Viennese Dreams in Music VIP exclusive trip: Beethoven's Missa solemnis in St Stephen's Cathedral

Day 1: Switzerland – Vienna

Journey to the Austrian capital. You will check in to your elegant hotel near Schönbrunn Palace and round off the first evening with a dinner together.

Day 2: Vienna

On a city tour entitled «In the Footsteps of Beethoven», you will see the places associated with the composer's life, as well as the magnificent Ringstrasse and the homes where he lived. The afternoon is free for you to enjoy at your leisure, perhaps with a visit to a Viennese coffee house or one of the great museums.

Day 3: Schönbrunn & St Stephen's Cathedral

In the morning you will visit Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, with an audio guide. Afterwards, stroll through the atmospheric pre-Christmas market in front of the palace, where the aroma of punch and roasted almonds fills the air. In the evening, the highlight of the trip awaits you: Beethoven's monumental «Missa solemnis» op. 123 in the impressive setting of St Stephen's Cathedral.

Day 4: Central Cemetery & Heuriger

In the morning, a guided tour of Vienna's Central Cemetery takes you to the honorary graves of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Johann Strauss. The afternoon is free at your leisure. Optionally, you can visit the interactive House of Music, the sound museum in the heart of Vienna (optional). The finale is a Heuriger evening at the long-established Mayer am Pfarrplatz, where Beethoven himself once lived: with a Heuriger buffet and a glass of winemaker's sparkling wine as an aperitif.

Day 5: Vienna – Switzerland

Return journey to Switzerland. On the way, you will enjoy a lunch together.

The concert

The «Missa solemnis» op. 123 is among Beethoven's most monumental works. In the unique acoustics of St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, this solemn mass unfolds its full power.