nina's parents were paying us a visit and coincidentally the annual summer night open air performed by the vienna philharmonic took place this weekend, conducted by christoph eschenbach, and starring lang lang on the piano. all afternoon long it was quite uncertain if this event will take place at all, as it looked like rain and bad weather all the time. but as it turned out, the weather kept fine - what a relief. since it was our first time (nina had wanted to go for years now, but never managed to see it), we didn't think of taking our camera gear with us - too bad. because besides the wonderful music, the gloriette and the parks were beautifully lit. so, to at least have a few visual impressions to share and remember, i took out my mobile phone and made a few pictures. the quality is miserable, but i hope you get an impression of what the park had looked like this evening. once the concert was over, we went home again. as soon as we arrived there it started to rain - lucky us. that was a very beautiful evening, and we're sure to be there again next year.