9.30pm OPENING CEREMONY IN THE FESTIVAL HALL Welcome address: Concordia Präsident Andreas Koller Greeting: Eduard Strauss Presenter: Lou Lorenz-Dittlbacher Program presenter: Dance Master Chris Lachmuth
Concordia Opening Fanfare for free journalism by Pavel Singer Opening Interlude with Alma Deutscher from the standing violin, Feuilleton Walzer, Johann Strauss (the Son) Entrance of the Debutants and Debutantes, Premiere of the New Concordia Polka– dedicated to the Concordia Press Club, composed and conducted by Alma Deutscher, commissioned by Johann Strauss Wien 2025 Ball Opening, Morgenblätter, Johann Strauss (the Son)
FESTIVAL HALL 10.00pm Dancing Pleasure with the Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra conducted by Laszlo Gyüker & the ptart Orchestra conducted by Norbert Hebertinger 11.15pm Dancers’ Corner with professional dancers Midnight Quadrille with Dance Master Chris Lachmuth 1.15am Dancers’ Corner with professional dancers 2.00am Quadrille with Dance Master Chris Lachmuth 2.30am Swingtime with the ptart Orchestra
COAT OF ARMS HALL 10.00pm "Tanzmusik auf Bestellung" hosted by Radio Wien with Mel Merio and your favourite hits from the 60s to the present day 2.30am Dance Along with the Dancing School Chris 3.45am BALL CLOSING CEREMONY IN THE FESTIVAL HALL The Blue Danube Walz (Johann Strauss, the Son) Brüderlein fein (Joseph Drechsler) Sag‘ beim Abschied leise Servus (Peter Kreuder)