Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus

The Austrian Cultural Season will start in 2016 and will continue into the next year. “Maybe we will make it a regular event in Belarus,” the minister said. He added that at the moment the parties are discussing a possibility of arranging the Belarusian Cultural Season in Austria. For his part, Austrian Ambassador in Belarus Bernd Alexander Bayerl noted that Austrian Cultural Season includes a wide range of events. It is the largest cultural project that Austria has ever carried out in Belarus. Today Minsk will see the Viennese Gala Concert - Music from Vienna. Soloists of the Vienna State Opera together with the Presidential Orchestra of Belarus will perform pieces from Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Strauss, Franz Lehar and other composers.