Philharmonic

ThejourneyfullofmegalomaniaandpianomusicofChillyGonzales:fromtheBerlinpunkscenetothephilharmonicorchestras,it'sastoryofeccentricitywhichalsostarsDaftPunk,Drake,Feist,JarvisCocker.

AspecialanimatedadaptationofSirMichaelMorpurgo’schildren’sbookMimiAndTheMountainDragon.MimiAndTheMountainDragonisthestoryaboutavillagethatquakesinfeatureofthemightyMountainDragon.Onewinter,ashylittlegirlcalledMimifindsababydragonasleepinherfamilywoodshed.Mimitakestheperilousjourneythroughtheblizzardanddarknesstoreturnthebabydragontohermother,whomallthevillagersfear.Followinganintroductionbytheaward-winningwriterhimself,SirMichaelMorpurgo,thefilmisnarratedthroughoutbyanoriginalscorebyOscar-winningcomposerRachelPortmanperformedbytheBBCPhilharmonicandfeaturingsingersfromtheHallé’sfamilyofchoirs.TheanimationisbasedonoriginaldrawingsbyEmilyGravettandhasbeenadaptedforthescreenbynovelist,poetandplaywrightOwenSheers.MimiAndTheMountainDragonwascommissionedbyHeadofBBCMusicTVCommissioningJanYounghusband,forCharlotteMoore,DirectorofBBCContent.TheprojectisalsosupportedbyAliceWebb,DirectorofBBCChildren’s&Education.TheExecutiveProducerisLeopardPicture’sChiefCreativeOfficerKristianSmith,andPhilChalkfromBaftaAward-winningstudioFactory.

The2021ViennaPhilharmonicNewYear'sConcerttakesplaceonJanuary1,2021,underthebatonofRiccardoMutiintheGoldenHalloftheMusikvereininVienna.After1993,1997,2000,2004,and2018,thisyear'sconcertwillmarkthe6thtimethatRiccardoMuti,whoseclosemusicalpartnershipwiththeViennaPhilharmonichasnowextendednearly50years,conductsthisprestigiousconcertevent.The2021NewYear'sConcertwillbebroadcastinover90countriesandfollowedbymillionsoftelevisionviewersaroundtheworld.The2021NewYear'sConcertwilltakeplacewithoutanaudience.PROGRAMFranzvonSuppèFatinitzaMarchJohannStraußII.Schallwellen(SoundWaves),Waltz,op.148JohannStraußII.NikoPolka,op.228JosefStraußOhneSorgen(WithoutaCare),FastPolka,op.271CarlZellerGrubenlichter(DavyLamps),WaltzCarlMillöckerInSausundBraus(LivingItUp),Galop--INTERMISSION--FranzvonSuppèOvertureto"PoetandPeasant"KarlKomzákBad’nerMad’ln(GirlsofBaden),Waltz,op.257JosefStraußMargheritaPolka,op.244JohannStraußI.VenetianGalop,op.74JohannStraußII.Frühlingsstimmen(VoicesofSpring),Waltz,op.410JohannStraußII.IntheKrapfenwaldl,Polkafrançaise,op.336JohannStraußII.NewMelodiesQuadrille.op.254JohannStraußII.EmperorWaltz,op.437JohannStraußII.TempestuousinLoveandDance,FastPolka,op.393