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New Year's Concert from Viennain Copenhagen 2027

  • Tuesday, 5 January 2027
  • 19:30
  • DR Koncerthuset · Koncertsalen, Copenhagen
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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 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 Vienna 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.

Copenhagen · 5 January

Performers

David Scarr, Conductor

Conductor

David Scarr

4-12 Jan · Lund - Örebro. Born in South Africa, David Scarr completed his conducting studies with distinction at the Vienna Conservatory in 1994. He …

Conductor

David Scarr

4-12 Jan · Lund - 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 Vienna since 2009.

Jenifer Lary, Soprano

Soprano

Jenifer Lary

4-9 Jan · Lund - Helsinki (1st concert). Viennese soprano, graduated with honours from the mdw Vienna; engagements at the MusikTheater an der Wien, …

Soprano

Jenifer Lary

4-9 Jan · Lund - 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.

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Marco Di Sapia, Baritone

Baritone

Marco Di Sapia

4-9 Jan · Lund - Helsinki (1st concert). Rome-born baritone and ensemble member of the Volksoper Wien since 2013; guest appearances at the Teatro di …

Baritone

Marco Di Sapia

4-9 Jan · Lund - 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.

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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 during the concert
  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

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Ticket links open each venue's official box office in a new tab. Tour produced by PH International Music and Great Entertainment Veranstaltungsorganisations GmbH. Programme, soloists and times are subject to change.