The Danube - music along the blue river

With his waltz "An der schönen, blauen Donau" (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Johann Strauss left behind a composition of the highest popularity, giving Central Europe's central lifeline a resounding image and Austria a second anthem. For over 150 years, the famous "Danube Waltz" has sounded every year on New Year's Eve and lets us dance spiritedly into the New Year. And yet the waltz is only one of many pieces of music that follow the Danube river on its almost 2900 kilometers from its source in Donaueschingen to its mouth in the Black Sea. However, the Danube countries offer more and inspire every year with a diverse musical program. We show you the musical highlights from Eastern Bavaria to Hungary.

East Bavarian Festival Summer

Music, theatrical pleasure and the joy of playing are the magic words for a growing number of enthusiastic spectators. There is something for everyone at the East Bavarian Festival Summer: traditional festivals, musical performances, open-air theater in castle ruins and castles, as well as art, culture, many festivals and also traditional events are very popular.

International Bruckner Festival, September 04 - October 11, 2019

The international Bruckner Festival is a top-class concert series that has been held in Linz every fall since 1977. The namesake of the music event series is the internationally renowned composer Anton Bruckner. Visitors enjoy classical music by national and international artists. In addition to the Brucknerhaus as the venue, concerts are also held in churches around Anton Bruckner's life and work in Upper Austria. Each year, the music festival is dedicated to a new theme and is a guarantee for first-class performances.

Danube Festival Weeks in the Strudengau, July 26 to August 15, 2019

The Strudengau, where the eastern Mühlviertel falls into the Danube, presents itself every year in July and August as a stage of early music with modern music. From the richly pictorial emotional cosmos of the Baroque, to the multi-layered musical language of the Classical period, to the pulsating groove of the here and now: inspiring programs from the past and present allow the spirit of the historic venues to be brought to life and experienced anew.

Danube Festival Krems, April 26-28 & May 03-05, 2019

Since 2005, the donaufestival has been committed to "redefining arts". This year, the unique art festival once again focuses on adventurous aesthetics and vibrations between music, performance, visual arts, film and discursive formats. In addition to unusual and offbeat music, the donaufestival is also always about theater and performance art. Visitors can expect up to 20 events per day.

Music Capital Vienna

Vienna is the world capital of music: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna Boys' Choir set the tone at the top of the world, the State Opera and the Golden Musikverein Hall are among the world's best performance venues. Besides classical music, Vienna also scores with modern music and the so-called "Vienna Sound" of international top DJs.

Bratislava Music Festival, September 23 - October 13, 2019

For all lovers of classical music we recommend a visit to the Bratislava Music Festival, the most important and prestigious international festival in Slovakia. The festival has a long tradition and this year it will be held for the 55th time. This year's program brings a confrontation of artistic qualities of domestic and foreign artists within the framework of 25 concerts.

Budapest Spring Festival, 05 - 07 April 2019

Probably the largest and most famous cultural festival, is the annual Budapest Spring Festival. Visitors expected various mainly classical music concerts and top-class performance art programs. Budapest Tavaszi Fesztival is the Broadway event in Budapest with highly acclaimed artists.

National Dance House Festival in Budapest, 05 - 07 April 2019

The National Dance House Festival is a diverse and colorful folklore festival that features groups with their own local traditions, traditional folk artists and musicians, dance groups, professional and amateur folk dancers, dance house bands, and dance teachers from all areas of the Carpathian Basin.