GREAT PERFORMANCES | Official Trailer: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2018 | PBS

Great Performances continues the cherished tradition of ringing in the new year with the Vienna Philharmonic at the opulent Musikverein, under the baton of Italian conductor and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music Director Riccardo Muti. This year’s program welcomes new host Hugh Bonneville, best known as Robert, Earl of Grantham, in Masterpiece’s global phenomenon, Downton Abbey. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2018 premieres on Great Performances Monday, January 1, 2018, 2:30-4:00 p.m. EST on PBS with an encore performance 9:00-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Since its premiere in 1972, GREAT PERFORMANCES has presented an international roster of renowned artists and performing art companies of all genres. From new productions of timeless classics to innovative performances by emerging artists, GREAT PERFORMANCES is proud to carry on its legacy of bringing the best of the performing arts to an American public television audience. To date, the series has been awarded 67 Emmy Awards and four George Foster Peabody Awards.

[deettekearns]

Love that Mr. Bonneville is hosting. Happy Holidays to all!

[mrssimba]

A Fabulous Concert! I love this Channel***

[sexobscura]

*I seem to have missed it by a tad few years ...*