programme. Jouer cette pièce en quatuor à cordes il fallait oser même si les vents manquent mais quelques accrocs vers la fin ont un peu terni le sans faute des précédents morceaux. A recommander sans hésitation.
Address
St. Anne's Church, Annagasse 3b, Vienna, Austria — Google Maps
