Credits:

Andris Nelsons & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,Andris Nelsons,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Description:

The Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert is held every year on January 1. The New Year's Concert is one of the most famous classical music events in the world and is broadcast from Vienna's golden Musikvereinsaal to more than 90 countries around the world via TV and radio, reaching 500 million viewers. In 2020, Andris Nelsons, Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, will make his first appearance. Nelsons, who has been entrusted with the Beethoven Cycle and recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in its anniversary year, will spin Vienna waltzes and polkas of a new era with flamboyance and intensity. In addition to the standard works such as "The Blue Danube" and "Racoczi March," the program will consist of a variety of thematic works, including Beethoven's 250th birthday, Joseph Strauss's 150th death anniversary, and various anniversaries in 2019. Year of recording: January 1, 2020 / Location: Musikvereinsaal, Vienna