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Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Conduct Vienna Philharmonic's New Year Concert

12/29/2025

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Canadian conductor, will lead the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert, which about 50 million viewers will watch.
The program features Rainbow Waltz by Florence Price.
Nézet-Séguin leads the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He will wear a custom Louis Vuitton outfit styled by his husband, violist Pierre Tourville.
He reflects on his early passion for conducting, emphasizing the joy of collective music-making over solitary performance.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Canadian conductor, will lead the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert, which about 50 million viewers will watch.
The program features Rainbow Waltz by Florence Price.
Nézet-Séguin leads the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
He will wear a custom Louis Vuitton outfit styled by his husband, violist Pierre Tourville.
He reflects on his early passion for conducting, emphasizing the joy of collective music-making over solitary performance.