The International Brucknerfest Linz is dedicated this year to the reciprocal relationship between music and image. Open your eyes, music! Seeing sounds—hearing images, the festival explores the visual dimension of music history—from opera to film. The connection to Anton Bruckner serves as the starting point: contrary to the common perception of the composer as a representative of “absolute music,” the festival highlights the programmatic and pictorial elements in his works.
More than ever, the Brucknerhaus, and indeed the entire city of Linz, becomes a festival venue: the Danube waterfront, the Moviemento cinema, the ORF regional studio, the city’s churches, and some exceptional locations such as the Salzstadel, the Brunnhofer Gallery, and the Kepler Hall all play host to events.
A varied program ranges from Franz Liszt’s program music and Richard Wagner’s concept of the “Gesamtkunstwerk” to Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and the film music of Bernard Herrmann and John Williams.
Open your eyes, music! International Brucknerfest Linz 2025 / Brucknerhaus Linz - Photo: LIVA
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Open your eyes, music! International Brucknerfest Linz 2025
At the International Brucknerfest Linz 2025, the interplay between sound and visuals takes center stage.
Brucknerhaus Linz (AT)
Ceremony 2025
Jagoda Marinić (DE), Oberösterreichisches Jugendsinfonieorchester (AT), Hard-Chor (AT), Katharina Wincor (AT)
Ceremonial opening of the International Bruckner Festival Linz 2025
Birthday Concert for Anton Bruckner
Solistenensemble D’Accord (DE), Valeria Lanner (AT)
The soloist ensemble D’Accord presents Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde in a paraphrase for string septet.
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Brucknerhaus Linz
Its location in the Danube Park, its timelessly elegant architecture designed by Finnish architects Heikki and Kaija Sirén and, above all, the excellent acoustics of its two halls make the Brucknerhaus in Linz one of the most attractive concert halls in the world. Since its opening in 1974, international classical music stars as well as young talents have performed here. With around 200 events a year, the house also presents jazz, world music, readings, and programs for children.
