New Year's Concert

At the beginning of the year, on the 1st of January, I love to listen to the New Years Concert of the Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra. It is very famous all over the world.
Even in Japan, we can listen to this concert at the same time as in Vienna, and when I was in Helsinki, Finland, in January 2017, I watched the Wiener Phil. New Year's Concert on TV.

The first time when I went to Vienna was in December 1991, when I was living in Paris. The year 1991 was the 200 years after the passing away of Amadeus Mozart and I had an invitation of a concert from a friend who is pianist living in Vienna.
Of course, I discovered the beautiful music of Mozart, and at the same time, the charm of Strauss music which is really very Wiener!

I was again in Vienna in December 2016, the year of 260th anniversary of Mozart's birthday.
 On the first day, I went to the Mozart Concert in a Church,  on the second day, I listened to the Symphony No.9 of Beethoven played by the Wiener Symphony Orchestra at Koncerthous, and on the 3rd day, I watched the Operetta Fledermaus at Folksoper. Every time I listen to the music in Vienna, it sounds like quite light and enjoyable. It makes people happy.

At the end of the yesterday's New Year's concert of  Wiener Phil, it is announced that the next year 2020's conductor will be Mr. Nelsons. Wow, he was the conductor of the Wiener Phil. in Salzburg festival in 2017 where I was exactly listening to.
My dream is that one day I could listen to the real New Year concert in Vienna.

A Happy New Year!!

One more thing : this year 2019 is the 150th anniversary of Austria-Japan diplomatic relations!
Congratulations.