The annual tradition returns with six pieces making their New Year's debut with the Vienna Philharmonic, including two composed by women. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Seguin also leads the celebrations for the first time.
New Year's Day from Vienna 2026 program:
Johann Strauss Jr.: Indigo and the Forty Thieves: Overture
Carl Michael Ziehrer: Danube Legends, Waltz Op. 446
Josef Lanner: Malapou Galop Op. 148
Eduard Strauss: Devil's Brew, Op. 154
Johann Strauss Jr.: Fledermaus Quadrille, Op. 363
Johann Strauss Sr.: Carnival in Paris, Op. 100
Part 2
Franz von Suppé: The Beautiful Galatea: Overture
Josephine Weinlich, arr. W. Dörner: Siren Songs, Op. 13
Josef Strauss: Woman's Dignity, Waltz Op. 277
Johann Strauss Jr.: Diplomat's Polka, Op. 448
Florence Price, arr. W. Dörner: Rainbow Waltz
Hans Christian Lumbye: Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop
Johann Strauss Jr.: Roses from the South, Waltz, Op. 388
Johann Strauss Jr.: Egyptian March, Op. 335
Josef Strauss: Olive Branches, Waltz, Op. 207
Encores
Philipp Fahrbach: Circus, Op.110 *
Johann Strauss Jr.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Waltz, Op. 314
Johann Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228 (Arrangement: Vienna Philharmonic)
* First performance at a New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic