Drawn since March 1, 2025 Rico in flower responsible for the overall management of the musical-cultural program of the Esterhazy private foundation. In a press conference on April 3, the newly baked present Generalintendant together with Maria Radutu and Julian Rachlinwhich the artistic direction for the Piano Festival KEYS TO HEAVEN REsp. of Autumn gold festival In the case of the music highlights in 2025 in Esterházy Castle. In addition, Gulda was able to present a first climax for 2026: that European concert 2026 The Berlin Philharmonicone of the absolute major events in the international music calendar. This will be made for the first time on May 1, 2026 Iron cityim Haydnsaal von Schloss Esterházytake place.
Classical New belongs at the music festivals in Esterházy Castle
Palace Esterházy in Eisenstadt, as a former place of activity Joseph Haydns one of the cradles of Viennese classical music, will also do justice to its historical importance for international music life in 2025 with many top -class musical performances. The Piano Festival KEYS TO HEAVEN (Artistic direction Maria Radutu) Presented the piano in all its facets for the second time from May 23 to 25. “Compromisional: together” is the motto of the festival founded in 2024 that sees itself as a community experience. In a total of nine concerts, the boundaries between the stage and the public room are re -explored and exciting new opportunities for music experience are created with interactive innovative concert formats.
Under director Julian Rachlin The proven is also possible in September Autumn gold festival under the motto “Ecstasy” In the next round. This year’s edition promises again with performances by the audience favorite András Sir Schiff and the baritone Androo To become a crowd magnet: Hollywood legend John Malkovich Return to Eisenstadt in the course of the festival, the worldwide -known duo ensures the right pinch of humor Igudesman & Joo im framework of his last concert tour and that BBC Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate his debut in Esterházy Castle. Julian Rachlin will also appear as a soloist and conductor as usual and that Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra present in Austria for the first time.
The concert series classic.Sterhazy Presented all year round in the historic Castle Esterházy concerts from orchestra to chamber music with outstanding international musicians such as Sir Antonio Dadanothe residence of residence Chamber Orchestra of Europe Or the celebrated soprano Kate Lindsey. From April 4th to April 6th, the string quartet festival will take place Plus Quartet instead of. Within the series there are again top ensembles like that Casals quartet and the celebrated German Actor Sebastian Koch as well as promising young artists with exciting and innovative music styles to Eisenstadt.
In the 2025 season, the Opera in the quarry with “The flying Dutchman” For the first time a work of Richard Wagner. The Viennese director Philipp M. Krenn and stage designer Momme Hinrichs In its staging of the story around an enchanted sailor, the quarry will transform into a woven, flushed sea and ghost ship. The international ensemble consisting of experienced Wagner interpreters and ambitious promising young talents Patrick Lange guided. Premiere is on July 9, 2025.
Esterhazy locations: cultural hotspots with visitor records
With the exhibitions and cultural programs on their important historical monuments – Schloss Esterházy, Burg Forchtenstein and Schloss Lackenbach – as well as the opera performances in St. Margarethen quarry The Esterhazy foundations are among the most important and most popular cultural providers in Austria. All locations and offers were visited in 2024 by around 600,000 guests.
Last year, the three museum locations Schloss Esterházy, Forchtenstein Castle and Lackenbach Castle, recorded a visitor record: for the first time, over 250,000 guests were welcomed. That was also successful Opera in the quarrywho delighted with Verdi’s “Aida” in the summer of 2024 with around 100,000 spectators. Also autumn gold as well classic.Testerhazy were able to record records. The autumn gold concerts were 95% busy, classic. Esserhazy greeted more enthusiasts with over 5,000 concert visitors than ever before. In addition, the eight concerts of the first edition of Keys to Heaven were largely sold out.
“It is nice to see how much our musical and cultural offer is valued by the audience. Our goal is to continue to offer our guests high quality events and to position us even more internationally in the future. The pleasant number of visitors will confirm in this way”emphasized Rico is in flower.
Since Melinda Esterházy founded the foundations in 1994, a steady growth of visitors has been booked in the large historical facilities. According to the foundation mandate, a total of more than EUR 250 million have been invested in the structural measures and the maintenance of the historical heritage.
The European concert 2026 The Berlin Philharmonic comes to Eisenstadt.
In 2026 Eisenstadt is all about common European culture: the Haydnsaal von Esterházy Castle in Eisenstadt will be the venue of the traditionally listed one on May 1st European Conversing 2026 The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. „We can proudly report to all music lovers that we have succeeded in making this globally noticed music event, which, in addition to the New Year’s concert, is probably the most important classical event to bring to Eisenstadt ”, happy Flowering. “This major event, which is followed every year by around 1 million music lovers on television and on the Internet, shows which reputation enjoys the Esterhazy Castle with its music formats.
Since 1991 the Berlin Philharmoniker their musical homage to Europe in cultural -historically significant places in the continent. Now, in addition to the ancient Odeon Theater, Schloss Esterházy can officially enter this illustrious crowd in addition to the ancient Odeon theater at the foot of the Akropolis, Sagrada Família in Barcelona or the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Chief conductor Kirill Petrenkothe Berlin Philharmonic and Star Cellist Gautier Capuçon will span an arc on the European music tradition with works by Stravinski, Tchaikovski, Beethoven and the Genius Loci Haydn. For the international audience, the concert will also be transferred to over 80 countries in 2026.
In addition, a sign of solidarity with Ukraine is to be set. The association founded by the Esterhazy private foundation Europe for Ukraine was able to collect the first donations for help organizations in Ukraine during the autumn gold festival in 2022 during the autumn gold festival. As part of the European Control 2026 The Berlin Philharmonic, a fundraising campaign is called again – in line with the concert concept of a United Europe, which lives solidarity and common values.
More information and tickets are online esterhazy.at as well as under the web addresses herbstgold.at and pianofestival.at available. In printed form, the program can also be found at Tickets@panevent.at or the telephone number +43 2682 65 0 65 Ticket office pan.event be ordered.