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Article: Vienna New Year's Concert: A gift to "Haydn Year"
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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Vienna New Year's Concert: A gift to "Haydn Year"
VIENNA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic's annual New
Year's concert on Thursday commemorated the 200th anniversary of the
death of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn.
The concert also promoted the Austrian industrial city of Linz as
the 2009 "European Cultural City."
Austria designated 2009 as Haydn Year to commemorate the 200th
anniversary of the death of the Austrian composer. The country was
to hold a series of commemorative activities and included a
performance of Haydn's work for the first time at this year's
concert.
Austrian Television ORF inserted a music video program
introducing Linz during the ...