From the Berlin Staatsoper, A festive evening of musical entertainment complete with soloists, musicians, dancing, and fireworks, on the 1997 New Year's Eve celebration in Berlin Watch the full Gala: http://bit.ly/DanielBarenboimNewYearsEve1997 Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: https://goo.gl/ahZRzC Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wocomo Staatsoper Berlin Daniel Barenboim - conductor Johann Strauss II - Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 257 Highlights of this sparkling occasion include lighthearted music by Nicolai, Mozart, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Johann Strauss II, Kollo, and Lincke, performed by singers including Dorothea Roschmann and Simone Nold, dancers from the Staatsoper Ballet, fifteen-year-old violin virtuoso Raphael Christ, and the inimitable H.K. Gruber singing Kurt Weill's "Berlin im Licht." © Licensed by Digital Classics Distribution