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Daniel Barenboim & Wiener Philharmoniker

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The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert of Waltzes and Polkas Every year on January 1, the Vienna Philharmonic performs its New Year's Concert. The New Year's Concert is one of the most famous classical music events in the world, and is broadcast from Vienna's golden Musikvereinsaal to more than 90 countries around the world via TV and radio, reaching 50 million viewers. In 2022, Daniel Barenboim, who is now the most closely associated with the Vienna Philharmonic, will appear for the first time in eight years (since 2009 and 2014). Barenboim was also the first conductor welcomed by the Vienna Philharmonic after the orchestra was forced to suspend performances due to the Corona disaster. This year, he will turn 80 years old, and the Vienna Philharmonic will present him with a gift. In addition to the standard works such as "The Blue Danube" and "Radetzky March," the program will consist of a variety of thematic works including various anniversaries of the year 2021. Daniel Barenboim, born in Argentina in 1942, is a conductor and pianist who made his debut at the age of 7 as a prodigy pianist, and from the 1960s onward, he began to focus more on conducting, making guest appearances on major orchestras around the world.After serving as Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, he became Music Director of the Staatsoper Berlin. Formed "West Eastern Divan Orchestra" with young Palestinian and Israeli musicians. Sony Music