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THE BALL AT THE WORLD’S LARGEST COFFEE HOUSE!
We Viennese coffee brewers are delighted to welcome our guests to the Vienna Coffee Brewers’ Ball 2025 at the Hofburg Vienna. Once again, the Hofburg will become the largest and most beautiful coffee house in the world, where tradition and modernity merge and Viennese coffee house culture is celebrated in all its diversity.
With the motto “Walzer-Schani – Spring Coffee” we honor Johann Strauss son on the occasion of his 200th birthday and at the same time awaken the magic of spring, which unfolds in the Schanigarten. The open-air coffee house stands for joy and lightness. It is the place where the melodies of the Waltz King welcome the breath of spring in the fading winter and whisk guests away into an atmosphere full of joie de vivre and light-heartedness.
The Viennese Coffe Brewers Ball has always been unique due to its high-quality artistic design and elaborate decorations, its brilliant program and an enormous musical range with numerous orchestras and bands in all the halls of the Hofburg Vienna. This year’s event is all about the arrival of spring: colorful floral arrangements adorn the halls of the Hofburg and symbolize the awakening of nature – a backdrop full of magic. Under the artistic direction of Christof Cremer, a large number of Austrian and international singers, dancers, choreographers, musicians and artists will turn the ball into an extraordinary sensual experience for all guests – in the service of Viennese coffee house culture.
We Viennese coffee brewers invite our guests to enjoy spring in the Hofburg and in the coffee house with the waltzes of Johann Strauss.
“Let’s look forward to an unforgettable ball night together!”
Anna Karnitscher and Wolfgang Binder,
ball management
Wolfgang Binder and Anna Karnitscher
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Ball poster 2025
Ball information
Procedure & Dress Code
Procedure and Programme
The programme is frequently updated
19:30 – Admission
Hall opening Entrée Heldenplatz
21:00 – Opening
The opening of the Vienna Coffe Brewers Ball 2025 is dedicated to Johann Strauss Sohn. The musical arc spans from snowdrops as heralds of spring to the voices of spring and experiences in the Schanigarten. The Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra will be playing. Musical direction: Univ.-Doz. Laszlo Gyüker.
- “Snowdrop” Waltz OP 143 by Johann Strauss
danced by the Vienna State Opera Ballet Association. Solo couple: Sonia Dvořák and Giorgio Fourés. Choreography: Lukas Gaudernak. Costumes: Christof Cremer. - “Spring Voices”
Concert Waltz Op. 410 by Johann Strauss, sung by Andreja Zidaric. - “Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka” – Polka Op. 214 by Johann Strauss
presented by the Young Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Committee. Choreography: Veronika Baldassari. Elmayer-Vestenbrugg Dance School. Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer - “Libellen” Waltz Op. 180 Johann Strauss
Choreography and dance: Viennese waltz formation of the Elmayer-Vestenbrugg dance school. Direction: Reinhard Hohenegger.
23:30 – HOLLYWOOD PALACE
in the Ceremonial Hall with Rebecca Nelsen and Julia Koci, accompanied by the Hollywood Palace Orchestra. Musical direction: Béla Fischer.
00:00 – MIDNIGHT INSERT
in the Festsaal. The Midnight Interlude 2025 will be performed by Kirill Kobanchenko and his platform K+K Vienna. Together with Andreja Zidaric, they reinterpret the musical legacy of Johann Strauss – a unique fusion of classical music and modern beats.
00:30 – 1st public quadrille
in the ballroom with Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer.
1:00 – SECOND INPUT AT HOLLYWOOD PALACE
in the Ceremonial Hall with Rebecca Nelsen and Julia Koci, accompanied by the Hollywood Palace Orchestra. Musical direction: Béla Fischer.
2:00 ATTENTION – LATE NIGHT CONCERT
in the Festsaal. Energetic, positive and rousing, that’s Alle Achtung! The band will provide a lively atmosphere with their hits during the early morning intermezzo between waltzes and the 2nd quadrille.
02:30 – 2nd audience quadrille
in the ballroom with Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer.
4:30 – End of the ball
Distribution of gift bags to the ladies and gentlemen* (available from 0.30 a.m. in the Heldenplatz first floor foyer).
*Gift bags are only available on leaving the ball on presentation of the ball ticket, subject to availability.
Dress code
Ladies – Large ball gown or floor-length evening dress.
Men – Tailcoat with decoration, tails, tuxedo or gala uniform. Tailcoat with tailcoat bowtie (white), tuxedo with tuxedo bowtie.
The ball committee reserves the right to refuse entry to those who are not dressed appropriately!
Official menswear outfitter of the Viennese Coffee Brewers Ball (purchase / rental): Herrenmodehaus TELLER, 1030 Vienna
Ball tickets & seating
Purchase your ball tickets and seats directly here. Please note that no seats are included in the ball tickets.
Regular ticket € 195,-
Student tickets € 84,-
(only with valid student ID up to 26 years)
Ball program 2025
Find out all the information about the highlights of the ball evening, the program and the artists at the ball.
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Find out more about the Viennese Coffee Brewers Ball and the artists at the ball.
Room plan
What’s where at the Viennese Coffee Brewers Ball?
The Viennese Coffee Brewers Ball 2025
The grand opening in the main ballroom from 9 pm
Ballet Interlude
Vienna State Opera Ballet Association
Solo couple: Sonia Dvořák and Giorgio Fourés
The Vienna State Opera Ballet Association was founded in 1994 with the aim of cultivating the 300-year-old tradition of Austrian dance art and bringing it into the new millennium with a contemporary style. The promotion of young artists is also particularly close to her heart.
Opera Interlude
Andreja Zidaric – “Spring Voices”
Concert Waltz Op. 410 by Johann Strauss. The Slovenian-born soprano shuttles with great ease between musical theater genres, whether opera, operetta or musical, she is at home everywhere. Celebrated by critics and audiences alike for her
luminous soprano, her radiant high notes and wonderful charisma, she is regarded as an operetta diva par excellence.
The Elmayer-Vestenbrugg dance school
The traditional dance school is associated with Viennese ball culture like no other and has always been responsible for opening the Viennese Coffee Brewers’ Ball. For 100 years now, “der Elmayer” in Palais Pallavicini has been Vienna’s largest meeting place for young people. Lifelong friendships, acquaintances and connections begin in this ground-floor Viennese institution equipped with state-of-the-art technology. It has been successfully managed since 1987 by Prof. Dkfm. Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer.
Lukas Gaudernak
The choreographer has been a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble since 1987. He presented his first choreography in June 1994 as part of the Ballet Workshop for Young Choreographers. Another focus of his work has been his choreographic collaboration on opera and operetta productions, including at the Salzburg Festival, the Bregenz Festival, the Royal Opera House London and the New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv. Lukas Gaudernak is responsible for the choreography of the ballet interlude at the Kaffeesiederball for the fifteenth time.
Hollywood Palace
Gatsby feeling in the ceremonial hall
Rebecca Nelsen & Julia Koci
Singing performances at 11:30 pm and 1 am at the Hollywood Palace
Under the motto Hollywood Palace, music from musicals and films from the 1920s onwards will be presented throughout the night – with live singing. This hall is the “must see” for all dance enthusiasts.
Rebecca Nelsen
The critically acclaimed Texan opera soprano Rebecca Nelsen is not afraid to take on challenging roles. She was recently nominated for the Austrian Music Theater Prize in the category “Best Female Lead” for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the opera “Marilyn Forever” by Gavin Bryars. Rebecca Nelsen loves to share music of all kinds with her audience on stage and is regularly acclaimed by the press and public, whether in classical Mozart roles, operetta roles, contemporary operas, jazz or rock musicals.
Julia Koci
The critically acclaimed Texan opera soprano Rebecca Nelsen is not afraid to take on challenging roles. She was recently nominated for the Austrian Music Theater Prize in the category “Best Female Lead” for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the opera “Marilyn Forever” by Gavin Bryars. Rebecca Nelsen loves to share music of all kinds with her audience on stage and is regularly acclaimed by the press and public, whether in classical Mozart roles, operetta roles, contemporary operas, jazz or rock musicals.
Béla Fischer
Hollywood Palace – Musical direction
For almost 40 years, Béla Fischer has been a sought-after musician in a wide variety of musical genres – whether as a pianist, composer, musical director and arranger for shows, revues, ballets, operas, operettas or musicals. Further works were created for the Lehár Festival Orchestra Bad Ischl, the Bratislava Music Festival and the Vienna Life Ball, which was opened with Fischer’s fanfare from 2006 to 2018. In addition to classical music, he is also musically at home in jazz and rock.
Susanne Marik
Hollywood Palace – Vocals
Born in Vienna, she has numerous solo programmes. The most important stages of her career as a musical actress are: CHICAGO, CABARET, ANATEVKA and SORBAS at the Graz Opera House, GREASE at the Alte Oper Frankfurt and the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf, SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Rhein-Main Theater Wiesbaden, MACK AND MABEL at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, and finally the female lead in the musical THE KING AND I at the Vienna Ronacher and the Vienna Stadthalle, among others.
Michael Mold
Hollywood Palace – Vocals
In addition to his work as a soloist in one of the biggest U2 tribute bands in Europe (TribU2) and his solo work for the Longfield Gospel Choirs, Michael Mold is frontman and founder of the band Jazzophoniker. His professional career has brought him more than 25 years of stage experience and over 3000 performances at home and abroad at live concerts as well as radio and television broadcasts from rock to gospel and finally to jazz and swing.
Midnight interlude
Johann Strauss Special from 00 o’clock in the ballroom
KIRILL KOBANTSCHENKO, PLATTFORM K+K VIENNA and
ANDREJA ZIDARIC
A unique fusion of classical music and modern beats.
For the midnight performance, the principal violinist of the Vienna Philharmonic, Kirill Kobanchenko, and the K+K Vienna platform, together with soprano Andreja Zidaric, reinterpreted the musical legacy of Johann Strauss – a unique fusion of classical music, coloratura, humor and modern beats.
Kirill Kobanchenko, principal violinist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and his colleagues from the K+K Vienna platform have been invited by the Vienna Kaffeesiederball to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss’ birth by exploring the musical legacy of the Waltz King and reflecting on his gigantic musical oeuvre. Together with soprano Andreja Zidaric, they reinterpret the musical legacy of Johann Strauss – a unique fusion of classical music and modern beats. The ensemble has embarked on a loving musical journey of discovery into the legacy of Johann Strauss in order to adapt his music to today’s modern zeitgeist of entertainment and dance culture with the utmost respect, or as one would say today, to remix it. Johann Strauss – who was he from today’s perspective? King of the dance floor, or, to use today’s language: King of the dance floor? A DJ of his time perhaps?
Andreja Zidaric, lyric coloratura soprano: The Slovenian-born soprano shuttles with great ease between musical theater genres, whether opera, operetta or musical, she is at home everywhere. Celebrated by critics and audiences alike for her luminous soprano, her radiant high notes and wonderful charisma, she is regarded as the operetta diva par excellence.
Kirill Kobanchenko, principal violinist of the Vienna Philharmonic: Kirill Kobanchenko has been a member of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra’s principal section since 2001 and a member of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2004. In addition to his intensive orchestral activities, he also devotes himself to chamber music. In 2009, he founded the K+K Vienna platform and has been its artistic director ever since.
More information at: andrejazidaric.com and at plattformkk
© Photos: Katharina Schiffl / Andi Brucker
Late Night Concert – ALLE ACHTUNG
from 02 o’clock in the ballroom
Energetic, positive and rousing, that’s Alle Achtung!
The late night concert in the Festsaal has already become a popular tradition. This year, the band Alle Achtung! created an exuberant atmosphere. Known for their energetic and rousing hits, they got the audience shaking with an early morning intermezzo between waltzes and the 2nd quadrille. “With Alle Achtung! we have once again proven that our ball is a center of joie de vivre and enthusiasm, ” said Anna Karnitscher and KR Wolfgang Binder.
“I just want you to dance to this song…”
Founded in 2014, the band from Thal in Styria has proven that it makes sense to believe in yourself and to persevere. After two albums, they created a classic in Austrian music history with the song “Marie”. This marked the beginning of their rise to become a fixture in the Austrian music scene. The fact that they write, record and produce their songs themselves in their own studio is only a side note. But the band’s true passion is the stage. A concert is an intense experience and they have already filled the main stages at the Nova Rock Festival and the Donauinselfest. “I just want you to be happy” is more than just a line in their song “Marie”. It is the motto with which they take to the stage. Concertgoers should be happier after a concert than before.
More info and songs at: alle-achtung.com or in our BLOG CONTRIBUTION
© Photos: Katharina Schiffl / Andi Brucker
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Orchestra and live bands on the ball
Continuous live music in different rooms
The Good Powells
Forum Kaffeehaus (from 23h)
The Bad Powells with star guest Andie Gabauer
Forum Kaffeehaus (from 0:45h)
The Bad Powells offer pure show – five of the most top-class musicians, led by singer Sabine Stieger, are probably the hottest party band in the universe at the moment. With a repertoire of well over 100 songs, including all the legendary soul and disco hits of the 70s and early 80s of the last century, The Bad Powells leave nothing to be desired musically. In addition to excellent music and perfect sound, The Bad Powells also offer the craziest outfits and a stunning stage show.
Ö3 ball disco
Treasury Hall
Dance to the Ö3 DJ sounds in a ball gown or with a tailcoat and bow tie! This is what visitors to the 66th Kaffeesiederball can look forward to. Ö3 provides party music and a good atmosphere: Ö3 DJ Max Kränkl will be playing the best Ö3 sounds at the Ö3 ball disco in the Schatzkammersaal from 10.00 pm to 4.00 am.
Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra
Festsaal / Ballroom
The Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra was founded in 1982 with the aim of presenting the Viennese dance music of the 18th and 19th century music and to perform it in Vienna and all over the world. The orchestra now performs in 36 countries and in almost all major European cities, undertakes concert tours to several continents and is delighted to have a number of international conductors accompanying and leading it.
Laszlo Gyüker
Musical direction of the opening
From 2010 to 2012, second conductor/choir director at Bühne Baden (broad operetta repertoire) | From 2009 to 2017, conductor/choir director at the Lehár Festival Bad Ischl | The 2018 Conductor of the new production of “Die Fledermaus” at the Tirana Opera (dir: Renato Zanella | The 2018 debut at the Volksoper Vienna (“Die Csárdásfürstin”) | Since 2018, Lecturer at the Music and Arts, Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK) for the course “Classical Operetta” | Since 2022, Chief Conductor of the Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra
Bernd Fröhlich Orchestra
Festsaal / Ballroom
Bernd Fröhlich founded his exquisite dance orchestra in 2001. On the one hand with the aim of pampering the audience with relaxed dance music, on the other hand with the demand for the highest musical level. The ensemble has become a fixture on the Viennese ball scene and entertains guests at the largest and most traditional balls, such as the Ball der Kaffeesieder. At the turn of the year, the orchestra delights thousands of people on the main stage of the New Year’s Eve Trail on Stephansplatz.
Tini Kainrath
Festsaal / Ballroom
Bernd Fröhlich founded his exquisite dance orchestra in 2001. On the one hand with the aim of pampering the audience with relaxed dance music, on the other hand with the demand for the highest musical level. The ensemble has become a fixture on the Viennese ball scene and entertains guests at the largest and most traditional balls, such as the Ball der Kaffeesieder. At the turn of the year, the orchestra delights thousands of people on the main stage of the New Year’s Eve Trail on Stephansplatz.
Bernd Fröhlich
Festsaal / Ballroom
The singer and saxophonist Bernd Fröhlich has been making people dance with his music since his youth and travels internationally across musical genres. In addition to his work as director of the Bernd Fröhlich Orchestra, he has sung for many years as a tenor soloist in leading international Baroque and Renaissance vocal ensembles such as the Belgian Huelgas Ensemble, Weser Renaissance Bremen and the vocal ensemble L’Ultima Parola, which he founded in 2018.
Hollywood Palace Orchestra / Hollywood Palace Quartet
Zeremoniensaal
Béla Fischer has cast an all-star orchestra and an alternating quartet especially for the Viennese Kaffeesiederball. The orchestra consists of a classical big band line-up supplemented by eight strings. The soft Hollywood sound is achieved through the use of strings. The quartet is a jazz quartet. The selected musicians all play in the best national and international formations.
Coffe Club Band
Metternich Hall
Stimulating and invigorating – just like a strong espresso! – the music of the Coffee Club Band. This international show and gala band consists of ten exceptional thoroughbred musicians who guarantee a great program. The Coffee Club Band’s repertoire includes songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, Tom Jones and famous film soundtracks.
4 for Jazz & Carole Alston
Rittersaal
4 for Jazz (Erwin Schmidt p, Uli Langthaler b, Kristian Scheed dr, Christian Havel g) plays a repertoire ranging from jazz standards to evergreens, operettas and musical melodies to standard dances. The preference of these musicians belongs to jazz, especially swing. The soloist is the well-known artist Carole Alston, a great “Lady of Jazz”.
Piano music
Pavol Bodnár
Radetzky Apartment II
The pianist, composer, arranger and teacher was born in Banska Bystrica (Slovakia) in 1959. Pavol Bodnár works with a wide variety of artists from the fields of classical music, traditional jazz, swing, Latin, soul, rhythm & blues and musicals. His collaboration with Tosy Küppers at the Freie Bühne Wieden from 1998-2002 deserves special mention. One of his particular strengths is free improvisation and the blending of musical styles.
The ball poster
Mala Kolumna
Mala Kolumna
The photographer of the 2025 ball poster
Instagram @mala.kolumna
Mala Kolumna, an Austrian photographer and creative director, immerses herself completely in the world of her clients in her work. Her approach is to understand the artists, to be able to pick up on their stories and to create a parallel between their art and hers. She is constantly looking for the unseen and likes to play with abstraction in her work, with motifs that raise questions and arouse curiosity in the viewer. Mala attended photography classes at Middlesex Community College in Boston, MA in 2016. During this time, she realized that her true passion lay in capturing moments, collaborating with other creatives, and developing concepts around specific themes.
After moving to Austria in 2017, Mala immediately threw herself into freelance projects to develop her very own style. She made a conscious decision not to pursue a formal photography degree or other traditional certification paths, preferring to learn without rules and guidelines and with more uncertainty. This approach continues to shape her aesthetic: always searching for the unseen, continuous experimentation and a preference for abstract forms of photography. She assists an established photographer, Marko Mestrovic in Vienna and continues to build on the knowledge gained at the American University by constantly creating. Because she works best with teams that feel the same freedom and openness towards art, she still photographs mainly with other artists such as musicians, fashion designers, actors and other inspiring creators in the art scene. She not only lives it up at concerts for Bilderbuch, AURORA or on the European tour of the British musician SOHN, but also works on concept-oriented cover shoots, poster shoots, music videos and album shoots for the artists. Mala loves new challenges and does not limit herself to photography, but experiments with video, directs music videos or accompanies musicians like UCHE YARA for months to develop the visual language for the respective musicians together.
Stefan Pauser
Testimonial – Ball poster 2025
Stefan Pauser is a freelance actor and member of the Nesterval Ensemble. Nesterval’s successful production “Die Namenlosen” with over 70 sold-out performances in Vienna and Hamburg was nominated for the Nestroy Theater Prize in 2023. In 2024, he will make his debut at the Vienna State Opera in a Nesterval production of the Wagner opera “Götterdämmerung” (NEST New State Opera). Other current engagements: International Summer Festival Kampnagel (D), Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen (IT), Dschungel Wien (A). Stefan also works as a presenter in the cultural and business sector and hosts the artists’ podcast “Pur und Ungesüßt”.
The ball committee
The organizers of the ball
Anna Karnitscher
Ball Chairperson
“The coffee house is the artists’ workshop! This old tradition is still alive and relevant today – works of art and stories are created here through observation in this unique atmosphere, in this special microcosm. Today, the coffee house is still an important place for social discourse, artistic activity and enjoyment!” – Anna Karnitscher
KR Wolfgang Binder
Ball Chairperson
“The Viennese ball season is something unique in the world and we are delighted to be an important part of this tradition. Here too, as in our coffee houses, we are preservers of tradition and at the same time leaders in innovation” – KR Wolfgang Binder.
Mag. Christof Cremer
Artistic direction
The freelance costume and stage designer lives and works in Vienna. He works in the fields of spoken theater, opera and contemporary music theater as well as ballet and dance. He has already designed the costumes for the ballet interludes of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert five times. In addition to his work for the theater, he designs and curates exhibitions and works as a scenographer at major national and international museums and exhibition venues, most recently the National Exhibition.
The premises
Where can you find something?
First floor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Entreé Heldenplatz / Entrance
2
Foyer
3
Feststiege
4
Wardrobe
5
Gardehalle II
6
Gardehalle I
7
Forum Coffee House
8
Treasury Hall
Mezzanine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1
Feststiege
2
Metternich Hall
3
Festsaal / Ballroom
4
Seitengalerie
5
Wintergarten
6
Zeremoniensaal
7
Trabantenstube
8
Rittersaal
9
Antekammer
10
Marmorsaal
11
Geheime Ratstube
12
Künstlerzimmer
13
Radetzky App. I
14
Radetzky App. II
15
Radetzky App. III
Rooms with live music
Over 13 different orchestras and live bands play at the Vienna Coffee Brewers Ball in various rooms of the Vienna Hofburg.
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