Herbert Pixner Projekt & Tonkünstler-Orchester

Name: Herbert Pixner Projekt & Tonkünstler-Orchester
Start: 2026-10-08T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-08T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Salzburgarena

took place · 8 Oct 2026

Salzburgarena, Austria

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Herbert Pixner Projekt & Tonkünstler-Orchester — Salzburgarena, Salzburg

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Herbert Pixner Projekt and the Tonkünstler-Orchester share the stage at Salzburgarena in Salzburg. The evening brings together the virtuosity of Alpine and folk music with the full sound of a symphony orchestra.

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About: Herbert Pixner Projekt

Five virtuosos from South and North Tyrol who play Alpine folk music, gypsy jazz, flamenco and blues in one breath - Herbert Pixner Projekt has been selling out concert halls across the German-speaking world for two decades, and their 2025 anniversary tour marks 20 years on stage.

1500+

sold-out concerts in career

100000

tickets sold per year

29.5K

YouTube subscribers

concerts announced for 2025-2026 tour

Tour

BregenzKemptenInnsbruckMünchenGrazSalzburgLinzBerlinWorpswedeHamburgImstBad VilbelBad ElsterBamberg

Tracks

From the Dark Side of the Alps2024 studio album - concept record drawing on Alpine legends, released on Three Saints Records

King Laurintrack from 2024 album, 120K+ YouTube views

Tango No. 5live favourite, 185K+ YouTube views from 2023 ORF broadcast

Poppyfrom 2022 album Schïan!, 155K+ YouTube views

Symphonic Alps Live2020 live album with symphony orchestra, one of the group's landmark recordings

About: Tonkünstler-Orchester

Lower Austria's state orchestra, with roots going back to a 1907 Vienna ensemble, performs across five permanent venues including the Wiener Musikverein and the Grafenegg Festival. French conductor Fabien Gabel has been at the helm since summer 2025.

~100

Musicians in the ensemble

~80

Concerts per year in Lower Austria alone

25+

CDs released on own label since 2016

Permanent residency venues

What's new

2026-02
The orchestra released a double-CD of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 on its own label, recorded live at the Wiener Musikverein under outgoing chief conductor Yutaka Sado in June 2025.
2026-03
Chief conductor Fabien Gabel and the orchestra presented the subscription programme for the 2026-27 season at the Wiener Musikverein on 10 March 2026.
2025-09
The state of Lower Austria announced that the orchestra of the Bühne Baden would be dissolved, with the Tonkünstler-Orchester taking over programming in Baden from the 2027-28 season.

Tour

WienSt. PöltenGrafeneggWiener NeustadtBaden

Tracks

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live at the Wiener Musikverein)Farewell recording of outgoing chief conductor Yutaka Sado, released on own label February 2026.

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (Live)Part of the orchestra's complete Mahler symphony cycle under Yutaka Sado, recorded live at the Musikverein.

Schoenberg: Gurre-LiederWorld premiere given by the predecessor ensemble in 1913 - a defining moment in the orchestra's history.

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 & Haydn Variations (Live)Own-label live recording with Yutaka Sado, part of the orchestra's extensive Brahms discography.

Herbert Pixner Projekt & Tonkünstler-Orchester

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