Brucknerfest 2026

Name: Brucknerfest 2026
Start: 2026-09-30T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-30T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Brucknerhaus

took place · 30 Sep 2026

Brucknerhaus, Linz, Austria

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Brucknerfest 2026 is a prestigious music festival in Linz dedicated to the works of Anton Bruckner and classical music.

About the festival: Brucknerfest 2026

since 1974

years running

~13 700

visitors (2022 edition)

33 concerts / 11 venues (2022)

concerts & venues

~200 per year

annual performances at Brucknerhaus

Good to know

Runs 4 Sep - 11 Oct 2026 (main programme 13-30 Sep)
4-concert church subscription: €96-€146 (based on 2025 pricing)
Wheelchair places: €10 (main hall), €7 (middle hall)
Youth ticket (under 27) available at the box office on presentation of valid ID
Group discount: 10% off for orders of 10+ tickets
Tickets bookable online 24/7 via brucknerhaus.at (print@home available)
By public transport: bus 313 from Linz Hauptbahnhof to 'Untere Donaulände'

What's new

2026-01-20
The full 2026 programme was presented at a press conference in January, with the motto 'Endlich' ('Finally') and key bookings including Riccardo Chailly and Franz Welser-Möst confirmed.
2026-03
Markus Poschner and harpsichordist Jean Rondeau are confirmed for the opening weekend concert on 13 September, pairing Poulenc, Debussy and Beethoven.
2026
Riccardo Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala open the festival on 4 September - Bruckner's 202nd birthday - with a special concert.
2026
Franz Welser-Möst will appear with the Cleveland Orchestra on 11 October in what will be his final Linz concert as the orchestra's chief conductor after 25 years.

Line-up

Kajsa Boström 09:30
Oberösterreichisches Jugendsinfonieorchester 10:30
Cameron Carpenter 11:00
Severin Trogbacher 18:00
Markus Poschner 18:00
Jean Rondeau 18:00
Orchester Linz 18:00
Johannes Hiemetsberger 18:00
Chorus sine nomine 18:00
Austrofred 19:30
Atalante Quartett 19:30
Steinaecker 19:30
Barron 19:30
George Kranz 19:30
Anna Rakitina 19:30
Håkan Hardenberger 19:30
Christian Tetzlaff 19:30
Hanni Liang 19:30
Motus Percussion 19:30
Martin Gasselsberger 19:30
Klaus Dickbauer 19:30
Anja Bihlmaier 19:30
Riccardo Chailly
Filarmonica della Scala

About: Anton Bruckner

One of the great symphonists of the 19th century, Bruckner built vast orchestral structures rooted in his Catholic faith and his lifelong work as a church organist - music that took decades to win over audiences but has held a firm place in the concert repertoire ever since.

200+

concerts and recitals held annually at the Brucknerhaus Linz (named in his honour)

20+

CDs released in the BRUCKNER2024 complete-symphonies recording project

What's new

2026
A new recording of Bruckner's Te Deum conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado with the SWR Symphonieorchester was released in 2026.
2025
The International Brucknerfest Linz 2025 ran from Bruckner's birthday (4 September) to the anniversary of his death (11 October), with concerts in Linz churches and the Stiftsbasilika St. Florian.
2025
Conductor Gerd Schaller completed the BRUCKNER2024 project in 2025, making all of Bruckner's symphonies in all versions available on CD recorded by the Philharmonie Festiva.

Tracks

Symfonie č. 7 E durBreakthrough work; its 1884 Leipzig premiere finally brought Bruckner wide acclaim.

Symfonie č. 8 c mollConsidered his grandest symphony; the 1890 Vienna premiere divided critics but cemented his reputation.

Symfonie č. 9 d mollLeft unfinished at his death in 1896; dedicated 'to dear God'.

Symfonie č. 4 Es dur 'Romantická'His most frequently performed symphony, celebrated for its vivid nature imagery.

Te Deum C durMajor choral-orchestral work, premiered 1884; Bruckner himself suggested it could serve as the finale of his Ninth Symphony.

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