Neujahrskonzert 2024 / New Year's Concert 2024 / Concert du Nouvel An 2024 Christian Thielemann & Wiener Philharmoniker

• Karel Komzák, Jr. (1850 - 1905): Erzherzog Albrecht-Marsch, Op. 136:
• 1 Komzák Jr.: Erzherzog Albrecht-Marsch, Op. 136 02:49
• Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825 - 1899): Wiener Bonbons, Walzer, Op. 307:
• 2 Strauss Jr.: Wiener Bonbons, Walzer, Op. 307 09:32
• Figaro-Polka, Op. 320:
• 3 Strauss Jr.: Figaro-Polka, Op. 320 04:01
• Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855 - 1907): Für die ganze Welt, Walzer:
• 4 Hellmesberger Jr.: Für die ganze Welt, Walzer 06:51
• Eduard Strauss (1835 - 1916): Ohne Bremse, Polka schnell, Op. 238:
• 5 Strauss: Ohne Bremse, Polka schnell, Op. 238 02:03
• Johann Strauss, Jr.: Ohne Bremse, Polka schnell, Op. 238:
• 6 Strauss Jr.: Waldmeister: Ouvertüre 09:54
• Ischler Walzer:
• 7 Strauss Jr.: Ischler Walzer 07:41
• Nachtigall-Polka, Op. 222:
• 8 Strauss Jr.: Nachtigall-Polka, Op. 222 03:57
• Eduard Strauss: Die Hochquelle, Polka mazur, Op. 114:
• 9 Strauss: Die Hochquelle, Polka mazur, Op. 114 04:21
• Johann Strauss, Jr.: Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449:
• 10 Jr.: Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449 03:26
• Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.: Estudiantina-Polka:
• 11 Jr.: Estudiantina-Polka 01:41
• Carl Michael Ziehrer (1843 - 1992): Wiener Bürger, Walzer, Op. 419:
• 12 Ziehrer: Wiener Bürger, Walzer, Op. 419 06:36
• Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Quadrille, WAB 121:
• 13 Bruckner: Quadrille, WAB 121 (Arr. for Orchestra by Wolfgang Dörner) 05:26
• Hans Christian Lumbye (1810 - 1874): Glædeligt Nytaar!:
• 14 Lumbye: Glædeligt Nytaar! 01:51
• Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870): Delirien, Walzer, Op. 212:
• 15 Strauss: Delirien, Walzer, Op. 212 08:53
• Jokey-Polka, Op. 278:
• 16 Strauss: Jokey-Polka, Op. 278 01:28
• Not Applicable: Neujahrsgruß / New Year's Address / Allocution du Nouvel An:
• 17 Applicable: Neujahrsgruß / New Year's Address / Allocution du Nouvel An 01:12
• Johann Strauss, Jr.: An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314:
• 18 Jr.: An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314 09:33
• Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804 - 1849): Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228:
• 19 Sr.: Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228 03:22
• Total Runtime 01:34:37

Info for Neujahrskonzert 2024 / New Year's Concert 2024 / Concert du Nouvel An 2024

As in previous years, the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2024 New Year’s Concert will be released by Sony Classical in both audio and video formats. Under the baton of Christian Thielemann no fewer than nine of the works from the foot-tapping world of the waltz and polka are featured for the first time on the programme of what remains the most popular event in the world of classical music.

The conductor at the 2024 New Year’s Concert will be Christian Thielemann, the principal conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle and Daniel Barenboim’s successor at the Berlin State Opera. Thielemann has had close musical links with the Vienna Philharmonic since 2000. He first conducted a New Year’s Concert in 2019 and regularly appears with the orchestra at its subscription concerts in the Vienna Musikverein, at the Salzburg Festival and on tour in Japan, China, Europe and the United States.

Daniel Froschauer, the chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic’s board of directors, stresses the conductor’s important role with the orchestra: “For many years we have enjoyed a close artistic partnership with Christian Thielemann, especially in the field of the symphony. He is one of the orchestra’s conductors to whom we feel an especial affinity. This is the reason why we have again invited him to conduct our New Year’s Concert on January 1st, 2024.”

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 Neujahrskonzert 2024 / New Year's Concert 2024 / Concert du Nouvel An 2024