Classical music at the Cathedral – Rainhard Fendrich
An evening with one of Austria’s most beloved music legends — Rainhard Fendrich returns to the Klassik am Dom open-air concert series at the magnificent Linz Cathedral Square to perform his greatest hits. Songs like “I Am from Austria”, “Strada del Sole” and “Weus’d a Herz hast wia a Bergwerk” are among the most cherished in the Austrian popular repertoire, and hearing them performed live, under the summer sky, in the shadow of the neo-Gothic spires of Linz Cathedral, is an experience of singular warmth and charm.
Rainhard Fendrich has been a defining voice in Austrian popular music for decades — a singer-songwriter whose work combines Viennese wit and warmth with a melodic directness that has made his songs the soundtrack to generations of Austrian life. His concerts are events of genuine celebration: familiar songs sung together, stories shared between stage and audience, and an atmosphere of good-humoured community that is distinctively and irreducibly Austrian. The Klassik am Dom setting — one of the most atmospheric open-air concert venues in the country — adds an extra dimension of beauty and occasion to an already special evening.
Linz Cathedral, the Mariendom, is the largest church in Austria by interior volume and one of the great Gothic revival buildings of the nineteenth century. Its soaring spires and richly decorated facade form an unforgettable backdrop for the summer concert series, and the Domplatz in the golden light of a summer evening is one of the most evocative settings for open-air music anywhere in Austria. The surrounding streets and restaurants make an evening concert here easy to extend into a full and pleasurable night out in the city.
From Hallstatt Hideaway, Linz is reachable in just under an hour — making Klassik am Dom a very accessible cultural excursion for guests staying in the heart of the Salzkammergut. For anyone who appreciates Austrian popular music, this evening with Rainhard Fendrich at one of the country’s most iconic outdoor venues is an experience not to be missed during the summer season.
