New Year's Day Concert - 2009 - Live

Live from Musikverein in Vienna, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform their traditional New Year's Day concert. The celebratory programme of waltzes, polkas and marches is conducted for the first time by Argentinean-Israeli pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim. The featured composers are Johann Strauss I and II, Joseph Strauss, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr and Joseph Haydn marking the 200th anniversary of his death; and to accompany some of the works there are performances by the Ballet of the Vienna State Opera and Volksoper. Presented by Brian Kay.