Monika Gruber Symphonic - Christmas program
"The Gruaberin" leads through wintry fairytale worlds

Engelbert Humperdinck · Overture from "Hansel and Gretel"
Toni LAUERER · “The stately time”
Erich Kästner · “To the revolutionary Jesus on his birthday”
Trude MARZIK · “Advent Miracle”
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY · Overture from “The Nutcracker”, op. 71a
Gustl BAUER · “The Christmas Roast”
Franz KLEINROTH · “Post-War Christmas”
Mykola LEONTOWYTCH · Carol of the Bells
Peter BACHÈR · “The Precious Gift”
George Frideric Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga
Peter BACHÈR · “Memory of the Heart”
Engelbert Humperdinck · Evening prayer from "Hansel and Gretel"
Peter BACHÈR · “The Strange Unease Before Christmas”
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY · March from “The Nutcracker”, op. 71a
Monika GRUBER / Gernot HAAS · Sketch · “The last Christmas angel meets Karl Lagerfeld”
Craig Armstrong · “Prime Minister’s Love Theme” from “Love Actually”

– PAUSE –

Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY · Panorama from “Sleeping Beauty”, op. 66
Michael HAAS · “A Bohemian Christmas Story”
LORIOT ·“Advent”
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY · Waltz from “Sleeping Beauty”, op. 66
Oskar Maria GRAF · “The Congratulations”
Erich Kästner · “A Human Life”
Edgar ELGAR · Nimrod from the Enigma Variations, op. 36, no. 9
Peter BACHÈR · “Greetings for the holidays - a time for quiet tones”
TRADITIONAL · It will soon be dark
Josef FENDL · “Priest Stories”
Bing CROSBY · “It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
Monika GRUBER / Gernot HAAS · Sketch · “Jessie and Waldi”
Bing CROSBY · “White Christmas”

What could be better than magical fairy tales and romantic orchestral sounds at Christmas time? That's right: when "Die Gruaberin", Bavaria's funniest comedian, guides you through the world of fairy tales in her own unmistakable way. Don't miss this world premiere, in which Monika Gruber's cabaret Christmas program merges with symphonic masterpieces! As a special guest, Monika Gruber welcomes one of the country's most versatile cabaret artists and parodists: Gernot Haas. Together they will provide another highlight of this extraordinary evening with their humorous Christmas sketches. We look forward to getting in the mood for the most wonderful time of the year together with you!

Monika Gruber - Cabaret artist
Gernot Haas - cabaret
Katharina Gudmundsson - Singing
Elisabeth Fuchs - Conductor
Salzburg Philharmonic Orchestra

MI - December 10, 2025 - 19:30

Additional performances (not bookable as a subscription):
DO - December 11, 2025 - 15:00 - 19:30
FR - December 12, 2025 - 15:00 - 19:30

Großer Saal Mozarteum, Salzburg

Expected concert duration 120 minutes each, with intermission.

Ticket prices: 15 € to 92 €
Organizer - Tickets: Philharmonie Salzburg
25% cheaper with a 4-pack subscription

Photo: © PhilippCarlRiedl