►[House Program] Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert Live Broadcast

This New Year's concert will be conducted by Yannick NÉZET-SÉGUIN, a leading conductor of the new generation from Canada. Since 2010, NÉZET-SÉGUIN has collaborated with the Vienna Philharmonic, leading the orchestra in numerous performances across Vienna and Salzburg, including the Summer Night Concert 2023. He currently serves as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and has long led the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the "Big Five" American orchestras, bringing fresh vitality to the classical music scene. This will be his debut conducting the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert, which will be broadcast live in multiple countries, as millions of viewers around the world join in welcoming the new year with elegant and captivating melodies.

  Program  

Johann STRAUSS Jr.: Overture to Indigo and the Forty Thieves

Carl Michael ZIEHRER: Danube Legends, Waltz, Op. 446

Joseph LANNER: Malapou-Galoppe, Op. 148, No. 1 

Eduard STRAUSS: Brausteufelchen, Fast Polka, Op. 154

Johann STRAUSS Jr.: Quadrille from The Bat, Op. 363

Johann STRAUSS Sr.: Carnival in Paris, Galop, Op. 100

Franz von SUPPÉ: Overture to The Beautiful Galatea

Josephine WEINLICH: Siren Songs, Polka Mazur, Op. 13 

Josef STRAUSS: Woman's Dignity, Waltz, Op. 277

Johann STRAUSS Jr.: Diplomat's Polka, Polka Française, Op. 448

Florence PRICE: Rainbow Waltz

Hans Christian LUMBYE: Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop

Johann STRAUSS Jr.: Roses from the South, Waltz, Op. 388

Johann STRAUSS Jr.: Egyptian March, Op. 335

Josef STRAUSS: Palms of Peace. Waltz. op. 207

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Live Broadcast

Conductor｜Yannick NÉZET-SÉGUIN

Host｜CHANG Chen-chieh, Karolyn KIEKE

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Keyboard｜PENG Yu-wen / Dizi, Xiao, and Bawu: Ryan ZEN / Erhu & Percussion: Alex WU / Liuqin & Zhongruan: CHEN Chung-Ching / Electric Bass: Toshi­ FUJII /  Drums: LIN Kuan‑Liang

  Teams Introduction  

Vienna Philharmonic

There is perhaps no other musical ensemble more closely associated with the history and tradition of European classical music than the Vienna Philharmonic. In the course of more than 180 years, this orchestra has experienced and influenced the course of musical history around the world. Even to this day, prominent soloists and conductors refer to the unique "Viennese Sound" as the outstanding quality that sets it apart from other orchestras.

This success story had its origins in the desire to found a symphony orchestra dedicated to the ideal of performing at the highest level the symphonies of the Viennese classical composers, particularly L. v. BEETHOVEN. This artistic goal could only be implemented through the enthusiastic affirmation of the musicians of the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra, who in 1842 made the decision to present "Philharmonic Concerts", independently of their duties at the opera theater and within a framework of complete artistic and entrepreneurial autonomy. This produced a structure based on democratic principles in which all aspects of the decision-making process rest in the hands of the musicians themselves.

"To perform the best repertoire, with the best personnel, in the best possible manner." The high quality standards implied in this statement, to which the orchestra remains obligated to this day, serves to explain the fascination that the orchestra has held from the beginning for prominent composers and conductors, as well as for audiences all over the world. The orchestra's conscious maintenance of a homogenous musical style, carefully bequeathed from one generation to the next, is an expression of its striving to uphold tradition in an innovative manner.

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