Neujahrskonzert

We humans need and love our rituals and traditions, especially at life’s moments of transition. In this country, saying goodbye to the joys and perhaps also the sorrows of an old year and greeting twelve new months full of hope and opportunity is a fine art: the balance of melancholy and exuberance, spirit and sentiment, all swaying in waltz time. A colourful but cleverly balanced mixture of works from the Strauss dynasty and popular classical music from all over the world, garnished with many an enchanting aria from opera and operetta, has long since become a trademark of the Tonkunstler in the days at the changing of the year. Is there anywhere else where the musical champagne corks pop so harmoniously?