New Year's concert 2025: Experience Strauss-Magie in the Vienna Music Association!

New Year's concert 2025: Experience Strauss-Magie in the Vienna Music Association!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The year 2025 is all about Johann Strauss ’son, whose 200th birthday is celebrated with the famous New Year's concert by the Vienna Philharmonic. The musical highlight will take place on January 1, 2025 in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Music Association, where the best sounds of the Strauss heir have been heard since 1980. The Italian star conductor Riccardo Muti, who heads the concert for the seventh time, promises a varied program of rollers and polkas. As reported wien.orf.at , the event is broadcast live in ORF 2, Ö1 and internationally. With 14 HD cameras, the ORF team ensures breathtaking pictures and a worldwide audience.

great preparations and a captivating ballet

At 11.15 a.m., the broadcast of the New Year's concert will begin, whereby a making-of documentation is broadcast on the preparations in advance at 10.35 a.m. This shows exclusive insights into the planning and rehearsals that have been underway for over six months. The New Year's concert ballet will also be presented as part of the concert, this time under the leadership of the award -winning choreographer Cathy Marston. The costumes come from Patrick Kinmonth, and the performances take place at special locations that are important for the Strauss dynasty, such as the Technical Museum Vienna and the Südbahnhotel, such as ots.at added.

In addition, an ORF film entitled "2025-a Strauss-Odyssey" is broadcast during the concert break, which in the innovative way illuminates the life and music of Johann Straus's son. With impressive sets and the integration of historical recordings, this film promises that spectators captivate and offer them a unique view of the musical journey of the annual regent. If you miss the live broadcast, you have the opportunity to experience the concert on ORF, including on January 1 at 8:15 p.m. and in the following days.