Grafenegg Festival

Grafenegg Festival
Genreclassical music
DatesAugust, September
Location(s)Grafenegg
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.grafenegg.com
The open-air stage "Wolkenturm"

The Grafenegg Festival is a major international classical music festival in Grafenegg, close to Vienna, Austria. The annual festival takes place on the grounds of Schloss Grafenegg. Two venues have been built particularly for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 2,000 in total, opened 2007)[1] as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).

The artistic director is pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on 23 August 2007 and lasted until 9 September 2007.

  1. ^ "Wolkenturm". Grafenegg. Retrieved 31 December 2020.