Mirabell Palace concert tickets

What you are actually booking

The ticket is for one chamber concert in the Marble Hall, on the first floor of Mirabell Palace, run by the Salzburger Konzertgesellschaft. You get a seat in the category you book, either reserved or open, and a live, unplugged concert by an ensemble and soloists. The line-up changes from date to date. Dinner is not part of it. Refreshments and CDs are on sale at the venue before the concert and in the interval.

• A seat in the booked category: reserved seat or open seating
• A live classical concert without amplification
• Ensemble and soloist performances, different on each date
• A historic hall in Mirabell Palace, Mirabellplatz 4

Category I or Category II

The organiser sells two categories. Category I is numbered seating in the central block, rows 1 to 10, so your seat is reserved. Category II is open seating behind and at the sides of that block, and the rule is first come, first seat. The hall admits ticket holders 30 minutes before the concert, so if you hold a Category II ticket and care where you sit, arrive early. The organiser does not claim one category sounds better. The difference is a guaranteed seat against choosing on arrival. It also keeps the right to upgrade a guest to a higher category at no cost.

How the voucher works on the day

A GetYourGuide booking is a voucher, not the ticket. Before the concert begins, exchange it for an original ticket at the evening box office, which is on the first floor in front of the Marble Hall. The foyer, box office, cloakroom and buffet open one hour before the concert, and the hall itself opens 30 minutes before. You can enter from Mirabellplatz or through the Mirabell Garden, by the Pegasus fountain. The organiser gives the address as the courtyard, Staircase 4, first floor.

• Bring the voucher on your phone or on paper
• Swap it at the evening box office before the concert
• Large bags, backpacks and luggage cannot go into the hall; handbags up to A4 can

GetYourGuide or the organiser's own site

Both routes lead to the same hall. The organiser sells online by card or PayPal, by phone and email, and at the evening box office. Its terms exclude returns: a ticket is refunded only if the organiser cancels the concert, and a change of cast, programme or start does not entitle you to a refund. A GetYourGuide booking adds free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and you can reserve now and pay later. The organiser's booking page lets you pick a Category I seat; the GetYourGuide listing sells by category. If your dates might move, the platform booking is the safer one.

Pick a date: start times and programmes differ

Most dates in the organiser's calendar are evening concerts, but not all of them. Some winter dates start earlier, and December adds Sunday-morning Advent matinees and a New Year's Eve gala. Check the start time for your date, and in your confirmation, before you plan dinner. Programmes vary too. Every programme in the calendar includes Mozart, with other composers alongside, and many dates say the programme is still to be announced. The organiser notes that programmes are subject to change. If one work matters to you, choose a date that lists it.

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Dinner and concert

The organiser also sells a separate Dinner & Concert booking. It pairs a three-course dinner at the Sheraton Grand Salzburg with a Category I seat in the Marble Hall. The hotel and the palace face each other across the Mirabell Gardens, and the organiser puts the walk between them at two to three minutes. The hotel bar stays open after the concert. This is not part of the standard concert ticket, so book it through the organiser's site if you want dinner arranged. Wheelchair places can be combined with dinner as well.

Other Salzburg Mozart evenings

Mirabell is chamber music in a Baroque marble hall. The same concert society runs the Mozart Dinner Concert in the Baroque hall of the Stiftskulinarium St. Peter, which pairs Mozart's music with a festive 18th-century menu. The Hohensalzburg Fortress concerts are a different draw. The tourism board describes the Best of Mozart concert as popular works from Mozart to Strauss in the fortress's rooms, over the rooftops of Salzburg, with a dinner version at the fortress's Panorama restaurant. Pick Mirabell for the concert and the room, St. Peter for dinner and music together, the fortress for the setting.

Children, students and wheelchair users

The organiser recommends its evening concerts for children from age 6. Younger children need their own ticket and seat, because lap seats are not allowed, and the GetYourGuide listing marks the concert as not suitable for children under 6. Reduced tickets exist for children aged 6 to 14 and for students up to 26 with ID. Wheelchair places have their own ticket type, and the listing marks the concert as wheelchair-accessible. The practical guide covers lifts and access.

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When to book

The organiser's calendar shows availability for each date and marks sold-out dates and categories that are nearly full. If your trip is fixed to one evening, book before you travel and check the calendar for your date. If a date shows as sold out, try another night. If your plans are loose, a booking with free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead lets you commit to a date without locking in your whole trip.

Who this isn't for

Skip this concert if you have a child under 6. It is chamber music by small ensembles, so it is not for anyone hoping for a full orchestra, an opera or a dinner show. If you want dinner in the same booking, use the organiser's Dinner & Concert instead. Large bags and luggage cannot go into the hall. And if you want the right to return a ticket, the organiser's own tickets do not offer it, so book through a route with free cancellation.