Which Austrian capital concert is broadcast worldwide every New Year's Day and features Strauss family music?

The Vienna New Year’s Concert is broadcast worldwide every New Year’s Day and features music by the Strauss family.

The concert is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Its program is strongly associated with the waltzes and polkas of Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss, and Eduard Strauss, although other composers can also appear.

The first concert in the series took place on December 31, 1939, during the Nazi period, and the event moved to New Year’s Day in 1941. Since then, it has become one of classical music’s most recognizable annual broadcasts.

The program traditionally ends with three familiar encores: “The Blue Danube,” the “Radetzky March,” and a greeting of “Happy New Year.” Audience applause during the “Radetzky March” is a well-known feature. The concert’s television reach means its music is heard far beyond Austria, but tickets for the live performance are limited and allocated through a lottery system.