Festival and concert venues
Musikverein, Vienna
There are many music societies but only one Musikverein. Music lovers throughout the world know it as the center of Viennese musical culture, as the focus of the international concert circuit and as the Eldorado of classical music.
www.musikverein.at
The Golden hall of the Musikverein represents the venue for the SCL Gala Winner’s concert.
Konzerthaus, Vienna
The Vienna Konzerthaus is one of the largest and most artistically progressive institutions in international musical life. With a comprehensive and varied selection, the Vienna Konzerthaus – together with the Vienna State Opera House and the Musikverein – is central to Vienna’s reputation as one of the world’s leading music capitals.
www.konzerthaus.at
Venues for additional / encounter concerts in and around Vienna
These concerts (2 for each participating ensemble) are held in some of Austria’s most reputable cultural institutions such as:
• St. Charles Church, another of Vienna’s greatest buildings and the most beautiful and interesting baroque cathedral north of the Alps
www.karlskirche.at
• Austrian National Library, featuring the largest baroque library in Europe and one of the most beautiful historical libraries in the world
www.onb.ac.at
• Lichtenstein Museum, housing one of the most important private art collections www.liechtensteinmuseum.at
• Haus der Musik, an interactive discovery museum located in the former Palais of Archduke Charles and awarded the Austrian Museum Prize for innovative design
www.hausdermusik.com
• Göttweig Abbey, situated on the Göttweig Mountain, the UNESCO World Heritage Site is situated south of the city of Krems, on the eastern edge of the world-famous Danube Valley called the Wachau
www.stiftgoettweig.or.at
• Schloss Halbturn, the most important baroque building of the province of Burgenland, once summer residence of the Emperor
www.schlosshalbturn.com
• United Nations Office Vienna (UNOV), the third United Nations Headquarters after New York and Geneva
www.unvienna.org
• “Wiener Ferienspiel”, the city’s biggest children’s holiday program, due to this cooperation ensembles are provided with the unique possibility to exchange with local youth
Workshop venues
Workshops and seminars will be held in the University of Music in Vienna, one of the largest arts universities in the world.
