The 2021 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert was held in the Golden Hall of Musikverein, Vienna, Austria, on January 1, 2021. Vienna's concert halls were among the first in Europe to reopen in June 2020, in the recovery of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. /CFP

The New Year's Concert was broadcast in more than 90 countries and followed by millions of viewers, as the Austrian Federal Government has decided that no concerts may be performed before audiences until January 6, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the artists finished their performance, the Golden Hall gave them a round of digital applause. /CFP

The New Year's Concert was broadcast in more than 90 countries and followed by millions of viewers, as the Austrian Federal Government has decided that no concerts may be performed before audiences until January 6, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the artists finished their performance, the Golden Hall gave them a round of digital applause. /CFP

The New Year's Concert was broadcast in more than 90 countries and followed by millions of viewers, as the Austrian Federal Government has decided that no concerts may be performed before audiences until January 6, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the artists finished their performance, the Golden Hall gave them a round of digital applause. /CFP