The Orquestra Clássica da Madeira sees out 2026 and welcomes 2027 at Funchal’s Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias. On Monday 28 December 2026 at 18:00 its year-end concert pairs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2 and its Waltz No. 2, for €30. On Friday 1 January 2027 the New Year’s Concert plays Strauss waltzes and polkas twice, at 17:00 and 20:00, for €35. Luís Andrade conducts both, with the orchestra at full symphonic strength.
- Cost€30 for the year-end concert and €35 for New Year’s Day at the theatre’s box office. Ticketline sells both with a booking fee.
- Best timeOn New Year’s Day, the 17:00 session suits a late night on the 31st and leaves the evening free; the 20:00 one makes a night of it.
- Getting thereOn foot, to Avenida Arriaga. On 28 December walk rather than drive: the Volta à Cidade night race runs along the avenue at 20:00, and the course closes to traffic in stages before it.
- With childrenFrom six: both concerts are rated M/6, and every child needs a ticket for a seat of their own. The year-end concert runs 90 minutes with an interval.
New Year concerts 2026–2027, date by date
| Day | Time | What | Where | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Year-end concert, the Concerto de Fim de Ano: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Rafael Kyrychenko, the 2026 winner of the Conservatório’s Young Talents competition, then Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2 with its Waltz No. 2 | Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias | €30 | |
| 17:00 | New Year’s Concert, the Concerto de Ano Novo: waltzes and polkas from the Strauss family | Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias | €35 | |
| 20:00 | New Year’s Concert, second session | Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias | €35 |
Stay in Funchal over New Year
What people ask us about the New Year concerts in Funchal
When is the New Year’s Concert in Funchal in 2027?
On Friday 1 January 2027, at 17:00 and again at 20:00, at the Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias, played by the Orquestra Clássica da Madeira. The orchestra’s year-end concert is four days earlier, on Monday 28 December 2026 at 18:00.
Is it like the Vienna New Year’s Concert?
In spirit, yes. The orchestra describes it as following what the world’s main cities do on New Year’s Day, and the programme is waltzes and polkas from the Strauss family, played by the island’s own orchestra in an 1888 theatre.
Where do I buy tickets?
At the theatre’s box office, open Tuesday to Saturday from 13:30 to 20:30, or online at Ticketline. The box office’s published hours leave out Sundays and Mondays, and 28 December is a Monday, so buy the year-end concert ahead.
Can I go to the concert and the Volta à Cidade on 28 December?
Yes. The concert starts at 18:00 and lasts about 90 minutes, and the main race sets off at 20:00, running past the theatre on Avenida Arriaga.
Is the theatre accessible in a wheelchair?
The hall keeps two places for wheelchairs, so book one by ringing the box office on +351 291 220 416 before you buy. Stair climbers take you into the building, and there are adapted toilets and a lowered ticket counter.
Sources
Dates from the Orquestra Clássica da Madeira’s year-end concert page, Ticketline’s New Year’s Concert 2027 page and the Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias programme. Checked .
