New Year's Concert 2026 im Wiener Musikverein
Vienna, Wiener Musikverein — Großer Saal
About the Event
He can't even count to three! – That's what people like to say when someone seems to be a little out of their mind. One, two, three, it's child's play, that's what it means. But the fact that the elementary and seemingly simple in music can be among the most special, delicate, and difficult things of all is proven whenever it comes to making the Viennese waltz swing and float. It is much more a case of counting “one‐two – and maybe three,” as Bruno Walter once tried to teach an American orchestra. The two earlier, the three later, so “maybe”: it's all about feeling. Musicians have a feel for it – just as they do for fast polkas, marches, and many other genres of so‐called light music. It is so difficult because you must not feel any heaviness. At the turn of the year, you should not feel the weight of advancing age “one, two, three at a brisk pace,” but rather be lifted up by the music. Then you are comforted – and consoled. The Tonkünstler ensure this every time: Happy New Year!
Wiener Musikverein
The Wiener Musikverein is one of the world's great concert halls. The home of the Vienna Philarmonic Orchestra and the centre of Viennese musical life, the building was opened in 1870 as a part of an ambitious plan to create an elegant cultural boulevard along the Ringstrasse. Designed in the Neo‐Classical style to resemble an Ancient Greek temple, the Great Hall of the Musikverein is deemed to be one of the best music halls in the world thanks to its impeccable acoustics.
In 2004 four new halls were added to the building. The Austrian architect Wilhelm Holzbauer recognised the aesthetic importance of the existing building and sought out ways to echo the style in a modern language of form. Each of the four New Halls focuses on a different material — glass, metal, stone, and wood.
Program
- Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka – Ouvertüre zu der Oper 'Ruslan und Ludmilla'
- Gaetano Donizetti – «O luce di quest'anima» Arie der Linda aus der Oper «Linda di Chamounix»
- Béla Bartók – «Bilder aus Ungarn», 3. Satz (Melodie)
- Johann (Son) Strauss – Accelerationen, Walzer op. 234
- Gisela Frankl – Auf Flügeln des Tanzes, Polka francaise
- Giacomo Puccini – «Quando me'n vo» Walzer der Musette aus der Oper «La Bohème»
- Gioachino Rossini – Willhelm Tell Ouvertüre / Arr. H.J. Messerschmidt
- Carl Michael Ziehrer – Ouvertüre zur Operette «Die Landstreicher»
- Franz Lehár – «Ich bin verliebt!» Lied der Elisabeth aus der Operette «Schön ist die Welt»
- Siegfried Ochs – «'s kommt ein Vogel geflogen» (Bearbeitung: Alfred Eschwé)
- Hans Christian Lumbye – Kopenhagener Eisenbahndampf Galopp
- Nico Dostal – «Ich bin verliebt» Lied aus der Operette «Clivia»
- Johann Strauss – Tausendundeine Nacht, Walzer op. 346 nach Motiven aus der Operette «Indigo und die vierzig Räuber»
Artists
| Orchestra: | Tonkünstler‐Orchester Niederösterreich The Tonkünstler Orchestra, with its five residences in the Musikverein Vienna and Lower Austria, is one of Austria's largest and most important musical ambassadors. The orchestra has a tradition stretching back more than 75 years of Sunday afternoon concerts at the Musikverein Vienna. The orchestra's repertoire ranges from classical to 20th‐century music. The Tonkünstler's alternative programming is appreciated by musicians and audiences alike. Musicians such as Walter Weller, Heinz Wallberg, Miltiades Caridis, Fabio Luisi, Kristjan Järvi, and Andrés Orozco‐Estrada have served as principal conductors of the orchestra. Since the 2025–2026 season, it has been led by Fabien Gabel. His predecessor, Yutaka Sado, was appointed the Tonkünstler's first honorary conductor after ten years as principal conductor. The orchestra's most recent tours have taken it to the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Czechia. Numerous CD recordings reflect its versatile artistic profile: the orchestra's own label releases up to four recordings per year, mostly live recordings from the Musikverein in Vienna. |
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| Conductor: | Alfred Eschwé |
| Soprano: | Kathrin Zukowski |
Address
Wiener Musikverein, Bösendorferstraße 12, Vienna, Austria — Google Maps
