Watch on Soap2day. The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 2002 concert was conducted by Simon Rattle and featured Wayne Marshall (piano). On the programme: Leonard Bernstein: Wonderful Town.