Rehearsals underway in Vienna for traditional New Year concert The Vienna Philharmonic rehearses its traditional New Year's concert, conducted for the second time by Vienna Opera music director Franz Welser-Moest. The concert at the Musikverein's Golden Hall will be broadcast live on radio and television to 81 countries on January 1 and feature 11 pieces never before performed at the concert, including tributes to composers Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, both of whom will celebrate major anniversaries in 2013. Images and soundbites.