The annual New Year’s Day concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic in the glittering Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein. Enjoy the swirling waltzes, rousing marches uplifting polkas as Petroc Trelawny introduces the concert live for Radio 3. Led from the podium by conductor Christian Thielemann the programme mixes old favourites with new discoveries which celebrate, amongst other things: nightingales, mountain springs, Viennese bonbons and the famous Blue Danube. The orchestra say the concert is a New Year’s day greeting to people all over the world in the spirit of hope, friendship and peace at the start of 2024.

Broadcast live from the Musikverein, Vienna

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Part 1

Karl Komzák: Archduke Albrecht March. op. 136

Johann Strauss; Viennese Bonbons Waltz, op. 307

Johann Strauss; Figaro-Polka. Polka francaise, op. 320

Joseph Hellmesberger: For the Entire World Waltz

Eduard Strauss: Without Brakes Fast Polka, op. 238

Part 2

Johann Strauss: Overture to Woodruff

Johann Strauss: Posthumous Waltz, No. 2

Johann Strauss: Nightingale-Polka, op. 222

Eduard Strauss: The Mountain Spring Polka mazur, op. 114

Johann Strauss: New Pizzicato-Polka, op. 449

Joseph Hellmesberger: Student-Polka from "The Pearl of Iberia"

Carl Michael Ziehrer: Citizens of Vienna Waltz, op. 419

Anton Bruckner: Quadrille WAB 121 (Arrangement: Wolfgang D"orner)

Hans Christian Lumbye: Happy New Year! Galop

Josef Strauss: Delirium Waltz, op. 212

Encores

Josef Strauss: Jockey, Fast Polka, op. 278

Johann Strauss: The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, op. 314

Johann Strauss Sr: Radetzky March. op. 228