Travel to Austria with us

Ten unforgettable days exploring the places, sounds, and landscapes that shaped the music we love.

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A once-in-a-lifetime musical exploration of Austria’s cities and monasteries that wrote music history
Led personally by Austrian conductor and musicologist Mario Aschauer — intimate group experiences, historic organs, private music moments
A curated experience for music-lovers, combining culture, fellowship, breathtaking scenery, and outstanding food

Dear friends and fellow music lovers,

I’m Mario Aschauer, Harmonia Stellarum’s Artistic Director. Austria is my home country, where I grew up and received my musical and academic training. It’s a place whose landscapes, cities, and centuries-old traditions shaped me both as a musician and as a person.

Now I’d like to share it with you. Together with some of your favorite Harmonia musicians, I’ll be leading a 10-day journey through “musical Austria” between May 11–21, 2026.

Harmonia’s musicians are passionate about making often forgotten repertoire and our unique approach to music making a meaningful experience for you. In that same spirit we’d like to invite you on this trip.

And this invitation is for everyone — whether you’ve joined us for a Harmonia concert before or are just discovering us now.

Warmly,

Mario Aschauer
Artistic Director

Itinerary

May 11: Travel

We meet as a group at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and check-in for our flight to Munich, and then transfer to Innsbruck, Austria. Meals served on flight. [B, D]

28 life-size bronze statues from the Renaissance at the Hofkirche

Tyrol is famous for its traditional hearty cuisine

May 12: Innsbruck

Upon arrival we meet our tour host and transfer by coach to the Old Town of Innsbruck where we will stay at the Penz Hotel for two nights.

The drive from the airport to Innsbruck is a wonderful introduction to the alpine landscape of the Tyrolean region of Austria. After freshening-up, we say Prost! over a welcome drink at a brief orientation meeting. Enjoy the rest of the evening at your leisure and try to stay awake until your ‘regular’ bedtime to minimize the effects of jet lag.

May 13: Innsbruck

After breakfast, we take short walk to the Hofkirche, enjoy a private tour and hear the oldest organ of Austria from 1558. A few steps from the church we find a cable car that will transport us to the top of the Nordkette at 7,500ft. We will enjoy incredible views of Innsbruck and the valley and there is also a cafe where you can enjoy lunch. Enjoy some free-time in the afternoon. We recommend a visit to the Ferdinandeum Museum that houses the famous portrait of ClaudioMonteverdi, in the city center of Innsbruck. This evening, we gather for a group dinner at a local restaurant. [B,D]

Shop traditional Austrian attire (Trachten)

Traditional Austrian Pastries at Cafe Zauner

Try traditional Austrian pastry specialties

May 14: Bad Ischl & Salzburg

We load our coach and enjoy a scenic drive to Bad Ischl and visit the Kaiservilla where Austria’s emperors went on summer vacation in the nineteenth century. We make a pit-stop at a celebrated bakery Zauner and enjoy some of the local pastry specialties. There will also be an opportunity to shop for fairly priced tradition Austrian clothing, including Lederhosen and Dirndl.

Then we move on to Salzburg, the home town of Mozart. The afternoon is at your leisure after we check-in to the Radisson Blu hotel, which is located in the historic area of Salzburg. You might explore the concert and opera schedule in advance of our arrival in Salzburg for tickets to your preferred production.

May 15: Salzburg

This morning we enjoy a guided tour of the Mozart homes. There is much to see in Salzburg, and we will offer a list of recommendations for you to enjoy during a free-time this afternoon. In the evening, we gather and celebrate over dinner at St. Peter’s Stiftskulinarium, including the famed local dessert: Salzburger Nockerl.

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Visit the houses where Mozart was born and where his family lived

May 16: Kremsmünster & Linz

We spend the morning at Kremsmünster Abbey, founded in 777 AD. The monastery library was built between 1680 and 1689 and contains about 160,000 volumes, besides 1,700 manuscripts and nearly 2,000 incunabula. Among the famous treasures of Kremsmünster is the Tassilo Chalice, created some time between 768/769 and 788.

After lunch we travel on to Linz, the home town of Anton Bruckner and our own Mario Aschauer.

May 17: Linz & St. Florian

We are treated to a tour and some time with the Bruckner organ in the Alter Dom (old cathedral) where Bruckner held the post of organist. In the afternoon we drive to St. Florian Abbey and learn of its rich history, and visit Bruckner’s tomb in the crypt below the gigantic organ. We return to our hotel in the old town of Linz, and enjoy a group dinner at a local restaurant.

May 18: Melk & Vienna

Following breakfast, we load our coach and drive to Melk Abbey, one of the most beautiful and largest unified Baroque ensembles in Europe. Its magnificent architecture is known worldwide and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We continue to Vienna by a boat cruise on the Danube, and check-in to Hotel das Tigra in the inner city with easy walking distance to historic sites.

May 19: Vienna

Following breakfast at the hotel, Mario will lead us on a guided walking tour of Vienna. We take a lunch break before we continue to the archives of the Musikverein for talk and visit of the treasures at the archives. The evening is at your leisure.

River cruise through Austria's wine region Wachau to Vienna

Concert hall of concert halls: The Vienna Musikverein

May 20: Vienna

This day offers the option to explore Vienna further with specially arranged visits. You may choose to see the world-renowned Music Collection at the Austrian National Library or one of the city’s historic cemeteries, where many of the great masters of music are laid to rest. In the evening, we conclude our journey with a concert by Harmonia Stellarum at the Franziskanerkirche. Afterward, we gather for a farewell dinner at a local restaurant to celebrate our time together.