New Year's Concert

With works by Otto Nicolai, Camille Saint-Saëns, Igor Stravinsky, Charles Gounod, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Celebrate the start of the new year together with the musicians of the Würzburg Philharmonic Orchestra, their General Music Director Mark Rohde, and mezzo-soprano Rahel Brede. The winner of the orchestra prize at the last international DEBUT Vocal Competition in 2024 enchants the audience with arias such as “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Saint-Saëns’ opera Samson et Dalila and “Que fais-tu, blanche ...?” from Charles Gounod’s opera Roméo et Juliette. With great energy, the orchestra sets the tone for the New Year with the overtures to The Merry Wives of Windsor and Die Fledermaus. In addition, Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances (selection), Igor Stravinsky’s Circus Polka, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Polonaise from Eugene Onegin promise a dance-filled and colorful program, and music by the “Waltz King” Johann Strauss II is also a must.