Vienna New Year Concert

Every year on the morning of January 1, local time (18:00 on January 1, Beijing time), the "Vienna Music Friends Association" in Vienna, the capital of Austria, Hall - The magnificent Vienna Golden Hall was decorated with flowers and was extremely beautiful. The Vienna New Year Concert was held under the attention of the world. The performance was Johann Strauss Jr., known as the "King of Waltz" and his works. The family's musical works are performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the world's oldest and highest quality orchestra. The New Year's Concert shows the most civilized, cheerful and bright side of mankind. Elegance, relaxation, luxury and enthusiasm are the biggest characteristics of the Vienna New Year's Concert.

Relaxed and elegant Vienna New Year's Concert

In the 1987 New Year's Concert, when the joyful melody of the final "Radetzky March" sounded, the audience couldn't help but respond. Clap to the beat. At this time, conductor Herbert von Karajan turned around imaginatively and motioned the audience to applaud according to the intensity and rhythm of the music. From then on, whenever the "Radetzky March" was played at the end of the concert, When it sounded, this scene of applause between the musicians and the audience became a repertoire of the Vienna New Year's Concert.

At the 1989 New Year's Concert, when the string tremolo sounded at the beginning of "The Blue Danube", the audience welcomed it with warm applause. At this time, conductor Carlos Kleber interrupted the conductor and turned around, saying to the audience (and also to the audience watching the live broadcast on TV around the world): "Let us usher in a new era of beauty, joy and peace. Year". As a result, another new element was added to subsequent New Year's concerts: when the string tremolo at the beginning of "The Blue Danube" was interrupted by the audience's applause, the conductor would turn around and address the audience. The penultimate sentence was his abbreviated The blunt Chinese "Happy New Year!" was followed by the English "Happy New Year!" For a century and a half, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has used music to commemorate these great members of the Strauss family: Johann Strauss Sr.—— The founder of the Strauss family, the "Father of the Waltz" who brought waltz from folk dance halls to elegant concert halls; Johann Strauss Jr., the first person to bring light comedy into the opera house, created The "King of Waltz" who gave birth to the waltz; Joseph Strauss - the first composer to incorporate Beethoven's musical techniques into the waltz; Edward Strauss - led the "Strauss Orchestra" to travel around world, introducing family music to people all over the world.

For a century and a half, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has used music to welcome the arrival of the New Year. No matter the vicissitudes of the times and changes in personnel, the core of the Vienna New Year Concert has not changed.

The Strauss family

When it comes to the "Waltz Dynasty", it still refers to the elder Johann Strauss and his three sons from 1804 to 1916. Speaking of family. The nineteenth century in Europe was called the "Century of Dancing". At that time, the old and young Strauss were known as the "Father of Waltz" and the "King of Waltz".

Berlin Woods Concert

The origin of Berlin Wood Concert

The "Berlin Woods Concert" was founded by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1984 and has already had With a history of more than 20 years, many world-famous conductors have performed here. The full name of the Berlin Forest Concert venue is "Waldney Forest Theater". This forest theater is a creation of nature and a gift from nature to music lovers. The location of the amphitheater was originally a forest, but due to changes in natural ecology, a basin about 30 meters deep gradually formed. In 1935, someone discovered this place. After bold creativity and artistic renovation, it became an open-air theater that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Initially, it was used only for large-scale religious ceremonies and performances. In 1982, this open-air stage was equipped with a huge twin-tower-shaped white roof, with 88 rows of ring-shaped seats, which can accommodate 22,000 spectators at the same time. It integrates organically with the surrounding natural forest landscape and becomes an ideal venue for large-scale outdoor concerts.

Since then, it has become famous all over the world with the Berlin Philharmonic's annual "Forest Concert". When a concert is held here, the audience does not need to sit upright in suits and ties like they would in a concert hall, but is very casual. People come here with blankets and picnic boxes, lying down or sitting in the theater. As the sun sets, they listen to the wonderful performance of the world's most famous orchestra, light the small candles they brought, and enjoy the candlelight with their families. Enjoy the aroma of red wine while having dinner, and the atmosphere is particularly unique. Not only that, the chirping of birds and insects and the moist and fresh air in Waldny Forest make the audience feel relaxed and happy. Since the theater is adjacent to some private villas, no more than 18 concerts are held here each year, except for occasional movie screenings. As a result, tickets for each show are in short supply and are often sold out at the beginning of each new year.

Although the "Berlin Forest Concert" is performed in an open-air theater, the listening effect is extremely outstanding. Even though such a large venue requires speakers to assist in sound amplification, due to the guarantee of advanced sound amplification technology, the sound emitted by the speakers can not only well restore the real sound effect of the stage, but also reduce the sound pressure after the sound. The texture and layering are also excellent. Even if you sit in the last row away from the stage, you will not feel that the sound pressure is insufficient due to the distance. On the contrary, even if you sit very close to the speaker, it will not feel deafening. This can explain why for a concert with 22,000 people, the ticket price is the same no matter where you sit to watch. These feelings can only be experienced in person at the Waldny Forest Theater!

Although the annual Berlin Wald Concert has a large number of visitors, the atmosphere is no less than listening to music in a chamber concert hall. During the concert, only the melodious music can be heard echoing over the Waldney Forest. Only when each piece of music ends, the audience's enthusiastic and generous applause makes people realize that there is such a huge philharmonic here. Team. Under the influence of the emotional and stirring music, the enthusiastic audience applauded and swayed happily, or set off waves of people, making the theater more enthusiastic and joyful. When night falls, bunches of small fireworks lit in the auditorium are like stars in the night sky, shining brightly and translucently. This beautiful scenery constitutes the special charm of the forest concert.

Theme of previous Berlin Forest Concerts

1992 "French Night"

1993 "Dance and Rhapsody Night"

1994 "American Night"

1998 "Italian Night"

2000 "Dance and Rhythm Night"

2001 "Spanish Night" Night"

2002 "World Encore Night"

2003 "Rhapsody in Blue Night"

2004 "Russian Music Night"

2005 "Romantic French Music Night"

2006 "Arabic Music Night"

2007 "Rhapsody Night"

2008 "Latin American Music Night"

Features of the Berliner Woods Concert

Like the traditional Vienna New Year's Concert, the last song of each Berliner Woods Concert is The opening song also ends with a fixed piece of music played. The Vienna New Year Concert performed the "Radesky March" by Johann Strauss Sr., which has a strong Austrian Viennese style, while the Berliner Wehrmacht Concert performed "Berlin Air", which all Berliners are most proud of. "("Berliner Luft"). Why is this? It turns out that Berlin has a special geographical environment - the entire city is surrounded by vast natural forests, and the oxygen content in the air is very high. It is the fresh air from Berlin's unique forest oxygen bar that makes the lives of Berliners better. Feeling very comfortable and comfortable. Therefore, composer Paul Link created this piece of music under the name "Berlin Air".

This work with a relaxed melody, warm rhythm and cheerful mood reflects the optimistic nature of Berliners and their true praise of a better life and nature. It is deeply loved by people. Since then, this song "Berlin Air" has been played on some major occasions and festive concerts like the Berlin city anthem. Whenever this piece of music is played at the end of the Berliner Wehrmacht Concert, the emotions of the entire audience are brought to a fever pitch. The whole audience stood up and whistled, clapped, cheered, or danced to the exciting notes and jumping rhythms. The conductor and the band always performed some hilarious stunts in different forms, which made the audience laugh. The whole audience burst into laughter. At this time, the concert scene, whether it was the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra or the 22,000 audience, were all integrated into the infinite joy that music brought to people. This kind of scene is simply impossible to imagine in any concert hall. It leaves people with unforgettable impressions and endless beautiful memories.