TPAYT

Want to purchase tickets for Sept.

Does anyone know of a site where you can choose your seat before paying?

I have found several sites where seats will be assigned after you pay. We want superior seats & are willing to pay top $

fourfortravel

Just a wild guess, but the purchase of individual tickets may be blocked until all of the 2016/2017 subscriptions have been processed? I'm seeing the dates for general purchase next to some of the performances on the Musikverein website. For example, the general purchase date for the 18 September performances is 3 August.

annhig

if you go to the website of the Musikverein itself, you will find that you can choose your seats before you buy.

I checked and there are still seats left for some performances in September:

https://www.musikverein.at/konzerte/...&currYear=2016

fourfortravel

annhig, I saw that, as well. Those are the "tourist" concerts where all of the performers are dressed in Mozart attire.

annhig

Aha - four4 - I get you. Those may of course be the concerts that the OP is interested in.

If that is not the case, I see that on 23rd September, there is a concert by the Wiener Philharmonik conducted by Zubin Mater and that tickets go on general release on 3rd August:

http://www.musikverein.at/konzerte/k...&currYear=2016

see you there?

fourfortravel

It appears that 3 August is the opening for general ticket purchases, yes.

I am almost ashamed to write that we have perhaps become concert "snobs" over our four years here. Our daughter plays violin, and her instructor, himself a member of a conservatorium, invites us to the small and private venue performances, which we have come to prefer.

TPAYT

Annhig----I checked that site & it's in German, which I don't understand. Is there an English version available?

We were looking for Sept. 20th concert.

Do we have to wait until Aug. 3rd to purchase?

annhig

TPAYT - the link I gave you IS the english site - if you open any of the buttons you'll find the information in English. I just checked, and if scroll down to 20th September, and then press on the ticket icon on the right hand side of the box, it all comes up in english [or it does for me!]

looks as if tickets go from €45 to €95 and can choose your own seats or allow the system to choose them for you.

August 3rd was the first day for public booking for the concert on 23rd September which is not one of the Mozart ones that you are interested in so it doesn't apply to you.

annhig

I am almost ashamed to write that we have perhaps become concert "snobs" over our four years here. >>

well, we all have to start somewhere, four4! I really don't go to concerts at all except when we are on holiday, and then I tend to like the big orchestral works, or choral which I would never go to at home, though i sing in a choir that gives just those sorts of concerts. Don't ask me why, 'cos I can't tell you.

Good luck with your ticket buying, TPAYT.

fourfortravel

TPAYT, yes there in an English site, and you can select individual seats for those performances today; those are the standard "tourist" performances. Under musikverein.at the choice of EN, DE, and JP languages are available in the upper right corner.

TPAYT

Thank you so much.

For Sept. 20th it says:
Wiener Mozart Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Is that the concert with costumes?

fourfortravel

Yes, the musicians will be in costumes, and the program, naturally, will be all Mozart pieces. We haven't attended one since we first moved here, and remember enjoying it.

TPAYT

Annhig. &. Fourfortravel

Thanks for all the help. We were able to book 9th row center tickets on Sept. 20th.

We are looking forward to our visit to your beautiful city.

Fodorites are the best!

annhig

That's great, TPAYT - I hope that you enjoy both the concert and Vienna. [where Four4 lives, but sadly I don't, just in case there was a misunderstanding]

TPAYT

Annhig-----maybe you don't live there but you sure have a lot of useful information.

annhig

TPAYT - we visited Vienna a few years ago so I'm familiar with the websites, if not with the concerts!

Have a good trip.