The federal politics could not be seen on Friday morning in the big festival house. However, it is important to report on small progress in Salzburg these days that will certainly interest politics at the end of the year. Topic of women’s proportion in classical music. At the upcoming New Year’s concert, the Vienna Philharmonic will play two works by composers. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin follows Riccardo Muti, who began to close a gap with a piece by Constanze Geiger on the first day of 2025.