what you'll hear
The programme and the composers
What the Residenz-Solisten play most often, and why a room built for an 18th-century court still suits it.
Reserve your seat in the tiers ↗Composers in the regular repertoire
| Composer | Why this room |
|---|---|
| Mozart | Idomeneo's 1781 premiere took place on this stage |
| Vivaldi | Baroque concertos predate the theatre by only a few decades |
| Mendelssohn | Romantic violin concertos are a standing part of the gala format |
| Johann Strauss | Waltzes and polkas often close the programme |
An ensemble, not a full orchestra
The Residenz-Solisten perform as a chamber-scale ensemble, suited to the Cuvilliés Theatre's small stage rather than a full symphonic one.
Mozart, on his own stage
Mozart's music appears often in the gala's repertoire, and Idomeneo's 1781 premiere here gives the connection a specific date rather than a general claim.
Vivaldi and the Baroque
The ensemble's programmes draw on Vivaldi's concertos, music written only a few decades before Cuvilliés built the room they're played in tonight.
Mendelssohn's concertos
A guest soloist regularly carries Mendelssohn's violin concertos, Romantic-era writing performed in a room built a century earlier.
Rossini, Dvořák and beyond
Overtures by Rossini and orchestral works by Dvořák — a complete reading of his Ninth Symphony featured on at least one past evening — extend the repertoire well past Mozart's own century.
A programme that changes by date
The exact running order is set evening by evening rather than fixed for the season, so check your specific date for its programme.