The program for the New Year’s concert in Vienna: list of songs played this January 1, 2025 on France 2.

Tradition every first day of the year on France 2, a musical escapade with the New Year’s concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. For this edition of January 1, 2025, it is directed by Riccardo Muti.

The artistic collaboration with Maestro Muti began in 1971 and, since then, he has conducted more than 500 concerts with the orchestra, including six New Year’s concerts, points out France Télévisions.

The year 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. To commemorate this important anniversary, the Vienna Philharmonic will perform a selection of works by this renowned composer. 2025 also marks the 30th anniversary of Austria’s accession to the EU, an event commemorated with Josef Strauss’s Transaction Waltz.

The New Year’s concert will be broadcast by France 2 and France Musique from 11:10 a.m. François-Xavier Szymczak, producer of the show “Lesessentiels” on France Musique, will provide the comments, live on both channels.

The program (subject to change):

1. Johann Strauss I – Freedom March, op. 226
2. Josef Strauss – Village Swallows from Austria. Waltz, op. 164
3. Johann Strauss II. – Demolition Polka. Polka francaise, op. 269
4. Johann Strauss II. – Lagoon waltz, op. 411
5. Eduard Strauss – Airy and fragrant. Polka fast, op. 206
6. Johann Strauss II – Overture to the operetta “The Gypsy Baron”
7. Johann Strauss II – Accelerations. Waltz, op. 234
8. Josef Hellmesberger – Fidele Brothers. March from the operetta “The Violet Girl”
9. Constanze Geiger – Ferdinandus Waltz, op. 10 [Arr. W. Dörner]
10. Johann Strauss II. – Either – or! Polka fast, op. 403
11. Josef Strauss – Transactions. Walzer, op. 184
12. Johann Strauss II. – Anne-Polka, op. 117
13. Johann Strauss II – Tritsch-Tratsch. Polka fast, op. 214
14. Johann Strauss II – Wine, women and song. Waltz, op. 333

Photo credit © Dieter Nagl.