Mozarthaus concert venue

Want to hear a piece by Mozart in the very building he composed it in? Step this way, ladies and gentlemen: the Mozarthaus museum makes it possible.

• Small central concert venue
• Mainly chamber music
• Under Mozart’s former apartment
• Book Mozarthaus tickets* online and look for the concert add-ons
• See also:
  • Classical music venues in Vienna
  • Other Mozart locations

The concerts

(Pianist SoRyang performs music by Mozart, Beethoven & Schubert in summer 2024; press photo © SoRyang)

The Mozarthaus is, as the name suggests, the house where Mozart lived for three years during his long stay in Vienna.

The idea of listening to classical music in a building that once echoed to the sound of Mozart’s piano or violin feels particularly charming.

But we can take the charm up a level.

Imagine listening today to the very pieces that Mozart composed in that exact location so long ago.

A small venue tucked away inside the Mozarthaus (now a museum) makes just such a unique experience possible.

Summer recitals

A favourite with visitors, for example, is the now traditional weekly Summer Concert piano recitals across June to September, where a ticket also includes museum entry.

In 2024, concert pianist SoRyang performs the following works:

• Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 with its iconic (and instantly recognisable) third movement
• Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17
• Schubert’s “Die Forelle” transcribed for solo piano by Franz Liszt(!)

(Nothing on your dates? Try some alternative concerts*)

These summer recitals are, of course, not the only concerts to grace the venue.

The Wiener Ensemble

Another regular is the Wiener Ensemble. They perform a programme of light classical music by Mozart and others on two to four evenings each week. As with the Summer Concert, a ticket also includes museum entry.

(Nothing on your dates? Try some alternative concerts*)

Tickets and visitor tips

Ticketing arrangements depend on the performers in question. But don’t forget the Mozarthaus, along with the incorporated Mozart apartment, are both worth a visit in their own right. They take you on a musical and biographical journey through Mozart’s time in Vienna.

Apart from the regulars mentioned above, the Mozarthaus also has occasional other concerts involving a varied programme of pieces, performers, and composers. In the past, for example, I’ve spotted:

• Mozart Academy concerts on the theme of sonatas for violin and piano (one date featured historical instruments)

• A concert and evening complementing the theme of a concurrent special exhibition in the Mozarthaus

• The Bösendorfer Saturday afternoon cycle of “Mozart & More” concerts

Check the Mozarthaus listings for details of forthcoming events.

How to get to the venue

The concerts take place a few rolls of a chocolate marzipan Mozart ball from the very centre of Vienna. See the main museum article for travel tips.

Address: Domgasse 4, 1010 Vienna