Today: Vienna New Year’s Concert 2026

It’s a New Year, which means it is time for the annual Vienna New Year’s Concert, one of the largest classical music events of the year.

The Vienna New Year’s Concert has been held annually since 1941 and is broadcast across the globe. This year is the 68th edition of the New Year’s Concert. This edition of the concert will be conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Among the works that will be performed are:

• Johann Strauss II.Overtüre to the Operetta “Indigo and the Forty Thieves”
• Johann Strauss I.Der Karneval in Paris. Galopp, op. 100
• Florence PriceRainbow Waltz [Arr. W. Dörner]
• Johann Strauss II.Egyptischer Marsch (Egyptian March), op. 335

The 2026 New Year’s Concert is set to be broadcast on television in 93 countries and territories across the globe. The New Year’s Concert starts at 11:15 CET and can be watched live in Europe on the following channels:

•  Albania – RTSH 1
•  Armenia – Channel One
•  Austria – ORF 2 – Commentated by Teresa Vogl
•  Azerbaijan – Ictimai
• Belgium – La Une, VRT 1 – Commentated by Katelijne Boon
•  Bosnia & Herzegovina – BHRT
•  Bulgaria – BNT 1
•  Croatia – HRT 1 – Commentated by Jana Haluza
•  Cyprus – CyBC 1
•  Czechia – CT 2 – Commentated by Jiří Vejvoda
• Denmark – DR 1
•  Estonia – ETV 1 – Commentated by Toomas Luhats
• Finland – Yle TV1 (15 minute delay) – Commentated by Lotta Emanuelsson
• France – France 2 – Commentated by François-Xavier Szymczak
•  Georgia – First Channel
•  Germany – ZDF
•  Gibraltar – GBC
• Greece – ERT 1
•  Hungary – Duna
• Iceland – RÚV
• Ireland – RTÉ One
•  Italy – Rai 2 – Broadcast starts at 13:30 CET
•  Kosovo – RTK
•  Latvia – LTV 1
• Lithuania – LRT – Broadcast starts at 11:40 CET
•  Moldova – Moldova 1
•  Montenegro – TVCG 1
•  Netherlands – NPO 1 – Commentated by Margriet Vroomans
•  North Macedonia – MRT 1
•  Norway – NRK 1 – Commentated by Mari Lunnan
• Poland –TVP Kultura (Part One), TVP 2 (Part Two)
•  Portugal – RTP1 (15 minute delay)
•  Romania – TVR 1 – Commentated by Cătălin Sava
•  Serbia – RTS 2 – Commentated by Silvana Grujić
•  Slovakia – Dvojka
•  Slovenia – TV SLO 1
• Spain – La 1, TVE internacional Europa – Commentated by Martín Llade
•  Sweden – SVT2 – Commentated by Henrik von Sydow
• Switzerland – RTS 1 – Commentated by Benoît Perrier (Starts at 12:15 CET) / SRF 1 / RSI 1 (Broadcast starts at 12:15 CET)
• Turkey – TRT 2
•  United Kingdom – BBC Two

The following radio stations will also air the concert in Europe:

•  Austria – Ö1
•  Belgium – Klara – Commentated by Katelijne Boon / Musiq3 – Commentated by Caroline Veyt
•  Croatia – HR3 – Commentated by Jana Haluza
•  Czechia – ČRo Vltava – Commentated by Jana Trojanová
•  Denmark – DR P2 – Commentated by Rie Koch
•  Estonia – Klassikararaadio
• France – France Musique – Commentated by François-Xavier Szymczak
•  Germany – BR Klassik, hr2-kultur – Commentated by Eva Teimel, MDR Klassik, NDR Kultur, RBB Radio 3, SR Kultur, SWR Kultur, WDR 3
• Greece – Trito Programma – Commentated by Alexandra Gialini and Nikos Kanellopoulos
•  Hungary – Bartók Rádió
• Latvia – LR 3 – Commented by Ilga Auguste
• Lithuania – LRT Klasika  – Broadcast starts at 11:40 CET
• Moldova – Radio Moldova Muzical
•  Norway – NRK Klassik
•  Poland – Dwójka
•  Romania – Radio România Muzical – Commentated by Anca Ioana Andriescu
• Slovenia – ARS
• Spain – RNE and Radio Clásica
•  Sweden – SR P2
• Switzerland – SRF 2 Kultur, RTS Espace 2 – Commentated by Benoît Perrier, Rete Due (Rete Due broadcast commences at 12:15 CET)
•  United Kingdom – BBC Radio 3 – Commentated by Petroc Trelawny

The following broadcasters outside of Europe will also air the show (check local listings for times):

•  Antigua & Barbuda – Caribvision
• Barbados – CBC Barbados / Caribvision
•  Belize – Channel 5 / Caribvision
•  Bolivia – Bolivisión
•  Brazil – TV Cultura
•  Canada – WNET/PBS
•  Chile – La Red
•  China – CCTV 15 Music Channel
•  Costa Rica – Canal 4/6
•  Curaçao – Caribvision
•  Dominican Republic – Antena 7
•  Ecuador – RTS Ecuador
•  El Salvador – Canal 12
•  Fiji – Fiji TV
•  Granada – GBN / Caribvision
•  Guatemala – Canal 3 / Canal 7
•  Guyana – NCN
•  Haiti – Caribvision
•  Honduras – VTV
• Hong Kong – RTHK 32 & RTHK Radio 4
•  Indonesia – Metro TV
•  Jamaica – Television Jamaica
• Japan – NHK Educational TV
•  Kenya – KBC
•  Mauritius – MBC
•  Marshall Islands – OTV
•  Micronesia – OTV
•  Namibia – NBC
•  Nicaragua – Canal 10
•  Palau – OTV
•  Papua New Guinea – Fiji TV
•  Paraguay – SNT
•  Peru – ATV
•  Samoa – Fiji TV
•  Seychelles – SBC
•  Solomon Islands – Fiji TV
•  Sri Lanka – MTV
•  St Kitts & Nevis – Caribvision
•  St Lucia – Caribvision
•  St Vincent & the Grenadines – NBCSVG / Caribvision
•  South Korea – KBS 1
• Taiwan – EBC Variety
•  Tonga – Fiji TV
•  Trinidad & Tobago – CCN TV6 / Caribvision
•  United States – WNET / PBS
•  Vanuatu – Fiji TV

The show is also available to watch on Medici.tv in countries where there is no live or delayed broadcast on January 1.

Image source: ORF | Source: Medici TV