St. Stephen’s Cathedral hosts Mozart’s Requiem on 31 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 00:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Domkirche St. Stephan) in Vienna hosts W. A. Mozart’s Requiem on 31 October 2026. The concert brings a major sacred work into the cathedral’s Gothic interior, with the Vienna Cathedral Orchestra and St. Stephen’s Vocal Ensemble scheduled to perform.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral hosts Mozart’s Requiem on 31 October
The concert is listed for 8.30pm on Saturday, 31 October 2026. The programme is W. A. Mozart’s Requiem, catalogue number KV 626, and Markus Landerer is named as conductor by the event listing from Vienna’s official tourism service.
The listed performers include the St. Stephen’s Vocal Ensemble, the Vienna Cathedral Orchestra, alto Katrin Auzinger, tenor Gernot Heinrich, bass Yasushi Hirano, tuba player Robert Schweiger and organist Eivind Berg. The cathedral’s own concert programme also records the 31 October performance and identifies Mozart’s Requiem as the work being presented.
The date falls within the current visitor period from 29 September to 3 November 2026. It gives travellers in Vienna a fixed evening event at the cathedral rather than a general recommendation to visit the building.
How Mozart’s Requiem fits the cathedral’s long history
The cathedral was originally consecrated as a Romanesque church in 1147. Its later transformation into the Gothic building seen today began in the fourteenth century, while the South Tower was started in 1359 under Duke Rudolf IV.
The South Tower reaches 136.4 metres, and the cathedral has four towers. The building was severely damaged during the Second World War and rebuilt by 1952, facts set out by Austria’s national tourism board.
That history gives the 31 October concert a precise setting: Mozart’s eighteenth-century Requiem will be performed inside a church whose visible form combines Romanesque remains, Gothic expansion and post-war reconstruction. The event listing places the performance at Stephansplatz 3 in Vienna’s first district.
The cathedral is also a working religious building, not solely a concert venue. Its operator publishes a calendar of services, rehearsals and other activities that can affect sightseeing in the cathedral and catacombs.
Other October concerts are listed at the cathedral
The cathedral’s concert calendar lists Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons on several dates through 30 October 2026. It names the Harmonia Ensemble Vienna and pairs Vivaldi’s work with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major.
Johannes Brahms’s German Requiem is listed for 17 October 2026, with the Vienna Cathedral Choir, Vienna Cathedral Orchestra and Markus Landerer. These dates place Mozart’s Requiem at the end of a month that includes several classical programmes at the same venue, rather than presenting it as a one-off change to ordinary access.
Visiting St. Stephen’s Cathedral: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- W. A. Mozart’s Requiem takes place at St. Stephen’s Cathedral on 31 October 2026 at 8.30pm, at Stephansplatz 3 in Vienna.
- The performance is a scheduled concert inside the cathedral. The operator states that liturgical or organisational circumstances can affect sightseeing, so daytime cathedral access and the evening performance should be treated as separate activities.
- The cathedral stands on Stephansplatz in central Vienna. The venue address published for the concert is Stephansplatz 3, 1010 Vienna.
- The South Tower lookout involves 343 steps. The North Tower has a lift, while the South Tower route is reached by stairs.
- Austria’s official language is German and its national currency is the euro.
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Frequently asked questions about St. Stephen’s Cathedral
When does Mozart’s Requiem take place at St. Stephen’s Cathedral?
W. A. Mozart’s Requiem is scheduled for 31 October 2026 at 8.30pm. The venue is St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna.
What is St. Stephen’s Cathedral?
It is a Gothic cathedral in Vienna that was originally consecrated as a Romanesque church in 1147. Its South Tower reaches 136.4 metres.
Where is St. Stephen’s Cathedral and how do you get there?
The cathedral is at Stephansplatz 3 in central Vienna. The published event listing gives 1010 Vienna as the postal district for the venue.
