Conchita and the Vienna Symphony performed together at the Vienna Festival in 2017 . After the festival , they decided to team up again and record a joint album . The album includes beloved ballads and heartfelt songs symphonically arranged for the unique sound of the traditional Viennese orchestra . The album also includes a new version of her Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winning song , " Rise like a Phoenix " . In an interview with Wiwibloggs , Wurst said " I 'm over the moon , this really is a dream come true , that ’s the soundtrack to my life . It 's so overwhelming that I now have all of these songs that I have been singing for years and years on my own , in the shower or whatever , and now I 'm performing them with an actual orchestra . It 's a whole new experience . Listening to my music , and obviously for me performing my music , with an orchestra it 's nerve-wracking . I have to be honest . So many people , and I get so nervous , and they are all depending on me . And they are all the best musicians you can get . I just want to live up to their standards . But I enjoy it so much . It 's like a huge heart that is beating , this orchestra and it pulls you in and you can bathe in the sound "
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
From Vienna with Love