2023's 'Sommernachtskonzert' ('Summer Night Concert') was performed on June 8th, 2023. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2008. The park of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna/Austria is the magical setting for the concert. The illustrious conductors who have previously led the orchestra at this event are Georges Prêtre, Daniel Barenboim, Franz Welser-Möst, Lorin Maazel, Christoph Eschenbach, Zubin Mehta, Semyon Bychkov, Gustavo Dudamel , Daniel Harding and Andris Nelsons.
1 Carmen Suite No. 1 / Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (Introduction to Act I)
2 Carmen Suite No. 1 / Intermezzo. Andantino quasi Allegretto (Prelude to Act III)
3 Carmen Suite No. 1 / Aragonaise. Allegro vivo (Prelude to Act IV)
4 Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Wiener Philharmoniker & Elina Garanca
5 D'un matin de printemps
6 Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21, H. 101
7 Sapho, Act III, No. 19: Ô ma lyre immortelle - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Wiener Philharmoniker & Elina Garanca
8 Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, M. 57b
9 Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Wiener Philharmoniker & Elina Garanca
10 Boléro, M. 81
11 Wiener Blut, Walzer, Op. 354