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2021 - Highlights

Highlights from the Musikverein in Vienna. Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a traditional feast of music by the Strauss family and their contemporaries.

Petroc Trelawny hosts the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Day Concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. In these uncertain times, the concert will look to send people all over the world a new year's greeting in the spirit of hope, friendship and peace.

Having enjoyed a 50-year musical partnership with the Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti takes charge of the celebrations for the sixth time in what’s bound to be a uniquely poignant occasion. The concert will include the traditional mix of Austrian classics, featuring music by the Strauss family and ending with the ever-popular By the Beautiful Blue Danube and the foot-stamping Radetzky March.

1 hour, 59 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Petroc Trelawny
Conductor Riccardo Muti
Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic

Broadcast

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 coverage

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 coverage

The concert at the Musikverein Large Hall is also broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music: Vienna Philharmonic

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music: Vienna Philharmonic

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