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    Classical music in Vienna: a spellbinding musical tour

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    Take a photographic tour with us to Austria's City of Music and travel to some of Vienna's best concert halls and other sites of classical music interest.

    1. Vienna Golden Auditorium Musikverein

      1. Dance in the Golden Auditorium

      One of Vienna's fanciest balls is the Philharmonic Ball, held in the Golden Auditorium of the Musikverein with live music from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Getty

    2. Vienna Philharmonic Schonbrunn Palace open air

      2. Enjoy a summer night open air concert

      The Vienna Philharmonic's summer night open air concert at the Schonbrunn Palace is always a stunning occasion - especially if it doesn't rain. Photo: Getty

    3. Vienna Johann Strauss Ball Elmayer School

      3. Learn to waltz at the Johann Strauss Ball

      A marching band leads the children of top Austrian politicians and aristocracy into the Johann Strauss Ball, held at Vienna's Kursalon. Photo: Getty

    4. Vienna Mozart monument Getty

      4. Take a picture of the Mozart monument

      No one is particularly sure about where Mozart's remains are buried but this beautiful statue in Burggarden should satisfy your longing to pay tribute to the great composer. Photo: Getty

    5. Vienna Musikverein Great Hall New Year's Concert Philharmonic Orchestra Mariss Jansons

      5. See in the New Year at one of the world's finest concert halls

      Home to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra, the Great Hall of the Musikverein seats 1,744 people and has breathtaking acoustics. It is the venue for the annual New Year's Concert. Photo: Getty

    6. Vienna Boys Choir New Year's Concert

      6. Be transported by the heavenly Vienna Boys Choir

      The legendary Vienna Boys Choir can be heard during the traditional New Year's Concert at Vienna's Musikverein. Over the centuries, the choir has worked with many famous composers including Mozart, Schubert and Bruckner. Photo: AP

    7. Beethoven grave tomb Vienna

      7. Pay homage at the graves of the great composers

      The grave of Ludwig van Beethoven can be found at Vienna's central cemetery which also contains the tombs of such composers as Brahms, Gluck, Salieri, Schoenberg, Schubert, and the Strauss family. Photo: Getty

    8. Vienna Opera Ball House

      8. Be swept off your feet at the Opera Ball

      Whatever your best dance, you can be sure there'll be an opportunity to dance it at the Vienna Opera Ball, held at the city's opera house. Photo: Getty

    9. Schlosstheater Vienna Mozart Haydn Gluck

      9. Visit the theatre where Mozart and Haydn conducted

      The baroque Schlosstheater is part of Vienna's University of Music and Performing Arts. Haydn and Mozart conducted their works here and several operas by Gluck were premièred on its stage.

    10. Vienna waltz king Johann strauss

      10. Salute the Waltz King

      The statue of composer Johann Strauss II can be visited in Vienna's Stadtpark gardens. Strauss and his family were largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

    11. Vienna

      11. Gaze upon Haydn's face

      The death mask of Joseph Haydn is on show at the composer's former house, Haydngasse 19 in Vienna. Here, Haydn composed most of his late work among them the great oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons.' Photo: Getty

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