Vienna New Year Concert 2018

I wasn't able to livestream my commentary yesterday, so here's a more complete reaction today.

This will be Italian conductor Riccardo Muti's fifth appearance with the Vienna Philharmonic at New Year. His floppy hair-bangs are quite amusing, but he lacks the youthful charisma of last year's sexy Venezuelan guest-conductor.

Petroc Trelawney commentating for the UK as per usual. Shame USA got to Julie Andrews first!

First Half
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Here ends the first half. We get a tribute to Viennese Modernism (with special reference to Otto Wagner) during the interval.
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Second Half
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