Golden Key Music Festival
Vienna
Vienna Tour
Each year the Golden Key Music Festival of Vienna includes a rich variety of musical and artistic cultural experiences in addition to its gala Concert and Awards Ceremony.
Vienna Tour - 2012
July 16.
Morning: Arrive at Vienna International Airport.* Proceed to
Sommerhotel Wieden,
Schelleingasse 36, Vienna-1040. Attend a Welcome Reception in the Hotel's Restaurant.
Afternoon 5:00PM: Take a walking tour through the central part of the Old City.
July 17.
Morning 9:00AM - 12:00PM: Festival winners practice at
the Prayner Conservatory, Muhlgasse 28-30.
Afternoon 3:00PM: Attend the Festival's gala Concert and Award Ceremony at the
famous Ehrbar Hall.
July 18.
Morning 9:00AM - 1:00PM: Take Master Classes
with Austrian teachers Professors Klara Pantillon and Stefan Möller at
the Prayner Conservatory.
Afternoon 4:00PM: Make an excursion to Leopold Museum,
home to one of the largest collections of Modern Austrian Art, including works by Egon Schiele,
Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Richard Gerstl.
Evening 7:00PM: Attend the World Young Composers' concert at Ehrbar Hall.
Guest-artists include young musicians from all over the world, winners of the
Golden Key International Piano Composition Competition, 2011.
July 19.
Day 9:00AM - 3:00PM: Take a bus trip to Eisenstadt, the home town of Josef Haydn for almost 32 years.
Visit
Esterhazy Palace with its Haydn Museum, and the famous
Haydn Hall where so many of Haydn's works were played for the first time.
Evening 6:00PM: Visit Haus der Musik,
world's largest interactive music discovery museum.
Evening 7:00PM: Attend concert-exposition "F.Schubert: His Music, His Life," given by
Festival guest-artists at the Performance Hall,
Haus der Musik.
July 20.
Day 8:00AM - 8:00PM: Take a bus trip to Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace. Enjoy the beauty of Alps and lakes on the way.
Take a walking excursion through Old Town. Visit memorials to Mozart, and the places where the famous movie,
The Sound of Music, was made.
July 21.
Morning 10:00AM: Visit Mozarthaus Vienna
(Domgasse 5), and see the rooms where Mozart lived and worked..
Morning 11:30AM: Attend a musical exposition "Mozart: Who Prepared His Glory?" given by Festival guest-artists
at the Bösendorfer Saal at Mozarthaus. The program will feature the music of Mozart's teachers, friends, and rivals. Every winner
may participate in the recital with music of W.A.Mozart or M.Clementi. For further details on this
additional performance opportunity, please see our
Additional Performance Opportunities page.
Afternoon 1:00PM: Take a walking tour of some of the 18th century streets of Vienna that
Mozart would have known.
Afternoon 5:00PM: Return to the Haus der Musik for further exploration of its exhibits followed by a
Concert of Vienna Guest Artists at the Haus der Musik Performance Hall.
Evening 8:00PM: Attend an organ music concert at "Mozart's Church,"
St. Michael's Church, Vienna.
July 22.
Morning 10:30AM: Visit to J. Strauss Museum followed by a tour to the UN Complex.
Lunch 12:00PM: Enjoy a group lunch at the restaurant on the top of the
Donau (Danube) Tower.
Afternoon 3:00PM: Visit the
Haydn Museum in Vienna and attend recital at Haydn's Hall.
Evening 7:30PM: International Talent Show for the Festival participants. Everyone is invited to
share talents apart from the Festival's required program. Those may include
other musical performances, improvisation, jokes, poetry, dancing, whatever. Family members of festival
participants are also welcome to join the fun. Closing of the Festival Program and a Farewell
Reception at the Hotel's Bar Room.
July 23.
Morning: Take a bus to Vienna International Airport* and depart for USA.
* Note: To ensure synchronization with the other Tour events, we highly recommend that you consult with and/or arrange airline tickets and airport-hotel bus service through the Festival Tour Manager:
Marina Genina
mgenina@si.rr.com
347-466-4641