Epiphany concert 2026:
Salzburg Wind Philharmonic | „Romantic music“

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61

Carl Maria von Weber
Concertino for Clarinet, op. 26

Richard Wagner
Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96

Richard Strauss
Waltz Sequence No. 2 from Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59

Johann Strauss II
Tempestuous in Love and Dance, Quick Polka, op. 393

Carl Maria von Weber
Invitation to the Dance, op. 65

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a

Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor, op. 46

Johann Strauss II
Voices of Spring, Waltz, op. 410

Romanticism is the 19th century, it is the magic of nature and grand emotions, it is death for love and the joys of redemption. But this era was also filled with the passionate energy of dance and lavish celebrations.

The Salzburg Wind Philharmonic, conducted by its principal conductor Hansjörg Angerer, is dedicating its traditional Epiphany Concert 2026 to the intoxicating ‘music of Romanticism’, beginning with Mendelssohn's jubilant Wedding March and ending with the enticing ‘Voices of Spring’ by Johann Strauss Jr. In between, Wenzel Fuchs, principal clarinettist of the Berlin Philharmonic and concertmaster of the Salzburg Wind Philharmonic, will interpret Weber's brilliant Concertino, spreading the splendour and glory of Wagner's ‘Meistersinger’ overture and proving that this ‘national’ century also discovered and reflected the music of the Renaissance. In addition to polkas, waltzes and Bohemian furiants, a special focus will be on Tchaikovsky's suite from his master ballet ‘The Nutcracker’. This is a virtuoso and melodious dance sequence that takes us not only to romantic Russia and the fairy-tale land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, but also to the Orient and China. 

Hansjörg Angerer and his orchestra take us on a fascinating and varied journey through time and space, which also leads us into the early 20th century with a rousing waltz sequence from Richard Strauss' opera ‘Der Rosenkavalier’. And with the furious polka ‘Stürmisch in Lieb' und Tanz’ by the ‘Waltz King’ or Carl Maria von Weber's irresistible “Urwalzer” – ‘Aufforderung zum Tanz’ – the romantic musical journey is rounded off in style.

Ticket discounts for: Pupils, students (up to 26 years), civil and military servants, disabled persons: EUR 12,- (only available directly at the ticket office)

Organizer: Salzburg Wind Philharmonic GmbH