Vienna celebrates Strauss: A year full of cultural highlights awaits us!

Vienna celebrates Strauss: A year full of cultural highlights awaits us!

The 83rd New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is just around the corner and promises musical fireworks: on January 1st, the festive event in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein will captivate the audience with pieces by the Strauss family, including 14 premieres that will be presented for the first time. How meinkreis.at reported, music lovers can follow the spectacle live on television on “ORF 2”, on the radio on “Ö1” and on the classical music platform “myfidelio”. The concert begins at 11:15 a.m. and the event will be broadcast in almost 100 countries worldwide. The Vienna State Ballet will shine with dance performances of the evening's waltzes and polkas.

A comprehensive Strauss year

The New Year's Concert is just the start of a whole year dedicated to the composer Johann Strauss. The “Danube Waltz” will be played at Rathausplatz after the Pummerin chimes, while in the Vienna Konzerthaus the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Petr Popelka will be performing a Strauss hit program. In addition, Nikolaus Habjan will delight the audience at the Rathausplatz with an extraordinary new arrangement as an art piper at the New Year's Eve gala orf.at noted. The year 2025 will be marked by numerous cultural events and innovations, including a change in leadership at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where Jonathan Fine will take over from Sabine Haag.

With a focus on large, ambitious exhibitions, the Neo boss also plans to raise public awareness of the importance of art historical collections and shed light on current issues. Ralph Gleis will take up his new role at the Albertina on January 1st and promises to keep the program's appeal high. Especially in the art sector, Viennese and visitors can expect many surprises and creative impulses that will make the coming year an unforgettable experience.