New Year's concert in St. Pölten: Strauss heir celebrates 200 years of jubilation!

New Year's concert in St. Pölten: Strauss heir celebrates 200 years of jubilation!

On January 1, 2025, the traditional New Year's concert by the Tonkünstler took place in the Festspielhaus in St. Pölten, which was all about Johann Straus's son's 200th birthday. Spanish soprano Serena Saenz performed as a soloist and emphasized the great cooperation with the orchestra. The program started with the overture to the operetta "The Bat" and included the little played "Spanish March" and the famous waltz "Spring Votes". Johann Straus's father's Radetzky march was also played as an encore. The managing director of the Tonkunstler Orchestra, Frank Druschel, spoke of a happy message to the new year, which should meet people with optimism, as noe.orf.at .

culture in the focus 2025

At the opening of the concert, the importance of culture for the new year was emphasized. Property manager Thomas Gludovatz and the Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner underlined that 2025 should become a year of the culture of remembrance, in which, among other things, the 30-year EU accession and the 70th state contract are celebrated. The representatives from politics and art expressed their wishes for the new year, shaped by hope and the urge for joint action. Mayor Matthias Stadler pointed out that the diverse cultural projects of 2024 should also be continued in 2025.

The New Year's concerts of the Tonkünstler are part of a long -established tradition in which waltzes, Polkas and marches not only celebrate the turn of the year, but also serve as a cultural highlight in the weeks at the beginning of the year. So it is an unforgettable event for the orchestra and its audience, with a warm "ProSit New Year!" to start the new year, as can be read on Tonkuenstler.at . The sound artists will tour several concert halls in the country until January 24, 2025 to inspire people with their colorful program.