BBC2 New years Day concert, Any German speakers?

[silverfoxcc]

Just before they started playing the Blue Danube The conductor said something to the audience and then turned to the orchestra who responded with two words

Any idea what was said?

And i now cannot get the beginning of 2001 out of my head !!!!

[Richard-390a0]

The announced programme contains approximately 14-20 compositions, and also three encores. The announced programme includes waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and marches. Of the encores, the unannounced first encore is often a fast polka. The second is Johann Strauss II's waltz The Blue Danube, whose introduction is interrupted by applause of recognition and a New Year's greeting from the conductor and orchestra to the audience.

[silverfoxcc]

Richard

Has a thought they might be thanking the audience . Any idea what the Orchestra said it was two words with a gap in between

[K50 DEL]

He said

"The orchestra and I would like to wish you"

And then they all said

"Happy New Year"

[K50 DEL]

As an aside, what a fantastic concert they put on every NYD in Vienna...
I'm going to apply to purchase tickets for 2021 I think - they range in price from 35e to 1200e so I've got fingers crossed for the lower end of that spectrum lol.