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Vienna’s Famous New Year’s Concerts

November 14, 2011 by
Vienna New Year's Concert

A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: For classical music lovers, a dream Christmas present would be some tickets to the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert - but getting this would be a miracle!  This concert is so popular that to stand any chance of securing tickets, you must firstly register your interest a year ahead and then be one of the lucky ones drawn by lot. New Year's Concert at the Vienna Musikverein The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert at the Vienna … [Read more...]

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Vienna, the Waltz Capital of the World

December 14, 2009 by

Dance out your Dreams at one of Vienna's Balls: New Year's Eve brings on the best of Vienna's ball season and from January up to Lent the Austrian capital transforms itself into the waltzing capital. Famous for its classical music, waltzes and its grand ballrooms, Vienna is the premier city in the world for waltzes. Starting with the Hofburg Vienna's Kaiserball (Imperial Ball) on New Year's Eve to the School of Dancing Ball, there are hundreds of Vienna balls to choose from. If you love … [Read more...]

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Vienna – Mozart and Strauss concert

May 10, 2009 by

Vienna's Mozart and Strauss concerts: Not everyone's privileged enough to attend Vienna's highly sought after New Year's Eve concert, but when you're in Vienna, you should attend at least one of their many classical music concerts. As you wonder around town, you'll come across many Mozart look-alikes, all wanting to sell you tickets to concerts held at various concert halls around town.  Unless you know where these concert halls are and who's performing, it's best to get recommendations … [Read more...]

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