A familiar sight in Japan! The Vienna Ring Ensemble brings you the New Year’s Concert!
Confetti Press release: October 18, 2025 The Vienna Ring Ensemble, a familiar name in Japan, will be presenting a New Year’s Concert!
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https://www.town.matsubushi.lg.jp/www/contents/1756199433485/index.html Scheduled songs J. Strauss II: Overture to the Operetta “Der Gypsy Baron” J. Strauss II: Waltz “An Artist’s Life” Josef Strauss: Polka Schnell “Talking Pretty Mouth” J. Strauss II: Waltz “Where Citrons Bloom” J. Strauss II: The Artist’s Quadrille J. Strauss I: Mad Gallop on a Theme by Liszt J. Strauss II: Waltz Medley from the Operetta “A Night in Venice” J. Strauss II: Polka Schnell “Charge” C.M. Zieler: Waltz “The Viennese Citizen” J. Strauss II: New Pizzicato Polka J. Runner: Waltz “Les Vendômes de Schönbrunn” J. Strauss II: Nico Polka Wiener Ring-Ensemble Named after Vienna’s magnificent “Ring” road, the ensemble was formed specifically to perform Viennese music. Led by Rainer Küchl, who led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for 45 years as its renowned concertmaster, the nine-piece ensemble includes two violins, a viola, a cello, a double bass, a flute, a horn, and two clarinets—the orchestra’s accomplished core members. Their
performances of waltzes and polkas by the Strauss family, Zieler, and Lanner, steeped in Viennese sentiment, evoke a strong sense of their love and pride for Vienna, filling listeners with an unparalleled sense of happiness. Since 1999, the Vienna Ring Ensemble has performed at the Brahmssaal every year as part of the Vienna Philharmonic’s annual end-of-year concert series, drawing rave reviews from local Viennese fans. In the summer of 2002, they were invited to the Lucerne Festival. The ensemble first visited Japan in 1991, and has continued to visit almost every year since 1993. After performing at the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert in Vienna, they immediately flew to Japan to perform the New Year’s Concert, bringing the authentic sound and atmosphere of the country to Japanese fans. In 1998, they were selected to perform at the Nagano Olympic Culture and Arts Festival, and gave two concerts there. Furthermore, they have become a familiar presence in Japan through numerous television appearances and CDs. 2026 will mark their 34th tour of Japan.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/13972/3344/13972-3344-51520a958c42f0050996a2dfdaf018a1-1635×1090.jpg (c)Yukitaka Amemiya Performance Overview New Year’s Concert 2026 “Vienna Ring Ensemble” Performance Date: Sunday, January 4, 2026 Venue: Denen Hall Elora (3-14-6 Yumeminohigashi, Matsubushi-machi, Kitakatsushika-gun, Saitama Prefecture) ■Performers Rainer Küchl (Violin) Daniel Froschauer (Violin) Froschauer, Violin Heinrich Koll, Viola Stefan Gartmayer, Cello Michael Bladerer, Contrabass Karl-Heinz Schütz, Flute Alex Ladstatter, Clarinet Johann Hindler, Clarinet Ronald Janezic, Horn ■Performance Schedule Sunday, January 4, 2026, 1:15 PM, Doors Open at 2:00 PM Doors open 45 minutes before the start of the show. Performance duration: approximately 2 hours. Ticket prices: Adults: ¥8,000; High school students and younger: ¥4,000 (All seats reserved, tax included).
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