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The Summer Night Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is an annual open-air event that takes place in the magical setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Baroque park in Vienna with the palace as a magnificent backdrop. Each year up to 100,000 people take up the free invitation. The concert is also broadcast on TV and radio in more than 60 countries, and thus reaches an audience of millions. On 14th May 2015 Zubin Mehta conducted the Summer Night Concert and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder joined the orchestra as guest-soloist for this fantastic concert available here on Blu-ray. The Vienna Philharmonic are widely considered to be one of the finest orchestras in the world. Founded in 1842, the orchestra are based in the Musikverein in Vienna. The orchestra have worked with some of the world's greatest conductors, including Gustav Mahler, Felix Weingartner, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, and many other eminent names.