Eurovision is once again set to bring music lovers around the world the annual Summer Night Concert, from the gardens of Vienna’s magnificent Schönbrunn Palace.

Tomorrow (30 May), *31 EBU Members will broadcast the concert live or by deferred relay, while up to 100,000 concertgoers attend free of charge every year.

Eurovision will provide the satellite signal for an array of television stations outside the European region, delivering the concert to a huge global audience. And the concert will reach up to two million music lovers via radio. Radio stations in Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands and USA have already ordered the audio file, which will be distributed by Euroradio shortly after the event.

EBU Media Director Annika Nyberg Frankenhaeuser said: "We take great pride in bringing this spectacular event to the world every year. Among other things, public service broadcasting is about excellence and universality, two qualities that the Summer Night Concert possesses in abundance.”

Directed by Lorin Maazel, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and German-Canadian tenor Michael Schade will pay a tribute to Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi in celebration of the 200th anniversary of their births this year.

Under its current concert package** with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO), the EBU has since 2009 distributed the Summer Night Concert on TV and radio. 

The Summer Night Concert is produced by Austrian EBU Member ORF, in cooperation with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2004 the event has been held in the stunning baroque Schönbrunn gardens, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

*Albania (RTVSH); Belgium (RTBF); Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHRT); Bulgaria (BNT); Croatia (HRT); Cyprus (CyBC); Czech Republic (CT); Denmark (DR); Estonia (ERR); Finland (YLE); France (FT2);  Georgia (GT); Germany (ZDF & 3Sat); Greece (ERT); Iceland (RUV); Lebanon (TL); Lithuania (LT); Latvia (LT); Moldova (TRM); Macedonia (RTV); Norway (NRK); Poland (TVP); Portugal (RTP); Romania (TVR); Serbia (RTS); Russia (KTVC); Sweden (SVT); Slovenia (RTVSLO); Slovakia (RTVS); Spain (RTVE); Turkey (TRT).

About Eurovision and Euroradio

Eurovision, operated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is the industry's premier distributor and producer of top quality live sport and news, as well as entertainment, culture and music content.

The Eurovision satellite and fibre network is the largest and most reliable in the world directly plugged in to public service media everywhere.

Eurovision's staff of experienced media professionals acquire and manage media rights on behalf of EBU Members, and provide network, transmission and events services to the broadcasting industry.

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Euroradio, operated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), enhances public service radio through the exchange of music, professional networking and the promotion of digital and hybrid radio – to ensure radio remains a key protagonist in a multimedia world.

Euroradio provides artistic, financial, legal and technical expertise related to all musical genres, and represents the interests of EBU Radio Members internationally.

The Euroradio satellite and fibre network uses cutting-edge technology to provide reliable global connectivity for the distribution of concerts – audio and/or streamed video content – between public radios.

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