The scene: Vienna, 1780s. The city is buzzing to the music of Joseph Haydn and his contemporaries Carl von Dittersdorf and Jan Vanhal, and a younger arrival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Gossip in the gazettes and coffee houses is of the four getting together in a supergroup quartet. Perhaps trying out some of the cutting-edge musical ideas they’d later drop on Vienna’s concert-going public. In time, Dittersdorf and Vanhal slip from the spotlight their more famous friends own for centuries, but tonight’s concert rewinds the story. The music of the whole quartet breathes again. It lasts.

A Viennese House Party

Southbank Centre

Tonight, all four take centre stage with time on their side, night-time string vibes and low notes stealing the show … if you think pop has all the fun, wait till these four have begun.

Jane Gower

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Jan 28, 2027

A Viennese House Party · Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jan 28, 2027

A Viennese House Party · Southbank Centre

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