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Music History in Germany & Austria: Itinerary
AIFS Flight Dates
Outbound: June 5 to Berlin | Inbound: June 27 from Vienna
Sunday, June 5 |  | Optional overnight flight from U.S. to Berlin.* |
Monday, June 6 | | Arrive in Berlin. Transfer to accommodation.* Orientation meeting with AIFS staff. |
Tuesday, June 7 | | Morning introductory class followed by guided sightseeing tour of Berlin including a tour of the Reichstag. Welcome dinner at a traditional German restaurant. |
Wednesday, June 8 | | Morning class. Free afternoon. Evening performance at the Berlin Philharmonic or Opera. |
Thursday, June 9 | | Morning class followed by an afternoon on Museum Island with entrances included to the Pergamon Museum, Bode-Museum, Neues Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie and Altes Museum for self-exploration. |
Friday, June 10 | | Transfer from Berlin to Leipzig by train and check into accommodations in Leipzig. Guided walking tour of Leipzig. Annual Bach Festival concert in the Thomaskirche. |
Saturday, June 11 | | Morning class. Bach’s coffee house culture tour followed by tours of St. Thomas Church and the Bach Museum. |
Sunday, June 12 | | Free morning. Afternoon walking tour focusing on Romantic composers such as the Schumanns and Mendelssohn who “rediscovered” Bach. |
Monday, June 13 | | Morning Class. Lunchtime concert in the Musiksalon of the Mendelssohn Haus Museum followed by self-guided visits to it and the Schumann Haus Museum. |
Tuesday, June 14 | | Morning Class. Afternoon visit to the Edvard Grieg Memorial and Meeting Place. |
Wednesday, June 15 | | Transfer from Leipzig to Munich by train and check into accommodations in Munich. Guided walking tour of Munich old town. |
Thursday, June 16 | | Morning class followed by a visit to the Münchner Stadtmuseum with musical instrument collections. |
Friday, June 17 | | Full-day excursion to the Richard-Strauss-Institute as well as entrance to Neuschwanstein Castle with free time to explore. |
Saturday, June 18 | | Open air performance as part of the Bayerische Staatsoper annual Opera Festival. Balance of the day free. |
Sunday, June 19 | | Transfer from Munich to Salzburg by train and check into accommodations in Salzburg. Guided walking tour of Salzburg with a singing guide. |
Monday, June 20 | | Visit to the house where Mozart was born followed by entrance to the Hohensalzburg Fortress by mountain railway. |
Tuesday, June 22 | | Transfer from Salzburg to Vienna by train and check into accommodations in Vienna. Afternoon class followed by an evening performance at the Musikverein Wein. |
Wednesday, June 22 | | Guided music history themed tour of Vienna including a visit to the Zentralfriedhof of Vienna where many famous historical figures and composers are buried. Entrance to the interactive Haus Der Musik Museum. |
Thursday, June 23 | | Guided visit to the Mozartwohnung at the Wien Museum. Coffee and Cake at a traditional Viennese Coffehouse. Evening concert by the Mozart Ensemble at the Mozarthaus, Vienna’s oldest concert hall. |
Friday, June 24 | | Guided visits to the Beethoven Museum and Eroicahaus followed by a final course wrap-up and exam preparation session. |
Saturday, June 25 | | Morning final exam followed by a free balance of the afternoon. Farewell group dinner. |
Sunday, June 26 | | Program ends. Optional return flight to the U.S.* |
Dates and itinerary are subject to change.
*Included for students on the AIFS Flight Package only.
