Vienna New Year's Concert
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The Vienna New Year's Concert is an annual concert of classical music performed by the Vienna Philharmonic on the morning of New Year's Day in Vienna, Austria. The concert occurs at the Musikverein at
Musikverein concert hall
"Goldener Saal" (Golden Hall) of the Musikverein
Radetzky March
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The "Radetzky March", Op. 228, is a march composed by Johann Strauss Sr. which was first performed on 31 August 1848 in Vienna to celebrate the victory of the Austrian Empire under Field Marshal Josep
Vienna New Year's Concert
…Year's Concert of 1954, when the audience interrupted three pieces by enthusiastically applauding and cheering. The final encore is Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March, during which the audience claps along under the conductor's direction. This did not start until 1958. In this last piece, tradition also calls for the…
"Radetzky March" by Johann Strauss (Senior), cover sheet, 1848
"Radetzky March"'s musical notes in Vienna, Austria