What is the name of the New Year’s Eve concert held annually at Vienna’s Musikverein?

The annual concert at Vienna’s Musikverein is called the Vienna New Year’s Concert.

The Vienna New Year’s Concert is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic and is centered on music by the Strauss family and related Viennese composers. The program is held on January 1, although dress rehearsals and a preview performance take place around New Year’s Eve. Its television broadcast reaches audiences around the world.

The first concert in the series took place on January 1, 1941, during World War II. Clemens Krauss conducted the early concerts, and the program gradually became associated with festive waltzes, polkas, and other light classical works. The famous closing sequence includes the “Blue Danube” and the “Radetzky March,” though the exact program can vary.

The concert is often mistakenly described as a New Year’s Eve event because of its surrounding schedule. Its principal performance is on New Year’s Day, in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.