The 2023 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert

The Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert at the Wiener Musikverein is one of the most beloved events in classical music, ringing in each new year for over eight decades with a joyful celebration in the Viennese tradition. Tickets to see the Vienna Philharmonic in their trademark repertoire sell out a year in advance, but for the second year running, you can also catch every note on medici.tv.

For the 2023 edition of this anticipated event, Austrian maestro Franz Welser-Möst returns to lead the storied orchestra—following many successful collaborations, including at the 2011 and 2013 New Year's Concerts—in a selection of festive works, including waltzes and polkas by the Strauss family. Many of these pieces are being played for the first time at a Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert, including Josef Strauss's polka Heiterer Muth (Blithe Spirits) in a vocal arrangement performed by the world-renowned Vienna Boys' Choir and Vienna Girls' Choir.

Photo: Franz Welser-Möst © Terry Linke