1. The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is an annual concert held on January 1st that is broadcast worldwide to over 57 countries. 2. Originating in a dark period of Austrian history, the concert tradition was begun to provide hope and joy through lighthearted classical music. 3. The concert is held in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein and features the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss II and his father.

1. The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philarmonic Orchestra is a concert of classical music that takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in of one billion in 57 countries. Powerpoint Show by DOINA Music: Radetzky March - Johann Strauss 维也纳爱乐乐团的新年音乐会 ( 简介 ) 音乐： 拉德茨基进行曲 - 约翰 . 施特劳斯

2. These concerts not only delight the audiences in the Musikverein in Vienna, but also enjoy great international popularity through the world wide television broadcasts, which now reach over 57 countries. Originating during a dark period of Austria's history, these concerts were initially conceived for a local audience as a reminder of better times and a source of hope for the future. Today millions of people throughout the world are similarly encouraged by the light-hearted yet subtly profound character of this music, and draw joy and optimism for the New Year ahead. 金色大厅建于 1869 年。是意大利文艺复兴式建筑。外墙黄红两色相间，屋顶上竖立着许多音乐女神雕像，古雅别致。

3. The origin of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 28 March 1842, when Otto Nicolai, composer of The Merry Wives of Windsor, conducted a "great concert" promoted by "all the orchestral musicians of the Royal Imperial Court Opera Theatre". The principles then laid down are still valid today, the orchestra being a self-governing, democratic institution. 金碧辉煌的建筑风格和华丽璀璨的音响效果使其无愧于金色的美称。

4. These concerts have been held in the "Großer Saal" (Large Hall) of the Wiener Musikverein since 1939. The flowers that decorate the concert hall are a gift each year from the city of Sanremo, Liguria, Italy.

7. Info for music lovers: The Vienna Musiverein is famous for its "Golden Hall" – home to perhaps the most famous orchestra in the world, the Vienna Philharmonic. This "Goldener Saal" is famous for its mysterious acoustics that some have termed an acoustic “miracle”. The concert hall has 1,744 seats, and standing room for 300. “ 金色大厅”与维也纳爱乐之声相得益彰，“世界第一乐团” 与“世界首席音乐厅”交相辉映。

8. Conductors Clemens Krauss, 1939, 1941–1945, 1948–1954 Josef Krips, 1946–1947 Willi Boskovsky, 1955–1979 Lorin Maazel, 1980–1986, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2005 Herbert von Karajan, 1987 Claudio Abbado, 1988, 1991 Carlos Kleiber, 1989, 1992 Zubin Mehta, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2007 Riccardo Muti, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, 2001, 2003 Seiji Ozawa, 2002 Mariss Jansons, 2006 Georges Prêtre, 2008 Daniel Barenboim, 2009 自 1939 年至 2009 年的指挥名录 1939 年首次新年 音乐会的指挥是 克莱门斯 · 克劳斯 克莱门斯 · 克劳斯 约瑟夫 · 克里普斯 威利 · 波斯科夫斯基 洛林 · 马泽尔 赫伯特 · 冯 · 卡拉扬 克劳迪奥 · 阿巴多 卡洛斯 · 克莱伯 祖宾 · 梅塔 里卡尔多 · 穆蒂 尼可劳斯 · 哈农库特 小泽征尔 马里斯 · 扬松斯 乔治 · 普莱特 丹尼尔 · 巴伦博伊姆

10. The orchestra is joined by pairs of ballet dancers in one piece during the second part of the programme. The dancers come from the Vienna State Opera Ballet and dance at the Schonbrunn Palace.

12. The concert is popular throughout Europe, and more recently around the world. The demand for tickets is so high that people have to preregister one year in advance in order to participate in the drawing of tickets for the following year. Indeed, many seats are reserved by some Austrian families and passed down from generation to generation. The event is broadcast by the Eurovision Network which includes most major networks around Europe (including BBC Two in the United Kingdom). It is also broadcast on PBS in the United States (beginning in 1985), TVE in Spain, NHK in Japan, SBS in Australia etc. Since 2006, the concert has been broadcast to viewers in several African countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and those in Latin America (Ecuador and Bolivia).

13. The concert always ends with three encores after the main programme. The first encore is a fast polka. The second encore is Johann Strauss II’s Blue Danube Waltz , whose introduction is interrupted by applause of recognition from the audience. The musicians then collectively wish the audience a happy new year, play The Blue Danube and close With Johann Strauss. Sr.’s Radetzky March . During this last festive piece, the audience participates with the traditional clap-along, and the conductor turns to the audience in time to conduct them instead of the orchestra.

14. 1987 年的新年音乐会，当最后的《 拉德茨基进行曲 》欢快乐的旋律响起时，听众情不自禁地应和着节拍鼓掌。这时指挥赫伯特 · 冯 · 卡拉扬很有想象力地转过身来，示意观众随着音乐的强弱和节奏来鼓掌，从此以后，每当音乐会最后的《拉德茨基进行曲》响起时，这个音乐家与听众水乳交融的鼓掌场面就成为维也纳新年音乐会的保留节目。

15. The concert was first performed in 1939, and conducted by Clemens Krauss.

16. It is the desire of the Philharmonic not only to provide musically definitive interpretations of the masterworks of this genre, but at the same time, as musical ambassadors of Austria, to send people all over the world a New Year's greeting in the spirit of hope, friendship and peace.

19. 谢 谢 观 赏 一个半世纪以来，维也纳爱乐乐团用音乐来欢迎新年的到来，无论时代沧桑，人事变迁，维也纳新年音乐会的核心并没有改变。