175 years - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2017 - 80 Euro Cent

The Viennese music culture and, of course, especially the traditional New Year's Concert are today inextricably linked to the probably most famous orchestra of the city, the Vienna Philharmonic. On the occasion of its 175th anniversary, a special stamp will be issued by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Summer Night Concert in front of Schönbrunn Palace. In 1841 Otto Nicolai (1810-1849) became Kapellmeister at the Kärntnertortheater. On March 28, 1842 he conducted a "Great Concert" in the Great Redoutensaal. "All orchestra staff of k.k. Hof-Operntheater "- the present Vienna State Opera - thus became the" Philharmonic Academy ", as the Vienna Philharmonic originally was called. To this day, the established and hard-won principles apply to the fact that only an artist involved in the Vienna State Opera Orchestra can become a member of the Vienna Philharmonic, that the members make their own decisions in a democratic way and that the administration is carried out by an elected committee. After Nicolai's departure, it was not until 1860 that "Philharmonic Subscription Concerts" took place for the first time in the Kärntnertortheater, which to this day form the artistic, organizational and financial basis of the orchestra. 1870/71, the Golden Hall of the Musikverein building was the home of the Vienna Philharmonic, whose acoustic qualities have contributed to the orchestra's fame to this day. Worldwide concert tours and concert cycles, participation in the Salzburg Festival and other important festivals and of course the traditional New Year's Concert make this orchestra one of the most important cultural institutions in our country. Every conductor feels honored to be able to step on the podium of the famous orchestra. The motto from Ludwig van Beethoven's "Missa solemnis" still characterizes the work of the Vienna Philharmonic today: "From the heart - may it go back to your heart".