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Mariss Jansons

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Celebrating the New Year with the Vienna Philharmonics magnificent waltzes and polkas. This once-in-a-century classical concert reaches the hearts of 400 million people in 80 countries worldwide; this year, maestro Mariss Jansons makes his third appearance in NYC since 2012.The Vienna Philharmonics New Years Concert takes place every January 1. It is one of the most famous events in the classical music worlda major event broadcast via TV and radio from Viennas iconic Golden Musikverein Hall to more than 80 countries worldwide, reaching an audience of 400 million. With a history spanning more than 75 years since its inception in 1939, this concert features waltzes and polkas by the Strauss familysymbols of Vienna, the city of musicand its exorbitantly priced tickets are said to be the hardest to obtain in the world.In 2016, the Latvian maestro Maris Jansons (born 1943) took the podium. He made