Mozart-Konzert im Wiener Musikverein

This would have to be the most insane classical music concert I’ve ever attended. The playing was excellent, and the venue, the Golden Hall, was a wonderful experience. The musicians in period costume was a nice touch, and the conductor was brilliant, doing his best to give everyone a good time. But the rest of it was a bizarre experience. Even just getting to your seat required long queues with few instructions, and people being constantly ordered out of line to the cloak room to battle an uncontrolled scrum of people waving at the harried attendants to drop off coats, bags, just about anything no matter how small. Once that was negotiated it didn’t improve as bus loads of tourists turned up with few having any having any clue what was happening and little direction. (We saw scores of them posing for pictures while waving tickets in front of posters that had nothing to do with the concert they were attending). The entire performance was a battle between the coach tourists constantly trying to take selfies and surreptitiously record the orchestra, while the ushers roamed the floor trying to stop them. The music was good, but the organisation of the arrivals, cloak room and seating badly needs an overhaul.

Apparently, we had no say as to where our seats would be. We were given tickets when we got there and they were on the upper level and we could see Nothing!!! Additionally, everyone in front of us had their hands out with their cells and again blocked all to see. We were very dissappointed and would not recommend if you can not see the wigged music players, that was why we booked in the first place. This was not worth it all to us.

I couldn't see the stage! There were people sitting in front of me of the same floor level and the sitting arrangement was too tight. It was difficult to enjoy the lovely music.