Mozart and Vivaldi's Four Seasons

We wanted to attend a classical concert while we were in Vienna. We chose  Mozart and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons at the Muzikverein. This concert combines music by two of the greatest composers of the Baroque and Classical periods. The programme began with selected works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and followed by Antonio Vivaldi’s most celebrated composition,, The Four Seasons .

Orchestra: Die SchlossCapelle
Venue: Musikverein, Golden Hall, Brahms Hall
Address: Bösendörferstrasse 12
Content: Overtures, Arias, Symphonies, Vivaldis Four Seasons
Compositions: Mozart and Vivaldi
Admission:19:30
Begin: 20:00
End: 22:00
Dress Code: No Dress Code
Seats:1800

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During the interval

Cafe Imperial Wien

We took an Uber to the Musikverein. We then walked around looking for somewhere to eat before the concert. We came across this restaurant inside the luxurious Hotel Imperial.

They both had Truffle Strozzapreti

Imperial Burger

Ground ribeye with foie gras 

Hilton Vienna Park Hotel

We went back to the hotel to rest before dinner.

Delicious!

Demel

Demel was founded in Vienna in 1786 and later became an official pastry supplier to the Habsburg imperial court. It offers the quintessential Viennese Konditorei experience, combining an elegant pastry shop, confectionery and refined coffeehouse. Its Sachertorte and Kaiserschmarrn are especially well known.

We had to queue

Demel’s Sachertorte

(with a triangle chocolate seal)

Punschkrapferl

Demel Dukatenbuchteln

Krapfen 

Franz Sacher created the chocolate cake in 1832, while his son Eduard later refined it during his apprenticeship at Demel. Both Demel and Hotel Sacher consequently claimed he right to sell the "Original Sachertorte". After a lengthy legal battle, an out of court settlement was reached in 1963: Hotel Sacher retained the exclusive right to use the name “Original Sacher-Torte” while Demel was permitted to sell its version as the “Eduard-Sacher-Torte,” identified by a triangle chocolate seal.

Cherry Blossoms in Vienna

The Burggarten is a park beside the Hofburg Palace. It was created in the early 19th century as the private garden of Emperor Franz I and opened to the public in 1919.

The Imperial Apartments

There are 24 rooms in the apartments occupied by Emperor Franz Joseph and Sisi. They include studies, private living quarters, and reception rooms.

Audience Waiting Room

Sisi's Large Salon

Audience Chamber

The Study

The Dining Room

The Small Salon

Sisi's Bedroom

Sisi's Dressing Room

Sisi's Bathroom