Vienna New Year's concert 2025: Ballet debut with bright dances!

Vienna New Year's concert 2025: Ballet debut with bright dances!

Technisches Museum Wien, 1040 Wien, Österreich - On January 1, 2025, the audience is expecting a musical highlight: the Vienna New Year's concert is not only presented by the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Riccardo Muti, but also with special dance performances that celebrate the legacy of Johann Strauss son on the occasion of his 200th birthday in October 2025. The dynamic dance performances for the ORF have already been shot in advance, as The ORF reports . The choreography comes from the British star choreographer Cathy Marston. This is her debut in this role, while the Anglo-Irish costume designer Patrick Kinmonth also designs the costumes for this festivity for the first time.

imposing locations and musical highlights

The spectacular dance numbers were shot on two impressive locations: the historic Lok 1210 in the Technical Museum of Vienna for the polka for the "either-or" and in the Südbahnhotel am Semmering for the "Accelerations Waltz". These places are of great importance for the life's work of the Strauss family because they represent the age of rail transport that enabled the famous family of musicians. In a fascinating detail, vienna.at to the fact that the year 2025 also celebrates the 200th anniversary of the first public railway line, which a few weeks before the birth of Johann Strauss in England was opened.

For the two dance presences, 14 talents of the Vienna State Ballet gathered in front of the camera. The choreography is implemented in film by Michael Beyer, who also makes the direction of the ORF concert transmission. With this artistic journey into the year 2025, a triumphant start to the new year and a tribute to a musical legend is offered.