Visit Stephansdom, discovering how this Vienna's iconic cathredral served as an important performance venue in previous centuries for Haydn and Mozart, Salieri and Vivaldi.
Stroll by Figaro House (or Mozarthaus) where Mozart resided from 1784 to 1787, writing many of his most famous operas and instrumental pieces.
Pass by Beethoven’s monument and explore his erratic life, living in sixty different apartments throughout Vienna.
Consider the continued musical dominance of Vienna today outside the legendary State Opera House, one of the great contemporary opera stages and the Musikverein concert hall, home to world-famous Vienna Philharmonic.
Pass by of Beethoven’s many flats, to the Pasqualati-House at the Mölker-Bastei, which is located directly opposite of the University of Vienna. Beethoven had a restless life in Vienna, changing residence almost sixty times. His music symbolizes the apex of the Classic and heralded many important developments of the Romantic era
Though Beethoven's relationship with the high aristocracy was often strained, he called Archduke Rudolph, the youngest son of Emperor Leopold II, one of his best friends. The circuit of the walk is completed at the residence where Rudolph took piano lessons with Beethoven, one of his most profound supporters and patrons. Among other compositions, Beethoven dedicated his Missa Solemnis to Archduke Rudolph, a piece that represents the profound interaction between the Habsburg family and the most important musicians in Vienna during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Throughout this 3-hour Vienna Music tour, we pause to listen to selections of Vienna’s musical masterpieces on headphones while exploring the major sites.
Great insight into where the great composers in Vienna lived, worked, hung out and were affected by the geopolitics of their time. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and managed to fulfil all my expectations and then some. Fabulous three hours spent.
We enjoyed how Annalie made the tour personal and helped us see the significance of music in Vienna. She answered all of our questions and was a delight! We highly recommend her tour!
The tour was wonderful, especially for someone who possesses little classical music training. The tour guide was wonderful, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic.
Thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Annelie… she is extremely knowledgeable and can tailor the tour to your interests as well as your level of knowledge of the topic. Highly recommended! Next time, I will commission Annelie to recommend/ curate musical performances and special sights around Vienna. She’s fabulous!
Once you’ve checked all the Vienna must-do sights, and it’s time to truly make your Vienna visit special, take this tour with Annelie. She’ll provide extraordinary insights into musical Vienna, the players, their music, and sites. And her enthusiasm is infectious. Note: despite our family being somewhat classical music novices, we still enjoyed this tour tremendously. A truly memorable experience.
Our private Vienna music tour with Annelie was absolutely magnificent! Annelie was a thoroughly knowledgeable, friendly, and personable guide, who provided excellent information about the musicians who resided in Vienna, escorting us to key locations where they lived and made music. We loved how Annelie provided headsets so we could listen to various pieces of music that corresponded to the composers/locations, as well as a plethora of photos that enhanced the experience. She also willingly accommodated our requests. To top it all off, Annelie took us to a very special restaurant for our lunch at the conclusion of our tour. Do not hesitate to book this fabulous tour!
We are a music-loving family and we came to Vienna to immerse ourselves in the city which was the birthplace of classical music. Annelie was the perfect guide, incredibly knowledgeable about the city and the history of the many famous composers who worked here. Annelie prepared a well-researched walking tour to show us highlights and tell us stories of what happened at each place. She brought many props to bring the anecdotes to life: printed photos, video clips and music selections to enhance our experience. As a bonus, she was very patient with our young daughter who needed a bathroom or a short rest several times. The day was hot so when our tour ended, Annelie was able to negotiate a table for us inside a lovely, cool and comfortable cafe overlooking the opera house where we lingered over a delicious lunch. She attended our every need and we learned so much! We highly recommend Annelie!!
The tour with Annelie was superb. She is so knowledgeable and was very flexible adapting the tour to my interests. She provided a wonderful overview of important moments in Vienna's music history together with relevant recordings and pictures. Playing an excerpt of Mozart's Requiem at the location of his memorial service brought me to tears. She even took me to the Philharmonic offices to see if there were any returns for a concert that week. The only two seats available - on the stage behind the orchestra - would not have happened without her - so she was also responsible for one of our most memorable musical experiences ever. This is a truly special tour with an outstanding guide - I cannot recommend her enough.
Call Emily our tour guide-Annelie—was truly superb! our tour was centered on the music history of the area, and she surprised me with her in-depth knowledge of the history. As a professional musician, I was especially pleased with the insight and background she provided. I would heartily recommend her for anyone seeking a unique and enriching overview of the areas history.
Our private, three-hour walking tour with Annelie, an excellent guide with Insight Cities Vienna Tours, was the highlight of our visit to Vienna. Kind, knowledgeable, and friendly, Annelie escorted us to key places that connected us to Vienna's classical music heritage and was open to helping us exploring our stated interests. We enjoyed viewing Annelie's many photos/pictures that corresponded to the locations and listening to music of the composers we discussed. Annelie recommended a totally delightful restaurant for lunch at the end of our tour. We felt so fortunate to have Annelie as our guide, and she has our highest recommendation.
We loved the music tour. Our guide was fun and informative. We loved hearing her personal stories to make the tour come to life. We appreciated the photos she showed us of the people we learned about. And hearing the music as we walked was an unexpected and awesome surprise. Highly recommend!
Annelie was an exceptional, extremely knowledgeable and well-researched, friendly, passionate and enthusiastic guide. She was very thorough and flexible in adapting her tour for me (a classical musician) and my partner (an architect). Annelie manages to create a tour that was an excellent combination of both our interests. If you are in Vienna for only a few days, do yourself the favour and book a private tour with Annelie!
What a phenomenal tour with Annelie! My eldest Son who is a musician suggested this tour and we are all music lovers. Annelie was friendly inviting and excited to talk about not only all things music but all things Vienna. It was very moving and informative. Highly recommend booking this if you are a fan of music. Was amazed at all the composers that lived and worked together here.
What a great tour! Our guide Angelika made our afternoon in Vienna sing! She showed us places we would not have seen and told us their stories. She navigated us through the city both on foot and with public transportation and made sure our afternoon was exactly what we wanted!
Angelika is an excellent guide who explained the history of Vienna and the lives of the various rulers through the ages, primarily the Habsburg family. She used various methods to tell the stories, including audio samples and photos, that helped tie in all of the music history. This was a dream trip and tour for me as a lifelong musician. Seeing where Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin and Mahler (etc.) lived, composed and performed was incredible. Thank you for a wonderful memory!
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