The Vienna Christmas Concert from the Stephansdom

Synopsis

The festive concert from St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna spreads pre-Christmas mood with four well-known vocal soloists, the Vienna Boys’ Choir and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The program under the musical direction of David Afkham includes sacred and solemn music from all over Europe, from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Charles Gounod’s “Sanctus” to the grand finale with Engelbert Humperdinck’s Evening Blessing from “Hänsel und Gretel”. At the end of the concert, the Christmas carol “Adeste fideles” is sung together.

Additional Info

• No: A045502010000
• Composer: Bach, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Gounod, Franck, Humperdinck, Mendelssohn Bartholdy
• Conductor: David Afkham
• Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker
• Artists: Wiener Sängerknaben, Christiane Karg, Catriona Morison, Mauro Peter, Michael Nagy, David Afkham
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 01:20:00
• Producers: e&a film, Wiener Symphoniker, Servus TV, Unitel
• Format: HDTV 16:9