J. Strauss II: Einzugsmarsch aus "Der Zigeunerbaron"; Brautschau op. 417; Leichtes Blut op. 319; Myrthenblüten op. 395; Freikugeln op. 326; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald op. 325; Fest-Marsch op. 452; Stadt und Land op. 322; Un ballo in maschera (Quadrille) op. 272; Rosen aus dem Süden op. 388; Unter Donner und Blitz op. 324; An der schönen blauen Donau op. 314
+J. Strauss I: Marienwalzer op. 212; Wilhelm Tell (Galopp) op. 29b; Radetzky-Marsch op. 228
+Josef Strauss: Wiener Fresken op. 249; Eingesendet op. 240
+Suppe: Boccaccio-Ouvertüre
+Czibulka: Stephanie-Gavotte op. 312

"Happy New Year" by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Riccardo Muti

The 2018 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert was conducted by Riccardo Muti. The 76-year-old is known for his self-confident and spirited manner and is regarded as a "volcano on the podium". Muti has conducted the Philharmoniker at around 500 concerts all over the world since 1971. Most recently in December with symphonies by Haydn and Bruckner in Vienna. On January 1, 2018, the Italian conductor conducted the world-famous New Year's Concert for the fifth time. According to his own statements, it will also be his last appearance at this traditional concert.

The "Radetzky March", one of the traditional encores, celebrates the 170th anniversary of its premiere in 2018. In addition to the encores that are eagerly awaited every year as the highlight of the concert, there were also seven pieces that were played for the first time at the New Year's Concert: the waltz "Wiener Fresken" by Josef Strauss, the polka "Brautschau" and the waltz "Myrthenblüten" by Johann Strauss (son) and the "Marienwalzer" and "Wilhelm Tell Galopp" by Johann Strauss (father). The overture to Franz von Suppé's operetta "Boccaccio, oder Der Prinz von Palermo" and the "Stephanie-Gavotte" by the Austro-Hungarian military bandmaster and composer Alfons Czibulka, which was played for the first time at the New Year's Concert, completed this year's novelties.

The New Year's Concert is one of the most famous events in classical music, with television and radio broadcasts reaching over 40 million people in 95 countries around the world. In Vienna, the concert was also shown during public viewing on huge video screens on Rathausplatz and on the square in front of the State Opera. in 2018, the New Year's Concert was broadcast by ORF for the 60th time. The ballet interlude and the intermission film are an important part of the television broadcast every year. In addition to the full concert, these can also be seen in the DVD and Blu-ray edition of the New Year's Concert.

For the dance interlude, the soloists of the Vienna State Ballet stood in front of the cameras at Eckartsau Castle in Lower Austria and at the Hietzinger Hofpavillon. They danced to the waltz "Roses from the South" by Johann Strauss (son) and a pas de deux to "Stephanie-Gavotte" by Alfons Czibulka. The locations of the dance interludes refer to two important anniversaries: the 100th anniversary of the death of the architect Otto Wagner and the historical events at Eckartsau Castle. In 1918, Emperor Karl signed the declaration of renunciation of Hungarian rule in Eckartsau, thus sealing the end of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. 2018 also marks the 650th anniversary of the Austrian National Library and 300 years of the Augarten Porcelain Manufactory. The 26-minute intermission film by Georg Riha takes a look back at Viennese Modernism.