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The following is taken from the PBS web site:
"From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration" (1/1, 8:00 p.m. ET)
No holiday season is complete without the annual New Year's Day concert
from Vienna's majestic Musikverein hall. Hosted by Walter Cronkite, the
Vienna Philharmonic this year is led by guest conductor Riccardo Muti,
currently music director of Milan's La Scala Opera. The concert's
repertoire features a selection of beloved Strauss waltzes, including the
"Radetzky March" and "The Blue Danube.
Underwriters: Public Television Viewers, PBS and Corporation for Public
Broadcasting. Additional funding for "From Vienna," provided by Luesther
T. Mertz Charitable Trust.
Producers: The Great Performances Alliance: Thirteen/Wnet New York, Kera
Dallas/Ft. Worth,
KQED San Francisco, Maryland Public Television, South Carolina ETV and
WTTW Chicago
Executive Producer: Jac Venza
Managing Director: Glenn Dubose
Music Producers: David Horn And John Walker
Monique
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Monique Buzzarte buzzarte@dorsai.org http://www.dorsai.org/~buzzarte
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