On opening day, Wien Modern 2026 starts with unexpected sounds by grasshoppers, Japanese leafhoppers, nursery web spiders, wood ants, psyllids, Anopheles mosquitoes and mason bees. On the first few days of the festival, breathtakingly detailed laser microphone sound recordings will be made audible by the Swiss Chuchchepati Orchestra in the foyer of the Wiener Konzerthaus – through large loudspeakers from Chuchchepati, a district of Kathmandu in Nepal. But insects aren’t even the smallest among the many living creatures which are brought into focus by the numerous artists contributing to the 39th edition of Wien Modern.

Single tickets and festival passes are now available in our shop!

The festival pass is available online, and single tickets can be purchased via the individual events in the calendar.