concerts in Vienna in July?

All the top-tier ensembles (ie, the expensive ones) are either on vacation or touring in July. What remains are usually the semi-professional student groups and the Mozart-wig orchestras. These are aimed at tourists and usually pretty cheap. There's nothing wrong with them, except that they all play the same limited repetoire. Expect to hear a lot of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" and "The Four Seaons".

These summer touristy concerts are fun, though, and the venues can be hard to beat. We went to a Strauss/Mozart concert at the Hofburg. I think the orchestra was called the "Vienna Hofburg Orchestra"...not bad, and you are in an amazing palace. The place will be sold out with tourists...huge bus groups...still, I would recommend it...a lot of fun. You'll even get to join in on the Radetzky March. For regular folks who can't really discern a difference b/n professional (like your home city symphony) and touristy orchestras, it's a great evening. I was with 2 musicians, and they still had a good time.

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