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Vienna Palace Orchestra 2025 New Year's Concert

Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall, Shanghai, China
Friday 27 December 2024
7:30 PM

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If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Shanghai, China
Starts at: 19:30

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Programme
Overview

Luxurious court dresses, recreating the splendor of the Middle Ages, and attending a royal music feast.

An invitation across time and space, the New Year's prelude is magnificently played.

In this new year full of hope and joy, the Vienna Court Orchestra, the shining pearl of the European classical music hall, and the luxurious court dresses spanning a century, sincerely invite you to an unprecedented musical feast. This is not only a concert, but also a wonderful journey through the life of medieval European aristocrats, immersing every sense of your body in the unparalleled royal style.

The authentic sound of Vienna awakens the soul of classics.

The Vienna Court Orchestra, with its faithful inheritance and outstanding innovation of the royal court performance tradition, reinterprets the classics of great composers such as the Strauss family, allowing the elegance and solemnity of classical music to be reborn on the stage of the new era. Every note contains the depth of history and the purity of art, bringing you a musical baptism that touches your heart.

Luxurious court dresses, recreating the splendor of the Middle Ages.

As the lights slowly come on, the musicians walk onto the stage in the most traditional court dresses of Vienna, taking you back to the glorious Middle Ages. Every stitch and thread is carefully crafted, and every dress carries the glory and dream of European nobility, presenting you with an ultimate visual feast.

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At this beautiful moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, the Vienna Court Orchestra uses elegant music as a medium to convey the most sincere New Year wishes to every audience. May this melody become your most beautiful memory in the New Year and accompany you to open a more glorious chapter. As a world-renowned music group, the Vienna Court Orchestra has won the love and respect of audiences around the world with its outstanding artistic achievements and extensive international influence. This New Year's Concert Tour will convey the power of this music to more countries and regions, making classical music a bridge connecting different cultures.

As a shining pearl in the Austrian music hall, it is carefully created and led by Professor Werner Hackel, a master of the international music world. He is not only the chairman of the Austrian Contemporary Music Association, but also an outstanding professor of contemporary music at the Vienna University of Music and Music. While inheriting the essence of the royal court performing arts, the orchestra continues to incorporate innovative elements and rejuvenate.

Rooted in the rich music soil of Austria and the glorious history of the Habsburg dynasty, the Vienna Court Orchestra carries the dignity and glory of royal music. Its performance style is elegant and solemn, showing the royal style. The orchestra members are all elites in the Vienna music world, graduated from the world's top universities such as the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and many members are winners of international music competitions with superb skills and talents.

The Vienna Court Orchestra has a far-reaching international influence. Its footprints have spread across more than 30 countries and regions in Europe, Asia, North America, etc. It is frequently invited to participate in world-renowned international art festivals, music festivals and celebrations. Every performance wins warm praise from audiences and critics, becoming a bridge connecting different cultures and emotions.

The orchestra enjoys a high reputation in the European and even global music circles for its superb techniques, rich timbre, delicate emotional expression, harmonious teamwork and elegant stage presence. The repertoire spans Renaissance, Baroque, Viennese classical music to 20th century modern music, showing the orchestra's profound artistic heritage and broad musical vision. It is particularly worth mentioning that the orchestra's interpretation and promotion of modern music has brought far-reaching influence and innovative power to the Vienna and even global music circles.

Venue Info

Shanghai Oriental Art Center - Shanghai
Location   425 Dingxiang Lu, near Century Blvd

The Shanghai Oriental Art Center is one of the leading performance and cultural facilities in Shanghai. The five interconnected hemispherical halls or "petals" are shaped to resemble a butterfly orchid from above. They comprise the Entrance Hall, the Concert Hall, the Opera Hall, the Performance Hall, and the Exhibition Hall. The high-tech ceiling changes color during the night to reflect the nature of the performances inside. Located off Century Avenue in Pudong, the SHOAC was opened with a New Year's Eve concert in 2004 and officially opened on July 1, 2005.

Various cultural and musical performances are held in the center, beginning from the 2005 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Shanghai Concert. It's a regular venue for concert performances and its popular "Chinese Traditional Opera Series" hosts performances by the China National Opera, the Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company and Shanghai Kunqu Company, and the Shanghai Yueju Opera Troupe. The OAC's Saturday Brunch Concerts claim audiences of over 100 000 every year.

The building was designed by French architect Paul Andreu and the Huadong Architectural Design & Research Institute. The façades are mainly laminated glass incorporating perforated metal sheets. The dark granite floors and multi-layered glass screen walls aim to create a softly diffused forest floor effect. The separate "petals" of the construction are hung with large distinctly colored pebbles to differentiate them. The backstage facilities include an Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Choir Rehearsal Hall, Dance Rehearsal Hall, and Integrated Rehearsal Hall.

Concert Hall
The Concert Hall has 1953 seats, a computer-controlled elevating stage, and an 88-diapason 5-layer organ by Austria's Rieger Pipe Organ. It houses 2 VIP and 7 regular dressing rooms.

Opera Hall
The Opera Hall has 1015 seats, divided into three areas and designed to recreate the intimate experience of Italian opera houses. The orchestra pit is 120 m2 and able to accommodate up to 100 musicians. The central stage provides computer-controlled side, ice, and ballet platforms in addition to the main large-scale platform. It houses 2 VIP and 15 common dressing rooms.

Performance Hall
The Performance Hall has 333 seats and is modeled on semicircular Roman theaters. Its performance floor is golden Swiss pearwood. It has 4 dressing rooms.

Exhibition Hall
The Exhibition Hall is located on the second floor of its petal of the Oriental Art Center. It covers 250 m2 and has 9.8-meter  high walls.

Other facilities
The venue also features ancillary public facilities, including the 100-seat Paris Shanghai French restaurant open daily for lunch and dinner, the 530-square-meter (5,700 sq ft) Café Salon Etoile and an adjacent gift store, and 11 piano training classrooms. The Shanghai Gallery of Antique Music Boxes and Automata is located at the SHOAC, displaying over 200 antique music boxes and European automata, including the oldest extant music box in the world, constructed in 1796 by Antoine Favre-Salomon.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Shanghai, China
Starts at: 19:30
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