There are few concerts in the world that are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year’s Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein. This year's concert, was broadcast to over 90 countries all over the world and watched by more than 50 million viewers on TV. The TV broadcast gained 1,16 million viewers in Austria alone.   The program included works by members of the Strauß dynasty (Johann Strauß I and II as well as Josef Strauß) including 6 premieres of works not previously heard at a New Year’s Concert.