Recommendations for Classical Concert in Vienna

Who is your favourite composer? I’d start there and see what concert is best suited to your likes. The Vienna Philharmonic is one of the world’s great orchestras and they play in the Musikverein. Vienna is noted as a music centre and you probably won’t go wrong wherever you go. As the home of the Strauss family there are probably lots of Strauss concerts, offering both music and opera extracts. Really the best for you depends on what you enjoy listening too, what I look for in a concert may not be your choice.

With only two nights at your disposal , What you may see depends on what is on for the two specific dates

Any restaurant recommendations... we don't need it to be upscale/fancy/expensive we just want to get the true flavor of Vienna

E.g., https://www.plachutta-oper.at/en/

This is one of those questions where if you provided the date of the one evening you have in Vienna, you might get some specific recommendations.

Thanks for the suggestion on dates we will be in Vienna - we arrive afternoon of August 30 and leave mid day Sept 1 . Thanks in advance for your recommendation to add specific dates!

My favorite concerthall in vienna

https://konzerthaus.at/de/programm-und-karten

I have not checked the websites of the major concert venues , but on that specific date you are unlikely to have much luck . The summer season is at its end and the autumn season is at least six weeks or so away . You might find a one off program aimed at tourists , but probably not much else .

Although end of August the concert season has not started yet, you have a variety of choices.
See here:
https://www.classictic.com/en/sitesearch/?search=vienna&date_from=2026-08-30&date_until=2026-08-30
https://www.classictic.com/en/sitesearch/?search=vienna&date_from=2026-08-31&date_until=2026-08-31

Use these links for finding an event which pleases you, but book the tickets directly from the respective venue.