This year's Vienna New Year Concert was conducted by Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Most. This is the third time that Welser Most conducted the Vienna New Year Concert after 20 1 1 and 20 13.
The repertoire of the Vienna New Year Concert is still dominated by the works of Strauss family members, but 14 of the five official performances is the first time to be performed in the New Year Concert, which brings a refreshing feeling to the audience.
Introduction to the concert:
The New Year is a common festival for people all over the world. People celebrate the New Year in various ways, but every big city in the world will hold a high-level concert to announce the beginning of the New Year with relaxed and wonderful music. The tradition of holding concerts in the New Year originated in Vienna.
Tickets for the Vienna New Year Concert must be booked one year in advance every year. The distribution right of CD and video materials of concerts is the focus of competition among record companies, because it means high reputation and rich commercial profits. Since 1996, China CCTV has been sending a special film crew to Vienna for live broadcast, which has made China people know more about Vienna and the New Year Concert.