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Celebrating 10 years of music education and excellence (2017–2027), the Vienna Summer Music Festival continues to inspire emerging artists through exceptional instruction and performance opportunities in the heart of classical music. Guided by renowned faculty from institutions such as the Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic, and Vienna Symphony, participants engage in professional productions, masterclasses, coachings, and individual lessons. For a decade, the festival has fostered artistic excellence, international collaboration, and transformative experiences that prepare the next generation of musicians for successful careers in classical music.

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OPERA INSTITUTE PRODUCTIONS | 2027

Everyone who is accepted to the program receives a role and a cover. Each show is double-cast and done with orchestra.

All participants receive regular lessons, coachings, and attends daily masterclasses

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INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM | 2027

Participants will perform in large/small chamber music opportunities while studying with Vienna's finest leaders. Additionally, participants will perform in the symphonic classic symphonic repertoire while also working on the operas. Featured faculty includes members of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphoniker, and Vienna State Opera. Please see the scheduled activities below along with the application requirements.

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Our 2027 Season will be announced soon.
Here is a look at our 2026 season.

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Masterworks Orchestral Concert I:

Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in Bm Unfinished

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F Pastoral

Johann Strauss II – Emperor’s Waltz

Masterworks Orchestral II:

Felix Mendelssohn – Nocturno

Richard Strauss – Serenade in Eb

Igor Stravinsky – Octet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem

Chamber Strings: (to be selected from)

Franz Joseph Haydn – Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 in C Emperor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in Gm K. 478

Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet No. 15 in Am Op. 132

Franz Schubert – Quartet No. 14 in Dm Death and the Maiden

Antonín Dvořák – Quartet No. No. 12 in F Op. 96 American

Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in Cm Op. 110

Wind Chamber Music: (to be selected from)

Carl Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43

Samuel Barber – Summer Music Op. 31

Eric Ewazen – Colchester Fantasy

Györgi Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet

Paul Taffanel – Quintette pour instruments à vent

Giovanni Gabrieli – Works for Brass

Anton Reicha – Qind Quintet in Eb Op. 88, No. 2

Lalo Schifrin – La Nouvelle Orleans

Operas:

Claude Bizet – Carmen

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Magic Flute

Giacomo Puccini – Suor Angelica

Students will take part in a series of masterclasses with members of the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony and other prominent Viennese ensembles. Additional masterclasses on various elements of music business, arts administration, and entrepreneurship will be hosted. Private lessons may be arranged separately and for an additional fee.