The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is a classical music concert that takes place every year to celebrate the new year on January 1 in the morning in Vienna, Austria. Vienna Concert is broadcast around 44 countries in the world and it is estimated that about to an estimated audience watch this concert live on television. This concert was first time performed in 1939. The Vienna Concert is not only popular in Europe but in past few years it has become popular in other parts of the world. This concert mainly features the music from the Strauss family along with additional pieces of music from many other Austrian composers. This concert lasts for two and half hours inclusive of pauses.