Belvedere Palace hosts Kiss & Concert from 15 November

Belvedere Palace (Schloss Belvedere) in Vienna hosts Kiss & Concert on 15 November 2026, beginning a run of Sunday evenings that combines Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss with chamber music. The programme continues on 22 and 29 November and 6 and 13 December, placing the Upper Belvedere at the centre of an evening art and music programme.

Kiss & Concert brings music to the Marble Hall

Kiss & Concert is presented by MAGMAG Events at the Upper Belvedere. The series gives concert guests access to the Belvedere Collection after hours before a performance by soloists of the Wiener KammerOrchester in the Marble Hall.

The programme listed by the organiser includes music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Strauss, Antonio Vivaldi and Giacomo Puccini. The Vienna event listing places each remaining evening from 7pm to 9.30pm, with the collection visit before the concert and the music in the Marmorsaal. The Vienna event listing confirms the dates and Upper Belvedere venue, while the organiser’s programme sets out the evening sequence.

The Upper Belvedere links Klimt with Baroque architecture

The event uses two of the palace’s defining spaces: the exhibition rooms containing The Kiss and the Marble Hall overlooking Vienna. That pairing connects a work first exhibited in 1908 and completed in 1909 with a palace built for courtly receptions and festivities.

Prince Eugene of Savoy commissioned Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt to create the Belvedere. Construction of the Upper Belvedere took place between 1717 and 1723, and the estate was completed in 1723. The museum records the building’s later use as a venue for art and identifies its 1955 role as the setting for the signing of the Austrian State Treaty. Further background appears in the Belvedere’s history of the estate.

The evening format therefore changes the usual relationship between collection and building. Instead of treating the palace only as a container for Klimt’s painting, Kiss & Concert makes the Marble Hall part of the same visit and places a contemporary concert programme inside the historic architecture.

Visiting Belvedere Palace: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Kiss & Concert takes place at the Upper Belvedere on 15, 22 and 29 November and 6 and 13 December 2026.
• The collection visit is reserved for concert guests during the evening programme, followed by music in the Marble Hall; the listed sequence begins at 7pm and the concert starts at 8pm.
• The venue is at Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27 in Vienna’s 1030 district. The organiser lists tram D at Schloss Belvedere, S-Bahn, tram 18 and tram O at Quartier Belvedere, and U1 at Hauptbahnhof.
• Entry for the evening is through the garden and Sala Terrena, with the grand Prunkstiege leading to the Marble Hall. The organiser states that the Upper Belvedere has step-free access.
• German is Austria’s official language and the national currency is the euro.

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Frequently asked questions about Belvedere Palace

When does Kiss & Concert take place at Belvedere Palace?

The series runs on 15, 22 and 29 November and 6 and 13 December 2026 at the Upper Belvedere. The collection visit precedes the concert in the Marble Hall.

What is Belvedere Palace?

Belvedere Palace is a Baroque estate in Vienna commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy and designed by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. The Upper Belvedere was built between 1717 and 1723.

Where is Belvedere Palace and how do you get there?

The Upper Belvedere is at Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27 in Vienna’s 1030 district. Tram D serves Schloss Belvedere, while Quartier Belvedere is served by S-Bahn, tram 18 and tram O.