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Viennese New Year's Day Concert at The Glasshouse

Name: Viennese New Year's Day Concert at The Glasshouse
Start: 2027-01-01T15:00:00
Location: Sage One, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR

Royal Northern Sinfonia's traditional Viennese New Year's Day concert of Strauss waltzes and polkas, closing The Glasshouse's Christmas season.

Friday, 1 January 20273:00 PMSage One, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR£5 to £60by The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

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About This Event

The Glasshouse's 2026 festive programme, running 26 November 2026 to 1 January 2027, ends with the traditional Viennese New Year's Day Concert at 3pm on Friday 1 January 2027 in Sage One. Conductor Nuno Coelho leads Royal Northern Sinfonia with soprano Soraya Mafi in Viennese waltzes, polkas, marches and operatic arias by the Strauss family and friends, including On the Beautiful Blue Danube. The concert runs about two hours with a 20-minute interval; tickets cost £5 to £60, with discounts for under-17s, 18 to 30s and first-time classical bookers, and under-14s must be accompanied by an adult.