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Viennese coffee house culture – the art of coziness
We, the Viennese coffeehouse owners, look forward to welcoming many guests to the Vienna Coffeehouse Owners’ Ball 2026 at the Hofburg Vienna. Once again, the Hofburg will become the largest and most beautiful coffeehouse in the world, celebrating Viennese coffeehouse culture in all its diversity.
With the motto ‘Viennese coffee house culture – the art of cosiness’ celebrates the renowned artists and architects who created the distinctive interiors and textile designs in the coffee houses.Many of them had close ties to the Wiener Werkstätten and the Backhausen company. In 2026, we will be celebrating a series of anniversaries centred around these artists. We still encounter this textile art today.
An outstanding example is Café Sperl, where guests sit on a pattern dominated by baroque forms and stylised foliage, created exactly 100 years ago, in 1926, by painter and interior designer Reinhold Völkel. The design symbolises the fruitful collaboration between Backhausen and dozens of artists, including the protagonists of Viennese Modernism, and serves as the central motif of this year’s ball poster.
The Vienna Coffeehouse Owners Ball has always been unique thanks to its high-quality artistic design and elaborate decorations, its spectacular programme and enormous musical range, with numerous orchestras and bands performing in all the halls of the Hofburg Vienna. Under the artistic direction of Christof Cremer, a large number of Austrian and international singers, dancers, choreographers, musicians and artists will make the ball an extraordinary sensory experience for all guests. – in the service of Viennese coffee house culture.
We, the Viennese coffee house owners, invite our guests to experience this ball night in all its facets and create unforgettable memories.
With best wishes for a wonderful ball night,
KR Wolfgang Binder und Anna Karnitscher
Wolfgang Binder and Anna Karnitscher
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Ball poster 2026
Ball information
Procedure & Dress Code
Procedure and Programme
The programme is frequently updated
19:30 – Admission
Hall opening Entrée Heldenplatz
9:00 p.m. – FESTIVE OPENING in the ballroom
The opening of the Vienna Coffeehouse Ball in 2026 goes back 100 years: tango, as a dance and art form and one of the fashionable dances of the 1920s, takes centre stage with a ballet interlude.
Renowned composer and bandoneonist Miloš Todorovski has created a new tango especially for the Coffeehouse Ball, which he will present together with Tango 5 and guests. The tango will be danced by the Vienna State Opera Ballet.
- Tango new creation ‘Tango goes electronic’ Miloš Todorovski
danced by the Vienna State Opera Ballet Association.
Principal dancer: Natalya Butchko, Principal dancer: Timoor Afshar, Choreography: Lukas Gaudernak, Costumes: Christof Cremer, Tango singer: Ivana Ecetová - ‘Die Gemüthlichen’ Waltz Op. 70 by Johann Strauss (son)
Presented by the Young Ladies and Gentlemen Committee. Choreography: Veronika Baldassari, Elmayer-Vestenbrugg Dance School, Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer - ‘Künstlerleben’ (Artist’s Life) – Waltz Op. 316 Johann Strauss Jr.
Choreography and dance: Viennese waltz formation of the Elmayer-Vestenbrugg dance school, directed by Reinhard Hohenegger - Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra
Musical director: Andreas Spörri
11 p.m. – FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE
in the Ceremonial Hall with Julia Koci and Christiana Uikiza, accompanied by the Hollywood Palace Orchestra. Musical director: Béla Fischer.
24:00 – MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE in the ballroom – open to dancing
Tango5 stands for the music of Astor Piazzolla, 5 for the musicians. They design their programmes sometimes in close connection to the original tradition, sometimes in a completely new, individual style! In addition to tango classics, there is a crossover with contemporary tango arrangements of well-known pop songs and works from classical music literature. Tango5 was able to secure the versatile singer Ivana Ecetová, known for her captivating voice and charismatic artistic expression, as the star guest for the midnight interlude in 2026.
00:30 – First audience quadrille
in the ballroom with Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer.
1:00 – SECOND PERFORMANCE AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE
in the Ceremonial Hall with Julia Koci and Christiana Uikiza, accompanied by the Hollywood Palace Orchestra. Musical director: Béla Fischer.
2:00 a.m. – Late Night Concert in the Ballroom – Tribute to ESC
The Late Night Concert 2026 is a humorous, warm welcome to the ESC community in Vienna and in the Viennese coffee houses! The Bad Powells pay tribute to the greatest ESC hits with their programme and get the ballroom rocking.
02:30 – Second audience quadrille
in the ballroom with Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer.
4:30 a.m. – End of the ball
Distribution of ladies’ and gentlemen’s gifts* (from 12:30 a.m. in the ground floor foyer on Heldenplatz).
*Gift bags are only available on leaving the ball on presentation of the ball ticket, subject to availability.
Dress code
Ladies – Large ball gown or floor-length evening dress.
Men – Tailcoat with decoration, tails, tuxedo or gala uniform. Tailcoat with tailcoat bowtie (white), tuxedo with tuxedo bowtie.
The ball committee reserves the right to refuse entry to those who are not dressed appropriately!
Official menswear outfitter of the Viennese Coffee Brewers Ball (purchase / rental): Herrenmodehaus TELLER, 1030 Vienna
Ball tickets & seating
Purchase your ball tickets and seats directly here. Please note that no seats are included in the ball tickets.
Regular ticket € 210,-
Student tickets € 96,-
(only with valid student ID up to 26 years)
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The Viennese Coffeehouse Owners Ball 2026
The grand opening in the main ballroom from 9 pm
NOTE: The programme is continuously updated!
Natalya Butchko
Soloist ballet interlude
Natalya Butchko was born in Fairfax, Virginia (USA). At the age of five, she began ballet training at The Washington Ballet in Washington D.C. From 2010 to 2012, she took private lessons with Elena Tenchikova and Dawei Zhang, and from 2012 to 2014 with Fabrice Herrault and Isabelle Guérin in New York City. In 2011, she won third prize in the junior category at the YAGP in Philadelphia and was ranked in the top 12 in the pre-competitive category at the YAGP in Paris. In 2014, she received a scholarship to the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, where she completed her training in 2016 and was subsequently engaged by the Vienna State Ballet. Natalya Butchko was promoted to demi-soloist for the 2022/23 season. In September 2023, Natalya Butchko was awarded the 2023 Sponsorship Prize by the Friends of the Vienna State Ballet.
Timoor Afshar
Soloist ballet interlude
Timoor Afshar was born in Indianapolis (USA). After initially studying at the Indiana Ballet Conservatory and the Harid Conservatory, he reached the finals of the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in New York several times. From 2012 to 2016, he attended the John Cranko School in Stuttgart. In 2016/17, he became an élève with the Stuttgart Ballet, danced in the company’s corps de ballet the following season, and was promoted to demi-soloist in 2019/20. Martin Schläpfer engaged him as a solo dancer with the Vienna State Ballet for the 2023/24 season, and Alessandra Ferri appointed him principal dancer for the current season.
Ballet Interlude
Vienna State Opera Ballet Association
The Vienna State Opera Ballet Association was founded in 1994 with the aim of cultivating the 300-year-old tradition of Austrian dance art and bringing it into the new millennium with a contemporary style. The promotion of young artists is also particularly close to her heart.
Lukas Gaudernak
The choreographer has been a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble since 1987. He presented his first choreography in June 1994 as part of the Ballet Workshop for Young Choreographers. Another focus of his work has been his choreographic collaboration on opera and operetta productions, including at the Salzburg Festival, the Bregenz Festival, the Royal Opera House London and the New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv. Lukas Gaudernak is responsible for the choreography of the ballet interlude at the Kaffeesiederball for the fifteenth time.
Opera Interlude
Ivana Ecetová begleitet von Miloš Todorovski
Ivana Ecetová is a versatile singer from Slovakia, known for her captivating voice and charismatic artistic expression. She studied opera singing at the State Conservatory in Bratislava and continued her education at the Faculty of Education at Comenius University. She specialises in performing Argentine tango in the original Spanish language and conveys an authentic and emotional experience of this passionate music.
Miloš Todorovski
Milos Todorovski began his musical training on the accordion at the age of eight. After graduating from music high school in Kragujevac, Serbia, he moved to Slovakia and later to Austria. In 2000, he earned a master’s degree from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and four years later graduated with honours from the Vienna Conservatory.
The Elmayer-Vestenbrugg dance school
The traditional dance school is associated with Viennese ball culture like no other and has always been responsible for opening the Viennese Coffee Brewers’ Ball. For 100 years now, “der Elmayer” in Palais Pallavicini has been Vienna’s largest meeting place for young people. Lifelong friendships, acquaintances and connections begin in this ground-floor Viennese institution equipped with state-of-the-art technology. It has been successfully managed since 1987 by Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer.
Hollywood Palace
Gatsby feeling in the ceremonial hall
Christiana Uikiza & Julia Koci
Singing performances at 11:30 pm and 1 am at the Hollywood Palace
Under the motto Hollywood Palace, music from musicals and films from the 1920s onwards will be presented throughout the night – with live singing. This hall is the “must see” for all dance enthusiasts.
Julia Koci
Austrian soprano Julia Koci manages, like few others, to effortlessly bridge the gap between opera, operetta and classical music. Musical. Her excellent singing technique, her refined musical Her sense of style, sensitivity and intelligence, as well as her solid training in acting and dance, allow her to perform in all genres at the same high level, acclaimed by the press and appreciated by the audience. Since 2011/12, he has been a member of the ensemble at the Vienna Volksoper. Julia Koci delighted the audience with her wide-ranging repertoire. In addition, they perform at international opera houses and festivals such as the Carinthian Summer, the Mörbisch Lake Festival, the Kufstein Operetta Summer, the Savonlinna Opera Festival, Opera Tampa Florida, Kyoto Opera, and Kawasaki. Hall Tokyo and the Arizona Opera. She made guest appearances at the Murten Classics Festival, at the Festival dell’Opera Roma, at the International Opera Producties Nederland in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp, at the Opera Krakowska and at the Opera Nowa.
Julia Koci is also a sought-after concert performer and regularly appears in oratorios and songs by Bach, Monteverdi, Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Mahler and Zemlinsky, among others, at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, the Franciscan Church, the Schubert Church, and MuTh, the concert hall of the Vienna Boys’ Choir.
Christiana Uikiza
Christiana Uikiza zählt zu den faszinierendsten Sängerinnen der europäischen Jazz- und Musikszene. Die Wahlwienerin begeistert ihr Publikum mit einer Stimme, die durch ein besonderes Timbre und eine beeindruckende Spannweite von mehr als vier Oktaven besticht. Geboren in Resita (Rumänien) als Angehörige der kroatischen Minderheit, studierte sie Journalismus in Zagreb und entwickelte parallel dazu ihre künstlerische Laufbahn im Musik- und Theaterbereich. Christiana Uikiza hat sich mit außergewöhnlicher stimmlicher Präsenz und künstlerischer Vielseitigkeit international einen Namen gemacht – von Wien, Budapest, über Berlin, Kopenhagen, Zagreb, Warschau, Zürich, Istanbul, Rom bis nach Bukarest. Sie singt in fünfzehn Sprachen und spricht sechs davon. Diese kulturelle und sprachliche Vielseitigkeit verleiht ihren Auftritten eine faszinierende, grenzüberschreitende Tiefe und macht jede Performance zu einem besonderen Erlebnis.
Béla Fischer
Hollywood Palace – Musical direction
For almost 40 years, Béla Fischer has been a sought-after musician in a wide variety of musical genres – whether as a pianist, composer, musical director and arranger for shows, revues, ballets, operas, operettas or musicals. Further works were created for the Lehár Festival Orchestra Bad Ischl, the Bratislava Music Festival and the Vienna Life Ball, which was opened with Fischer’s fanfare from 2006 to 2018. In addition to classical music, he is also musically at home in jazz and rock.
Susanne Marik
Hollywood Palace – Vocals
Born in Vienna, she has numerous solo programmes. The most important stages of her career as a musical actress are: CHICAGO, CABARET, ANATEVKA and SORBAS at the Graz Opera House, GREASE at the Alte Oper Frankfurt and the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf, SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Rhein-Main Theater Wiesbaden, MACK AND MABEL at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, and finally the female lead in the musical THE KING AND I at the Vienna Ronacher and the Vienna Stadthalle, among others.
Michael Mold
Hollywood Palace – Vocals
In addition to his work as a soloist in one of the biggest U2 tribute bands in Europe (TribU2) and his solo work for the Longfield Gospel Choirs, Michael Mold is frontman and founder of the band Jazzophoniker. His professional career has brought him more than 25 years of stage experience and over 3000 performances at home and abroad at live concerts as well as radio and television broadcasts from rock to gospel and finally to jazz and swing.
Midnight interlude
From midnight in the ballroom
Tango5 & friends – Vocals: Ivana Ecetová – Musical direction Miloš Todorovski
Tango classics and a crossover with contemporary tango arrangements of well-known pop songs and works from classical music literature.
Tango5
Tango stands for the music of Astor Piazzolla, the 5 for the musicians, their very own style and their origins. Founded in 2021, the ensemble consists of both current and former members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and established soloists from the classical and jazz scene. With tango as their common stage in Piazzolla’s original line-up (violin, bandoneon, (electric) guitar, piano and double bass), they sometimes create their programmes in close connection with the original tradition, and sometimes in a completely new, individual style!
The ensemble’s own arrangements and spontaneous improvisations make it truly unique; its tango is sometimes tinged with jazz or Balkan influences, with hints of Viennese music or a touch of bossa nova – just as the musicians’ backgrounds are very diverse and multicultural. The result is a musical mix of classical music from the Baroque to the 21st century, crossover and world music. After their debut concert at the Vienna Konzerthaus, Tango5 has played to full houses in Austria: their unbridled energy, closeness to the audience, alternating moderation by the musicians and their stylistic versatility make every Tango5 evening an experience.
Ivana Ecetová
Ivana Ecetová is a versatile singer from Slovakia, known for her captivating voice and charismatic artistic expression. She studied opera singing at the State Conservatory in Bratislava and at the Faculty of Education at Comenius University. She specialises in performing Argentine tango in the original Spanish language and conveys an authentic and emotional experience of this passionate music. She is the co-founder of the music projects Trio Fatal and Ivana Ecetová Quartet – Tango Project, which focus primarily on the works of Astor Piazzolla and Argentine music.
Ivana tritt regelmäßig bei renommierten Festivals in der Slowakei und im Ausland auf. Sie war unter anderem beim Festival Fatango, dem City Sound Festival, dem Musikfestival Piešťany und anderen bedeutenden internationalen Kulturveranstaltungen zu Gast. Zu den Höhepunkten ihrer Karriere zählt auch ihr Auftritt im Rahmen des Post Bellum – Programms an der Staatsoper in Prag.
Late Night Concert 2025 – BAD POWELLS
from 02 o’clock in the ballroom
ESC- Special – Late Night Konzert
2026 will be the year of the ESC in Vienna. Vienna will be the host city. Hospitality is the passion that Viennese coffeehouse owners have made their profession. The Late Night Concert 2026 is a humorous and warm welcome to the ESC community in Vienna and in the Viennese coffeehouses!
The Bad Powells have been an integral part of the Vienna Coffeehouse Ball family for decades. This year, they will not only be performing together with Ö3 Disco in the Forum, but will also be appearing as a tribute to ESC in a late-night concert in the ballroom. The Bad Powells pay tribute to the greatest ESC hits with their programme – you can expect classics such as ‘Save your kisses for me’, “Waterloo”, ‘Merci Cherie’, ‘Love shine a light’ and, of course, ‘Rise like a phoenix’. Let us pass on the infectious joy and cheerfulness that this music brings and welcome the world to Vienna. They get down to business and rock the ballroom.
Further information is available at: badpowells.com
© Fotos: Joerg Klickermann / Bad Powells
Orchestra and live bands on the ball
Continuous live music in different rooms
The Good Powells
Forum Kaffeehaus (from 23h)
The Bad Powells with star guest Andie Gabauer
Forum Kaffeehaus (from 0:45h)
The Bad Powells offer pure show – five of the most top-class musicians, led by singer Sabine Stieger, are probably the hottest party band in the universe at the moment. With a repertoire of well over 100 songs, including all the legendary soul and disco hits of the 70s and early 80s of the last century, The Bad Powells leave nothing to be desired musically. In addition to excellent music and perfect sound, The Bad Powells also offer the craziest outfits and a stunning stage show.
Ö3 Ball Disco with the Bad Powells
Forum Kaffehaus
Ö3 provides party music and a great atmosphere from 10 p.m. onwards at the Ö3 Ball Disco in the Forum of the Vienna Hofburg. From 11.30 p.m., the Bad Powells will join in and the atmosphere will reach fever pitch with every set! Whether in a ball gown or tailcoat and bow tie, dancing is the order of the day to the sounds of the Ö3 DJs and the Bad Powells! Ball guests at the 67th Kaffeesiederball have a lot to look forward to.
Wiener Opernball Orchester
Festsaal / Ballroom
The Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra was founded in 1982 with the aim of presenting the Viennese dance music of the 18th and 19th century music and to perform it in Vienna and all over the world. The orchestra now performs in 36 countries and in almost all major European cities, undertakes concert tours to several continents and is delighted to have a number of international conductors accompanying and leading it.
Andreas Spörri, Dirigent
Musical direction of the opening
In Baden (Schweiz) geboren, studierte Andreas Spörri in Basel, Wien und an der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Früh machte er sich als Dirigent und Repetitor bei der Basel Sinfonietta, dem IGNM-Ensemble Basel und dem damaligen Radiosinfonieorchester Basel einen Namen. Von 1992 bis 2007 war er Principal Guest Conductor des Hermitage Symphony Orchestra – Camerata St. Petersburg, 2006-2016 ständiger Dirigent und 2007/08 Chefdirigent des Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Weitere internationale Engagements führten ihn u. a. nach Montreal, London, Paris, Moskau, Calgary, Tiflis, Quebec, Wien und München. Im Juni 2026 wird Andreas Spörri mit dem Wiener Opernball Orchester eine Schweiz-Tournee unternehmen. Pressezitate wie «Botschafter der Wiener Musik in der Schweiz» oder «ein Schweizer mit dem Wiener Groove» beziehen sich auf die außerordentlich erfolgreichen Konzerte dieser Zusammenarbeit.
Bernd Fröhlich Orchestra
Festsaal / Ballroom
Bernd Fröhlich founded his exquisite dance orchestra in 2001. On the one hand with the aim of pampering the audience with relaxed dance music, on the other hand with the demand for the highest musical level. The ensemble has become a fixture on the Viennese ball scene and entertains guests at the largest and most traditional balls, such as the Ball der Kaffeesieder. At the turn of the year, the orchestra delights thousands of people on the main stage of the New Year’s Eve Trail on Stephansplatz.
Tini Kainrath
Festsaal / Ballroom
Bernd Fröhlich founded his exquisite dance orchestra in 2001. On the one hand with the aim of pampering the audience with relaxed dance music, on the other hand with the demand for the highest musical level. The ensemble has become a fixture on the Viennese ball scene and entertains guests at the largest and most traditional balls, such as the Ball der Kaffeesieder. At the turn of the year, the orchestra delights thousands of people on the main stage of the New Year’s Eve Trail on Stephansplatz.
Bernd Fröhlich
Festsaal / Ballroom
The singer and saxophonist Bernd Fröhlich has been making people dance with his music since his youth and travels internationally across musical genres. In addition to his work as director of the Bernd Fröhlich Orchestra, he has sung for many years as a tenor soloist in leading international Baroque and Renaissance vocal ensembles such as the Belgian Huelgas Ensemble, Weser Renaissance Bremen and the vocal ensemble L’Ultima Parola, which he founded in 2018.
Hollywood Palace Orchestra / Hollywood Palace Quartet
Zeremoniensaal
Béla Fischer has cast an all-star orchestra and an alternating quartet especially for the Viennese Kaffeesiederball. The orchestra consists of a classical big band line-up supplemented by eight strings. The soft Hollywood sound is achieved through the use of strings. The quartet is a jazz quartet. The selected musicians all play in the best national and international formations.
Coffe Club Band
Metternich Hall
Stimulating and invigorating – just like a strong espresso! – the music of the Coffee Club Band. This international show and gala band consists of ten exceptional thoroughbred musicians who guarantee a great program. The Coffee Club Band’s repertoire includes songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, Tom Jones and famous film soundtracks.
4 for Jazz & Carole Alston
Rittersaal
4 for Jazz (Erwin Schmidt p, Uli Langthaler b, Kristian Scheed dr, Christian Havel g) plays a repertoire ranging from jazz standards to evergreens, operettas and musical melodies to standard dances. The preference of these musicians belongs to jazz, especially swing. The soloist is the well-known artist Carole Alston, a great “Lady of Jazz”.
Piano music
Jozef Bezák
Radetzky Apartment II
The Slovakian pianist and composer began playing the piano at the age of eight. He completed his organ studies at the Košice Conservatory in 1988, followed by studies in music theory in Bratislava. From 1994, he studied in Baltimore, USA, where he earned a master’s degree in computer music composition in 1996. Since 1997, he has worked as a ballet accompanist at the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava and at the local dance conservatory. His engagements took him to the Zurich Opera House in 2006 and then to the Vienna State Opera/Volksoper in the same position. He is also interested in jazz and folk instruments.
Kuare Salsa Band
Live dance music from Latin America
Schatzkammersal / Treasure Chamber
The treasure chamber will be transformed into a Latin American dance extravaganza at the upcoming ball with the Kuare Salsa band.
Charity Partner 2026
Österreichische Krebshilfe Wien
The Vienna Coffeehouse Ball will be supporting ÖSTERREICHISCHE KREBSHILFE WIEN (Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna) in 2026 with its guests and partners. In particular, the project ‘Mama/Papa hat Krebs’ (Mum/Dad has cancer) will be supported. In keeping with the ball’s motto, we are working together to create a place of comfort and cosiness for the children of cancer patients. The proceeds from the raffle held at the ball will go towards the charity project. Charity@Kaffeesiederball donation account: IBAN: AT33 3200 0001 1511 5306 BIC: RLNWATWW in the name of Klub der Wiener Kaffeehausbesitzer.
„Spezialpreis der Wiener Kaffeesieder“
Hans Staud Musikpreis
As part of the prestigious Hans Staud Music Prize, which will be awarded for the fourth time in 2025, the Vienna Coffeehouse Owners Association is awarding the ‘Special Prize of the Vienna Coffeehouse Owners Association’ worth €3,000 for the first time this year. In addition, the respective prize winner will have the opportunity to perform at the Vienna Coffeehouse Owners Ball. The Club of Viennese Coffeehouse Owners is thus once again living up to its guiding principles of discovering, promoting and presenting art and culture in Viennese coffeehouses.
More information in our press release and at hs-mp.at
The ball poster
Wolfgang Binder, Christof Cremer and Ketevan Papava in Café Sperl © Florian Wieser
The Ball Poster 2026
Christof Cremer, artistic director of the Vienna Coffeehouse Ball, designed the 2026 ball poster. The composition of the 2026 ball poster draws on various sources. The first source is a photo of Ketevan Papava, solo dancer with the Vienna State Ballet, taken by the talented young photographer Ashley Taylor. In this photo, she is enjoying a coffee from a golden coffee cup, dressed up for a ball, wearing a lavish ball gown and ball hairstyle. In the next image layer, she merges with the background image in the well-known fabric pattern (design no. 10124 for Backhausen) by Reinhold Völkel for Café Sperl on Gumpendorfer Straße in Vienna. The ball poster is thus a fusion of the ball and Viennese coffee house culture in its ideal form.
Christof Cremer: „The ball poster is the product of intensive teamwork. Designers, photographers, choreographers, stylists, illustrators and graphic artists worked together with the aim of creating a special kind of artistic eye-catcher for the Vienna Coffeehouse Ball. – I think they succeeded!
The ball committee
The organizers of the ball
Anna Karnitscher
Ball Chairperson
“The coffee house is the artists’ workshop! This old tradition is still alive and relevant today – works of art and stories are created here through observation in this unique atmosphere, in this special microcosm. Today, the coffee house is still an important place for social discourse, artistic activity and enjoyment!” – Anna Karnitscher
KR Wolfgang Binder
Ball Chairperson
“The Viennese ball season is something unique in the world and we are delighted to be an important part of this tradition. Here too, as in our coffee houses, we are preservers of tradition and at the same time leaders in innovation” – KR Wolfgang Binder.
Mag. Christof Cremer
Artistic direction
The freelance costume and stage designer lives and works in Vienna. He works in the fields of spoken theater, opera and contemporary music theater as well as ballet and dance. He has already designed the costumes for the ballet interludes of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert five times. In addition to his work for the theater, he designs and curates exhibitions and works as a scenographer at major national and international museums and exhibition venues, most recently the National Exhibition.
The premises
Where can you find something?
First floor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Entreé Heldenplatz / Entrance
2
Foyer
3
Feststiege
4
Wardrobe
5
Gardehalle II
6
Gardehalle I
7
Forum Coffee House
8
Treasury Hall
Mezzanine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
Feststiege
2
Metternich Hall
3
Festsaal / Ballroom
4
Seitengalerie
5
Wintergarten
6
Zeremoniensaal
7
Trabantenstube
8
Rittersaal
9
Antekammer
10
Marmorsaal
11
Geheime Ratstube
12
Künstlerzimmer
13
Radetzky App. I
14
Radetzky App. II
15
Radetzky App. III
Rooms with live music
Over 13 different orchestras and live bands play at the Vienna Coffee Brewers Ball in various rooms of the Vienna Hofburg. Subject to change without notice! We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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