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Live from Vienna 2021

Petroc Trelawny hosts the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual New Year’s Day Concert in Vienna. Riccardo Muti conducts 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 looks 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 includes 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.

2 hours, 29 minutes

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Role Contributor
Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic
Conductor Riccardo Muti
Narrator Petroc Trelawny

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The concert at the Musikverein Large Hall is also broadcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3.

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