Salute to Vienna returns to Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center Dec. 30
Salute to Vienna returns to Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30.
This wonderful New Year's Concert, a magnificent re-creation of Vienna's world famous Neujahrskonzert, features a stellar new cast, including a full 75-piece orchestra, led by a European conductor and joined by European singers and charming dancers. The audience can celebrate the New Year a little early, with famous waltzes, polkas and operetta excerpts by Johan Strauss Jr. the “Waltz King” and his contemporaries.
New Year's Concert 2013 will feature special Viennese conductor, Klaus Arp who will lead the Strauss "Symphony of America." Beautiful soprano Ute Ziemer (Vienna) and tenor Pawel Skaluba (Vienna) are joined by dancers from the Vienna Imperial Ballet.
Tickets to see the New Year's Concert 2013 – Salute to Vienna start at $39 and are available online at cso.org, the Symphony Center Box Office or by calling (312) 294-3000. Visit www.salutetovienna.com for more information. Symphony Center is located at 220 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603.
Over 18 years ago, founders and producers, Attila and Marion Glatz, wanted to bring a live rendition of Vienna's cherished Neujahrskonzert tradition to North America. A sold-out performance at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall and New York City's Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, turned the dream into reality, paving the way for Salute to Vienna to morph into the largest simultaneously produced concert series on this side of the globe.
This coming season, New Year's Concert 2013 showcases Salute to Vienna in 19 of North America's finest concert halls. Over fifty thousand people will be dazzled from Strathmore and New York to L.A. and from Vancouver to Québec. Artistic Directors Attila and Marion Glatz were awarded the prestigious Decoration of Merit in Gold from the Austrian Government for their tireless devotion and efforts in bridging our 2 cultures. Light-hearted and fun-there is something for everyone to enjoy!
Watch our Salute to Vienna Footage here.