Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Opening Concert: Salzburg Festival

The opening of the Salzburg Festival, often regarded as the world’s most renowned music festival, is traditionally a high-profile event. In 2009, the Vienna Philharmonic performed under Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Honouring his 80th birthday, the all-Austrian programme, under his direction, forms a moving, slightly melancholy portrait of early 19th-century Viennese dance.

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