Jan 02 2011

New Year Concert in Vienna

Every New Year’s Day, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert at the Musikverein in Vienna. The tradition began during the darkest days of WWII. They present the compositions by the Strauss family as well as Joseph Lanner, Joseph Hellmesberger and Franz Liszt. The concert is televised in over 70 countries. Here in the US it is shown on most PBS channels. This year is no different. The program (pdf) was on earlier this afternoon and is repeated this evening at 8 PM. It is a most enjoyable way to spend the evening with after dinner drinks, coffee and desert. Here is last year’s performance of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314or as it is better known in English, The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II conducted by Georges Prêtre.

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