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Petroc Trelawny introduces the annual Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Day concert taking place at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in the heart of Vienna.

The Vienna Philharmonic’s much loved annual New Year’s Day concert returns once again to the Golden Hall of the Musikverein. Petroc Trelawny introduces the orchestra live from Vienna for Radio 3 as this great orchestra sweeps through waltzes, marches, galops and polkas, led this year by Maestro Yannick Nézet‑Séguin. The 2026 programme blends perennial favourites with first‑time discoveries: Johann Strauss’s overture to Indigo and the Forty Thieves, Ziehrer’s Danube Legends, Josephine Weinlich’s Siren Songs and Florence Price’s radiant Rainbow Waltz, alongside treasures by Lanner, Suppè, Josef and Eduard Strauss, and Hans Christian Lumbye’s exuberant Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop. The concert culminates in the traditional encores - the Blue Danube and the rousing Radetzky March. As ever, the Philharmonic offers this performance as a musical greeting to audiences worldwide, in the spirit of hope, friendship and peace at the dawn of 2026.

Part 1

Johann Strauss Ouverture to Indigo and the Forty Thieves (Indigo und die vierzig Räuber)
Carl Michael Ziehrer Danube Legends (Donausagen). Waltz, op. 446
Joseph Lanner Malapou-Galoppe. op. 148 Nr. 1
Eduard Strauss Brausteufelchen. Fast Polka, op. 154
Johann Strauss Quadrille from The Bat (Fledermaus-Quadrille). op. 363
Johann Strauss Sr. Carnival in Paris (Der Karneval in Paris). Galop, op. 100

INTERVAL

Part 2
Franz von Suppè Overture to the operetta The Beautiful Galatea (Die schöne Galathée)
Josephine Weinlich Siren Songs (Sirenen Lieder). Polka mazur, op. 13
Josef Strauss Woman's Dignity (Frauenwürde). Waltz, op. 277
Johann Strauss Diplomat’s Polka (Diplomaten-Polka). Polka française, Op. 448
Florence Price Rainbow Waltz.
Hans Christian Lumbye Københavns Jernbane-Damp-Galop. (Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop)
Johann Strauss Roses from the South (Rosen aus dem Süden). Waltz, op. 388
Johann Strauss Egyptian March (Egyptischer Marsch). op. 335
Josef Strauss Palms of Peace (Friedenspalmen). Waltz, op. 207

Encores
Philipp Fahrbach Circus (Zirkus). Fast Polka, op. 110
Johann Strauss The Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau). Waltz, op. 314
Johann Strauss Sr. Radetzky-March. op. 228

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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    J. Strauss II: Champagne Polka

    Conductor: Willi Boskovsky. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Johann Strauss: The Blue Danube (Classic FM: Full Works).
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 10.

  • Georges Bizet

    L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera from Carmen)

    Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Singer: Elīna Garanča.
    • Sommernachtskonzert 2023 / Summer Night Concert 2023.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major Op.83 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Igor Levit. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
    • Brahms: Piano Concertos & Solo Piano Opp. 116 - 119.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

  • Cole Porter

    Night And Day

    Singer: Richard Tauber.
    • Kiss Me Again.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
    • 7.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 8 in G Minor (Presto)

    Conductor: Milan Horvat. Orchestra: ORF Symphony Orchestra.
    • Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Slavonic Dances.
    • Denon.
    • 12.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 33 in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20: II. Andante con moto

    Performer: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Introspection: Solo Piano Sessions.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 19.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: IV. Allegretto con variazioni

    Ensemble: New Vienna Octet.
    • Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581; Clarinet Trio, K. 498 'Kegelstatt Trio' (New V.
    • Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Indigo and the Forty Thieves: Overture

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Carl Michael Ziehrer

    Donausagen, Op.446

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Josef Lanner

    Malapou-Galopp, Op. 148, No. 1

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Eduard Strauss

    Brausteufelchen Polka Schnell, Op. 154

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Die Fledermaus-Quadrille, Op. 363

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss

    Der Carneval in Paris, Op. 100

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6 (Orch. Webern)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Orchestra: Claudio Abbado.
    • Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw op.46 / Webern: Orchestral Works.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Brendel spielt Beethoven (Klavierkonzerte / Klaviersonaten).
    • Decca.
    • 78.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 (Arr. Schoenberg for String Quartet, Piano, Flute and Cla

    Performer: Ernst Ottensamer. Performer: Heinz Medjimorec. Performer: Wolfgang Schulz. Music Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg. Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
    • Johann Strauss II: Legend of the Viennese Waltz.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 45.

  • Franz von Suppé

    Die schöne Galathée: Overture

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Josephine Weinlich

    Sirenen-Lieder, Op.13

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Josef Strauss

    Frauenwürde, Op. 277

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Diplomaten Polka Op. 448

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Florence Price

    Rainbow Waltz

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Hans Christian Lumbye

    Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Roses From the South, Op. 388

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Egyptian March, Op. 33

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Egyptian March, Op. 33

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Josef Strauss

    Palms of Peace, Op. 207

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Philipp Fahrbach

    Zirkus. Polka Schnell, Op. 110

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss II

    The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Johann Strauss

    Radetzky-March, Op. 228

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, K. 168: I. Allegro

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • Mozart: Early String Quartets & Divertimenti K.136, 137 & 138.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 16.

  • John Williams

    Excerpts From the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: John Williams.
    • John Williams in Vienna.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 202609:30
    BBC Radio 3