The arrival of 2025 in Mallorca will be celebrated with an extraordinary musical offering of New Year’s concerts featuring waltzes, polkas, and iconic pieces by great composers, performed by talented orchestras and artists. From Inca to Palma, and through Manacor, each event promises to be an unforgettable experience for lovers of classical music. Below, we present a chronological overview of the most prominent New Year’s concerts on the island.
Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears.
New Year’s concerts on Wednesday, 1 January
Orquestra de Cambra de Mallorca
- Venue: Teatro Principal de Inca
- Time: 19:00
The Teatro Principal de Inca will host the traditional New Year’s Concert, transporting the audience to the atmosphere of Vienna with a repertoire full of waltzes and polkas by the Strauss Dynasty. Under the baton of Bernat Quetglas and featuring soprano Nadia Akaarir, the Orquestra de Cambra de Mallorca will perform iconic pieces such as the “Radetzky March,” “The Blue Danube,” and the overture from Die Fledermaus, among others.
More information and tickets here.
Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears
- Venue: Palau de Congressos, Palma
- Time: 20:00
The Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears will celebrate its traditional concert with a programme combining Viennese classics by Strauss with modern pieces such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen and selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. Soprano Lauren Urquhart and conductor Joji Hatori will lead this event at the Palau de Congressos Auditorium in Palma.
More information and tickets here.
New Year’s concerts on Thursday, 2 January
Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears
- Venue: Auditori de Manacor
- Time: 19:30
The repertoire and cast of this performance will remain the same as in Palma, offering audiences in Manacor the chance to enjoy an evening filled with elegance and musical energy.
More information and tickets here.
Strauss Festival Orchestra
- Venue: Auditorium de Palma
- Time: 20:00
The Strauss Festival Orchestra, with 35 years of success on Europe’s finest stages, will present a classic programme featuring waltzes such as “The Blue Danube” and “The Emperor Waltz,” alongside the unmistakable “Radetzky March.” This is an unmissable event for lovers of Viennese music.
More information and tickets here.
Philharmonic Ensemble of Vienna
- Venue: Trui Teatre, Palma
- Time: 20:00
The Philharmonic Ensemble, composed of members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, will bring the magic of the Vienna New Year’s Concert to Mallorca. With iconic works such as “Artist’s Life,” “Roses from the South,” and the celebrated “Radetzky March,” this performance will be a true homage to Viennese musical tradition, just one day after its historic rendition at the Musikverein.
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