Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra
Schönbrunn Palace at dusk

23. Scandinavian Tour · Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra Vienna

New Year's Concert from Vienna2027

Repertoire from the world-famous New Year's Day television concert, on tour through Scandinavia & Europe.

  • 15 cities
  • 3-19 January 2027
  • Germany · Sweden · Denmark · Finland · Norway
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Give Vienna for Christmas

Tickets for the New Year's Concert are the perfect gift under the tree:an evening of waltzes, polkas and operetta in January.

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The New Year's Concert from Vienna

A Viennese tradition, on the road

On its world tour the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra from Vienna, made up solely of the city's finest musicians and vocal soloists, performs a repertoire drawn from the world-famous concert broadcast on television every New Year's Day and watched by millions of viewers around the globe.

The Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra in the Great Gallery of Schönbrunn Palace

“No one performs Viennese music the way Viennese musicians do.”

When the orchestra visits the leading concert halls of Scandinavia, audiences enjoy beloved classics, many of them familiar from the New Year's broadcasts. And every concert closes, as tradition demands, with the Radetzky March, the audience clapping along under the conductor's direction.

The Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra beneath the ceiling frescoes of the Great Gallery

The Orchestra

Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra

Founded in 1997, the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra is an internationally acclaimed Viennese chamber orchestra, rooted in the city's great musical tradition.

An internationally sought-after chamber ensemble with genuine Viennese roots, distinguished by its refined line-up, its charming presentation and its elegant appearance on stage. The orchestra has performed throughout Sweden and far beyond, touring Denmark, Finland, Japan, China, Australia, the USA, South America and Russia.

Its repertoire centres above all on the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Strauss family and their contemporaries. The ensemble upholds the Viennese musical tradition and brings long experience of working alongside leading operetta singers.

1997
Founded in Vienna
≈ 3 Mio.
National & international visitors
10.000+
Concerts at home and abroad
Conductor
  • David Scarr
    3-12 Jan
  • Guido Mancusi
    13-19 Jan
Soprano
  • Jenifer Lary
    3-9 Jan
  • Simona Eisinger
    9-19 Jan
Baritone
  • Marco Di Sapia
    3-9 Jan
  • Michael C. Havlicek
    9-19 Jan
Concert in the Great Gallery of Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace

The home of the orchestra

The Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra gives several concerts a year at Schönbrunn Palace, where a million guests from around the world have already experienced palace concerts in its magnificent setting. Once the Habsburgs' summer residence, Schönbrunn is today Austria's most-visited attraction.

During the tourist season the orchestra gives daily concerts in the historic Orangery of Schönbrunn Palace, where the coveted tickets sell out quickly to an international audience.

Programme & Cast

New Year's Programme 2027

A classic Viennese New Year's programme: waltzes, polkas and operetta gems by the Strauss family, Ziehrer, Lehár, Kálmán and Oscar Straus. Original titles are shown in German, with an English translation in italics below.

Concert programme

Conducted by David Scarr & Guido Mancusi

  1. Zauber der Montur, Marsch
    C. M. Ziehrer · op. 493
    The Magic of the Uniform, march
  2. Sphärenklänge, Walzer
    Josef Strauß · op. 235
    Music of the Spheres, waltz
  3. Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, Gesangswalzer
    Josef Strauß · op. 164 · Soprano
    Village Swallows from Austria, vocal waltz
  4. „Wenn es Abend wird“, aus „Gräfin Mariza“
    Emmerich Kálmán · Baritone
    When evening comes, from the operetta Countess Maritza
  5. Aus der Ferne, Polka mazur
    Josef Strauß · op. 270
    From Afar, polka-mazurka
  6. Nordseebilder, Walzer
    Johann Strauß (Sohn) · op. 390
    North Sea Pictures, waltz
  7. „Leise, ganz leise“, Duett aus „Ein Walzertraum“
    Oscar Straus · Soprano & Baritone
    Softly, ever so softly, duet from A Waltz Dream
  8. Loslassen!, Polka schnell
    C. M. Ziehrer · op. 386
    Let Go!, fast polka
Interval
  1. „Indigo und die vierzig Räuber“, Ouvertüre
    Johann Strauß (Sohn)
    Indigo and the Forty Thieves, overture
  2. Singen, lachen, tanzen, Walzer
    C. M. Ziehrer · op. 486
    Sing, Laugh, Dance, waltz
  3. „Wär' es auch nichts als ein Traum vom Glück“, aus „Eva“
    Franz Lehár
    Were it but a dream of happiness, from the operetta Eva
  4. „Die Mädis vom Chantant“, aus „Die Csárdásfürstin“
    Emmerich Kálmán · Baritone
    The girls from the cabaret, from The Csárdás Princess
  5. Buchstaben, Polka française (mit Choreografie)
    Josef Strauß · op. 252
    Letters, polka française, with choreography
  6. Surprise piece
    announced from the stage
  7. „Bist du's, lachendes Glück“, aus „Der Graf von Luxemburg“
    Franz Lehár
    Is it you, laughing happiness, from The Count of Luxembourg
  8. Perpetuum mobile
    Johann Strauß (Sohn) · op. 257
    Perpetual Motion, a musical joke
  9. An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer
    Johann Strauß (Sohn) · op. 314
    The Blue Danube, waltz

And at the end? Stay a little longer: the evening still has a few surprises in store.

★ with vocal soloists · programme subject to change

The Cast

Conductors

David Scarr, Conductor
Conductor
David Scarr

3-12 Jan · Mannheim - Örebro. Born in South Africa, David Scarr completed his conducting studies with distinction at the Vienna Conservatory in 1994. He has conducted across Europe, Australia and Africa and has been with the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra since 2009.

Guido Mancusi, Conductor
Conductor
Guido Mancusi

13-19 Jan · Vara - Oslo. Austrian-Italian conductor born in Naples in 1966, trained at the Vienna Conservatory and Music University. Principal conductor of the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra since 1998, he is also a composer of operas, ballets and sacred works.

Soloists

Soloists alternate across the tour.

Jenifer Lary, Soprano
Soprano
Jenifer Lary

3-9 Jan · Mannheim - Helsinki (1st concert). Viennese soprano, graduated with honours from the mdw Vienna; engagements at the MusikTheater an der Wien, Coburg State Theatre and Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater.

Simona Eisinger, Soprano
Soprano
Simona Eisinger

9-19 Jan · Helsinki (2nd concert) - Oslo. Austrian soprano with a master's from the Vienna Conservatory; appearances at the Volksoper Wien, Theater an der Wien and Landestheater Linz, and in recital at the Musikverein's Golden Hall.

Marco Di Sapia, Baritone
Baritone
Marco Di Sapia

3-9 Jan · Mannheim - Helsinki (1st concert). Rome-born baritone and ensemble member of the Volksoper Wien since 2013; guest appearances at the Teatro di San Carlo Naples and the Savonlinna and Bregenz festivals.

Michael C. Havlicek, Baritone
Baritone
Michael C. Havlicek

9-19 Jan · Helsinki (2nd concert) - Oslo. Vienna-born baritone, member of the Volksoper Wien since 2011, acclaimed as Papageno, Masetto and Danilo, with performances across Europe and the USA.

Tickets & Tour Plan

New Year's Tour 2027

Fifteen concerts across Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway, from 3 to 19 January 2027. Tickets are sold by each venue's box office. Select a date to book.

  1. 3 Jan
    Sun
    MannheimGermany
    Rosengarten · Mozartsaal · 20:00
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  2. 4 Jan
    Mon
    LundSweden
    Science Village Hall · 19:00
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  3. 5 Jan
    Tue
    CopenhagenDenmark
    DR Koncerthuset · Koncertsalen · 19:30
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  4. 6 Jan
    Wed
    GothenburgSweden
    Göteborgs Konserthus · 18:00
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  5. 7 Jan
    Thu
    TurkuFinland
    Konserttitalo Fuuga · Konserttisali · 19:00
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  6. 8 Jan
    Fri
    TampereFinland
    Tampere-talo · Main Auditorium · 19:00
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  7. 9 Jan
    Sat
    HelsinkiFinland
    Kulttuuritalo · 15:00 & 19:00
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  8. 10 Jan
    Sun
    StockholmSweden
    Konserthuset Stockholm · 19:00
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  9. 12 Jan
    Tue
    ÖrebroSweden
    Örebro Konserthus · 19:00
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  10. 13 Jan
    Wed
    VaraSweden
    Vara Konserthus · 19:00
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  11. 14 Jan
    Thu
    HamarNorway
    Hamar Kulturhus · Kirsten Flagstad-salen · 19:00
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  12. 15 Jan
    Fri
    ArendalNorway
    Arendal Kulturhus · 19:00
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  13. 16 Jan
    Sat
    StavangerNorway
    Stavanger Konserthus · 20:00
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  14. 17 Jan
    Sun
    BergenNorway
    Grieghallen · Griegsalen · 20:00
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  15. 19 Jan
    Tue
    OsloNorway
    Folketeateret · 20:00
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