Co-presented by Attila Glatz Concert Productions and Roy Thomson Hall

Strauss Symphony of Canada

Imre Kollár (Budapest) - Conductor
Katharina Rückgaber (Vienna) - Soprano
Thomas Weinhappel (Vienna) - Baritone

Featuring the Budapest Dance Ensemble and International Champion Ballroom Dancers

Timeless music, dazzling costumes, breathtaking dance, stunning floral designs. Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert returns to the Roy Thomson Hall for an unforgettable New Year’s celebration that will enchant and delight audiences of all ages in Toronto.

Freshly updated each year with a new cast and musical programme, the exuberant music of Johann Strauss and his counterparts will spring to vibrant life in a joyful spectacle featuring European singers, dancers, and a full symphony orchestra. The Maestro, an expert in Viennese music, will lead the orchestra and the audience on a journey through the Golden Age of Vienna with wit, charm, and more than a few jokes along the way.

Energetic, lighthearted, and full of romance, Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert is a celebration of music, beauty, and every exciting opportunity the New Year has to offer.

Artists and repertoire subject to change.

About the Cast:

Imre Kollár (Budapest) - Conductor
Since 1994, Maestro Kollár has directed the Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra, and now also conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest. He is an esteemed interpreter of Mozart, Bartók, and Kodály, and has recorded works including Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4. 

Katharina Rückgaber (Vienna) - Soprano
As a sought-after lied and concert singer, Katharina performed Mahler's 4th Symphony with the Rhineland-Palatinate Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. Lieder recitals have taken her to the Oxford Lieder Festival, Wigmore Hall London, Konzerthaus Vienna, the Philharmonie St Petersburg and the Frankfurt Opera.

Thomas Weinhappel (Vienna) - Baritone
Debuting as a lyric baritone Mr. Weinhappel has since performed roles including Hamlet, Escamillo, Count Almaviva and Tarquinius.  He is the first Austrian opera singer to receive the two most prestigious performing arts awards in the Czech Republic: the Thalia and the Libuska.