The Vegetable Orchestra (Das erste Wiener Gemüseorchester) is a Viennese ensemble founded in February 1998 that performs exclusively on instruments built from fresh vegetables - carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins, leeks and more. Its ten musicians, a cook and a sound technician come from backgrounds spanning architecture, visual art and electronic music. Instruments are crafted just before each show, then turned into soup for the audience afterwards. The group holds a Guinness World Record for the most concerts by a vegetable orchestra and has given over 340 performances worldwide in its 27-year history.
In October 2026, the ensemble plans a presentation of a new CD at Radiokulturhaus in Vienna.
In July 2026, the ensemble will perform at the Hudbaznojmo festival in Znojmo and as part of the European Capital of Culture in Trenčín.
In December 2025, the ensemble performed at the Wonderfruit festival in Thai Chonburi.
In March 2025, Guinness World Records published an extensive profile of the ensemble and confirmed the record for 344 performed concerts.
In October 2023, the ensemble celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding with a jubilee concert at Radiokulturhaus in Vienna.
