New Year's Concert 2019 / Neujahrskonzert 2019 / Concert du Nouvel An 2019 Christian Thielemann & Wiener Philharmoniker

• Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843 - 19229:
• 1Carl Michael Ziehrer: Schönfeld-Marsch, Op. 42203:09
• Josef Strauss (1915 - 1988):
• 2Josef Strauss: Transactionen, Walzer, Op. 18410:26
• Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855 - 1907):
• 3Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.: Elfenreigen03:55
• Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825 - 1899):
• 4Johann Strauss, Jr.: Expreß, Polka schnell, Op. 31102:41
• 5Johann Strauss, Jr.: Nordseebilder, Walzer, Op. 39008:52
• Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916):
• 6Eduard Strauss: Mit Extrapost, Polka schnell, Op. 25902:18
• Johann Strauss, Jr.:
• 7Johann Strauss, Jr.: Der Zigeunerbaron: Ouvertüre08:03
• Josef Strauss:
• 8Josef Strauss: Die Tänzerin, Polka française, Op. 22704:15
• Johann Strauss, Jr.:
• 9Johann Strauss, Jr.: Künstlerleben, Walzer, Op. 31609:47
• 10Johann Strauss, Jr.: Die Bajadere, Polka schnell, Op. 35102:34
• Eduard Strauss:
• 11Eduard Strauss: Opern-Soirée, Polka française, Op. 16204:55
• Johann Strauss, Jr.:
• 12Johann Strauss, Jr.: Ritter Pásmán, Op. 441: Eva-Walzer05:11
• 13Johann Strauss, Jr.: Ritter Pásmán, Op. 441: Csárdás04:39
• 14Johann Strauss, Jr.: Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 33504:38
• Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.:
• 15Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.: Entr'acte-Valse03:02
• Johann Strauss, Jr.:
• 16Johann Strauss, Jr.: Lob der Frauen, Polka Mazurka, Op. 31504:31
• Josef Strauss:
• 17Sphärenklänge, Walzer, Op. 23509:36
• Johann Strauss, Jr.:
• 18Johann Strauss, Jr.: Im Sturmschritt, Polka schnell, Op. 34802:25
• Not Applicable:
• 19Neujahrsgruß / New Year's Address / Allocution du Nouvel An00:28
• Johann Strauss, Jr.:
• 20Johann Strauss, Jr.: An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 31410:39
• Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804 - 1849):
• 21Johann Strauss, Sr.: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 22804:05
• Total Runtime01:50:09

Info for New Year's Concert 2019 / Neujahrskonzert 2019 / Concert du Nouvel An 2019

The 2019 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert took place on January 1, 2019, under the baton of Christian Thielemann in the Musikverein in Vienna. Christian Thielemann, Principal Conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle and Artistic Director of the Salzburg Easter Festival, has since 2000 been a musical partner of the Vienna Philharmonic. The New Year's Concert 2019 represented Thielemann's first time to conduct this prestigious international concert event.

The 2019 New Year's Concert was broadcast in over 90 countries and followed by as many as 40 million television viewers around the world.

There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Christian Thielemann, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein. The concert is relayed to over ninety countries all round the world, reaching an audience of more than fifty million. The 2019 New Year's Concert will be conducted for the first time by Christian Thielemann. A native of Berlin, Thielemann has been a regular and welcome guest of the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000, with the result that his first New Year s Concert may be seen as setting an example and providing an appropriate tribute to his previous work with the orchestra. According to the orchestra s chairman, Daniel Froschauer, orchestra and musicians trust each other completely: "The profound musical understanding and trust that have existed from the outset and that have always functioned perfectly have subsequently borne remarkable fruit in the symphonic repertory as well."

Wiener Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann, conductor

Christian Thielemann
was born in Berlin in 1959 and began what Karajan called the classical conductor’s “hard but indispensable slog” through numerous small theatres at an early age. After 20 years of operatic experience, Thielemann, who also has been guest conductor-in-chief at the Teatro Comunale of Bologna, started concentrating on a few selected orchestras and opera houses such as Covent Garden in London, the Metropolitan in New York and the Vienna State Opera. From 1997–2004 he was music director of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, and in 2004 he was appointed music director of the Münchner Philharmoniker. Thielemann received Germany’s Bundesverdienstkreuz in 2003.

Dresden Staatskapelle
On 22nd September 2008 the Staatskapelle Dresden celebrated its 460th jubilee. Founded by Prince Elector Moritz von Sachsen in 1548, it is one of the oldest orchestras in the world and steeped in tradition. Over its long history, many distinguished conductors and internationally celebrated instrumentalists have left their mark on this one-time court

Previous directors include Heinrich Schütz, Johann Adolf Hasse, Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner, who called the ensemble his »miraculous harp«. The list of prominent conductors of the last 100 years includes Ernst von Schuch, Fritz Reiner, Fritz Busch, Karl Böhm, Joseph Keilberth, Rudolf Kempe, Otmar Suitner, Kurt Sanderling, Herbert Blomstedt and Giuseppe Sinopoli. The orchestra was directed by Bernard Haitink from 2002-2004 and most recently by Fabio Luisi from 2007-2010. Principal Conductor since the 2012 / 2013 season has been Christian Thielemann. In May 2016 the former Principal Conductor Herbert Blomstedt received the title Conductor Laureate. This title has only been awarded to Sir Colin Davis before, who held it from 1990 until his death in April 2013. Myung-Whun Chung has been Principal Guest Conductor since the 2012 / 2013 season.

Richard Strauss and the Staatskapelle were closely linked for more than sixty years. Nine of the composer’s operas were premiered in Dresden, including »Salome«, »Elektra« and »Der Rosenkavalier«, while Strauss’s »Alpine Symphony« was dedicated to the orchestra. Countless other famous composers have written works either dedicated to the orchestra or first performed in Dresden. In 2007 the Staatskapelle reaffirmed this tradition by introducing the annual position of »Capell- Compositeur«. Following on from Hans Werner Henze and Wolfgang Rihm, Sofia Gubaidulina will hold the title for the 2014/2015 season.

The Staatskapelle’s home is the Semperoper, where it performs around 260 operas and ballets each season. In addition the ensemble presents another 50 symphonic and chamber concerts in the opera house, as well as playing at various musical events in Dresden’s Frauenkirche. As one of the world’s most celebrated and popular symphony orchestras, the Staatskapelle regularly travels abroad to the world’s leading classical venues.

From 2013 the Staatskapelle Dresden is the resident orchestra of the Salzburg Easter Festival, whose Artistic Director is none other than Christian Thielemann. The Staatskapelle also does valuable work to support the local region: Since October 2008 it has been the patron orchestra of Meetingpoint Music Messiaen in the double city of Görlitz- Zgorzelec. And in September 2010 the orchestra helped found the International Shostakovich Festival in Gohrisch (Saxon Switzerland), which is the only such annual event dedicated to the music and life of Dmitri Shostakovich.

At a ceremony in Brussels in 2007 the Staatskapelle became the first – and so far only – orchestra to be awarded the »European Prize for the Preservation of the World’s Musical Heritage«.

Volkswagen´s Transparent Factory has been a Partner of the Staatskapelle Dresden since 2008.

Booklet for New Year's Concert 2019 / Neujahrskonzert 2019 / Concert du Nouvel An 2019