'Hochkultur mit Tiefgang': this is the combination of Austrian music and the stunning nature of the Alps. For the third time already, Zell am See-Kaprun and the artists' agency 'Music Arts Vienna' have joined forces to stage this one-of-a-kind concert series on Schmittenhöhe. So this year once again, guests can look forward to bands playing different styles of music on the open-air stage on Zell's local mountain.

Three times Schmittenhöhe will be the venue for Austrian music culture: the band Jazz vom Fass from Lower Austria is kicking off the performances at an altitude of almost 2,000 metres above sea level with Dixieland tunes on 31st July. On 1st August Zell's town band is playing traditional songs, followed by the performance of the Concilium Musicum Wien on 5th August. The quintet plays classical music from the 18th and 19th century.

But not only high up in the mountains but down in the valley, too, Hochkultur is celebrated - at the opening evening at the Ferry Porsche Congress Center, for instance. On 30th July the Vienna Harmonists are staging the history of Berlin's most famous a-cappella band. A potpourri of classical music, film and dancing tunes can be expected at the performance of the Salonfähigen Saitenspringer at the congress center in the heart of Zell on 6th August. And on 2nd August Zell's parish hall is the venue for the concert of a trio consisting of musicians of the famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Hochkultur event is culminating in Zell's Lake Festival on 7th August. Visitors can look forward to live music, fireworks, culinary treats and lots more on the shore of Lake Zell. Don't miss it!