The New Year Concert (in German: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is a concert that takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. It is broadcast around the world to an estimated audience of one billion in 44 countries. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Wiener Philharmoniker) is the best known orchestra in Austria and one of the best ensembles in the world. ... This article is in need of attention. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine states (Land Wien). ...

The music is mostly that of the Strauss family (Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss). The flowers that decorate the Wiener Musikverein concert hall are a gift each year from the city of San Remo, Liguria, Italy. Johann Strauss I Johann Strauss I (also known as Johann Strauss Snr. ... Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (or Johann Strauß Sohn - Johann Strauss son - or Johann Strauss the Younger, or Johann Strauss Jr. ... Josef Strauss Josef Strauss (August 20, 1827 - July 22, 1870) was an Austrian composer. ... Eduard Strauss (15 March 1835 - 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss formed the Strauss musical dynasty. ... Musikverein, 2004 The Musikverein at night, January 2005 The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria was opened on January 6, 1870, and is famous for its acoustics. ... The name San Remo can refer to several different things: San Remo, Italy – a large town in Italy San Remo, Victoria – a town in Victoria, Australia The San Remo – an apartment building in New York City This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ...

The concert always ends with several encores after the main programme. The musicians then collectively wish the audience a happy new year, and close with Johann Strauss II's Blue Danube Waltz followed by the Radetzky March. During this last piece, the audience claps along in time and the conductor turns to conduct them instead of the orchestra. Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (or Johann Strauß Sohn - Johann Strauss son - or Johann Strauss the Younger, or Johann Strauss Jr. ... The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op. ... Radetzky March midi version Radetzky March was composed by Johann Strauß Sr. ...

The concert was first performed in 1939 (on 31 December of that year) conducted by Clemens Krauss. In 2005, for the first time in the history of the "Neujahrskonzert", there was a contribution of Mozart: the ouverture to The Marriage of Figaro. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Clemens Krauss (born in Wien, March 31, 1893 – buried at Mexico City, May 16, 1954) was an Austrian conductors. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... QPAC poster for The Marriage of Figaro The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro) is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais, Le mariage de Figaro (1784). ...

Conductors of New Year Concert

• Clemens Krauss, 1939, 1941–1945, 1948–1954
• Josef Krips, 1946–1947
• Willi Boskovsky, 1955–1979
• Lorin Maazel, 1980–1986, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2005
• Herbert von Karajan, 1987
• Claudio Abbado, 1988, 1991
• Carlos Kleiber, 1989, 1992
• Zubin Mehta, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2007
• Riccardo Muti, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004
• Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 2001, 2003
• Seiji Ozawa, 2002
• Mariss Jansons, 2006

Clemens Krauss (born in Wien, March 31, 1893 – buried at Mexico City, May 16, 1954) was an Austrian conductors. ... Willi Boskovsky (1908-1991) was an Austrian violinist and conductor. ... Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a conductor, violinist and composer. ... Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian conductor. ... Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933) is a noted Italian conductor. ... Carlos Kleiber (July 3, 1930 - July 13, 2004) was an Austrian conductor. ... Zubin Mehta (born April 29, 1936) is an Indian-born conductor of European classical music. ... Riccardo Muti (born July 28, 1941) is an Italian conductor best known for being the music director of Milans La Scala opera house, a position he has held since 1986. ... Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born December 6, 1929) is an Austrian conductor, known for his historically accurate performances of music from the classical era and earlier. ... Seiji Ozawa (小澤征爾; Ozawa Seiji, born September 1, 1935) is a Japanese conductor. ... Mariss Jansons (born 1943) is a prominent Latvian conductor. ...

External links

• Vienna Philharmonic website
• Musikverein website