Editing Vienna Philharmonic (section)

== Critical reputation and popularity ==
[[File:Taiwan.ntch.vpo.2005-12.altonthompson.jpg|thumb|Overflow crowd outside Taiwan's [[National Theater and Concert Hall|National Concert Hall]] for a performance by [[Simon Rattle]] and the Vienna Philharmonic]]

In 2006, the Vienna Philharmonic was chosen as Europe's finest orchestra in a survey of seven leading trade publications, two radio stations and a daily newspaper.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.huliq.com/144/vienna-philharmonic-named-europes-finest-orchestra | title=Vienna Philharmonic Named Europe's Finest Orchestra | publisher=HuliQ | first=Clemens | last=Hellsberg | date=21 November 2006 | access-date=18 June 2007 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917003134/http://www.huliq.com/144/vienna-philharmonic-named-europes-finest-orchestra | archivedate=17 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2008, an international jury of music critics polled by the British ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'' magazine ranked it third in the world (after the [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra]] and [[Berlin Philharmonic]]).<ref name="The world’s greatest orchestras">{{cite web|url=http://www.gramophone.co.uk/editorial/the-world%E2%80%99s-greatest-orchestras |title=The world's greatest orchestras |work=gramophone.co.uk |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>

Subscription ticket demand for the Vienna Philharmonic at their home, [[Musikverein]], is currently listed on the orchestra's website as being subject to a waiting list—six years for weekday concert subscriptions, and thirteen years for weekend subscriptions.<ref>As at 11 April 2011</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2024|reason=Preceding citation is empty.}} Casual tickets however, are available in small numbers and can be bought via links from the official website, to various ticket resellers.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

[[File:Wiener Philharmoniker coin.jpg|thumb|The [[Vienna Philharmonic (coin)|Wiener Philharmoniker]] Gold coin]]
The orchestra has been the motive of one of the world's most famous bullion coins: [[Vienna Philharmonic (coin)|the Vienna Philharmonic coin]]. The coin is struck in pure gold, 999.9 fine (24 carats). It is issued every year, in four different face values, sizes and weights. It is used as an investment product, although it finishes almost always in the hands of collectors. According to the [[World Gold Council]], this coin was the best selling gold coin in 1992, 1995 and 1996 worldwide.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In 2006 [[Austrian Airlines]] was outfitted with a livery featuring the gold coin and logo of the Wiener Philharmoniker.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://img.pte.at/photo_db/hi_res/hires18568.jpg | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105532/http://img.pte.at/photo_db/hi_res/hires18568.jpg | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 September 2007 | title=The Wiener Philharmoniker-Airbus (High Resolution image) | publisher=Pressetext Austria | access-date=18 June 2007 }}</ref> The long-range [[Airbus A340]] aircraft was flown primarily between Vienna and Tokyo for approximately one year serving as promotional tool for the orchestra and the Philharmoniker, 24 karat gold coin issued by the [[Austrian Mint]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=060111042 | title=Der "Wiener Philharmoniker-Airbus" ist startklar | publisher=Pressetext Austria | author=Münze Österreich AG | date=1 November 2006 | language=German | access-date=18 June 2007}}</ref>

The orchestra has had an annual ball called the Vienna Philharmonic Ball since 1924, when [[Richard Strauss]] began his conducting association.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zamborsky |first1=Kevin |last2=Peterson |first2=Stephen |title=Concert: Ithaca College Wind Ensemble |url=https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4144&context=music_programs |website=digitalcommons.ithaca.edu |publisher=Ithaca College}}</ref>