It has long been a Philharmonic tradition at the New Year to present a program consisting of the lively and at the same time nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauß and its contemporaries. These concerts not only delight the audiences in the Musikverein in Vienna, but also enjoy great international popularity through the worldwide television broadcast, which now reaches over 90 countries. 

PART ONE

JOHANN STRAUSS - ZIVIO! (March) CARNIVAL AMBASSADOR (Waltz)

JOSEF STRAUSS - THE JABBERING WOMAN (Polka Mazur)

JOHANN STRAUSS - ARTIST'S LIFE (Waltz)

JOHANN STRAUSS (VATER) - ANNA POLKA

JOSEF STRAUSS - FORWARD (Polka fast)

PART TWO

JOHANN STRAUSS - OVERTURE TO "THE BAT"

JOSEF STRAUSS - ARM IN ARM (Polka Mazur) WATER COLORS WALTZ, THE DRAGONFLY (Polka Mazur). THE CHATTERBOX (Polka fast)

JOHANN STRAUSS - PERPETUUM MOBILE

JOSEF HELLMESBERGER JUN. - DIABOLICAL DANCE

JOHANN STRAUSS - POLKA FOR ELISE VIENNA BLOOD (Waltz), METRONOME POLKA

ENCORES

JOSEF STRAUSS - QUICK AS A WINK (Polka fast)

NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS - WIENER PHILHARMONIKER SEIJI OZAWA

JOHANN STRAUSS - ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE (Waltz)

JOHANN STRAUSS (VATER) - RADETZKY MARCH

SPECIAL FEATURES

SEIJI OZAWA PICTURE GALLERY VIENNA OPERA BALLET

SPANISH RIDING SCHOOL OF VIENNA

DANCE OF THE MACHINES VIENNA 2002 - ART & DELIGHTS

DIRECTED FOR TV AND VIDEO BY BRIAN LARGE A CO-PRODUCTION OF ORFIZDF ENTERPRISES/NHK IN CO-OPERATION WITH ZDF ORF 2002