Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube" is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it's performed by the ...

Once a year the Vienna State Opera hosts a lavish ball. When you enter the magnificent auditorium, you feel as though you have stepped back in time: champagne flows as hundreds of women in gowns and ...

The theme of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-2026 season is "Let’s Dance," honoring the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss Jr., The Waltz King. The Symphony will feature works by the Waltz King ...

His waltzes were a hit from Russia to the US — and female fans swooned over him. And yet, there was also a darker side to Johann Strauss, who is being celebrated in a series of performances in Vienna.

A world-touring music idol with fans clamouring for locks of his jet-black curls. His jealous father trying to derail the gifted first-born from following in his footsteps. Illegitimate children.

A preview clip from Johann II Strauss' Emperor Waltz, performed at the 2013 BBC Proms by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons.

The orchestra at this summer's Grand Teton Music Festival opened the festival with music from old Vienna. From that June concert, we hear the "Pizzicato Polka," followed by the "Emperor Waltzes," both ...

Waltzing at Grand Teton Audio will be available later today. From the opening concert of this year's Grand Teton Music Festival, we hear the "Emperor Waltzes" by Johann Strauss, Jr. Eiji Oue leads the ...

At the home of Viennese composer Johann Strauss lived Johann Mouse. Whenever the composer played his waltzes, the mouse would dance to the music, unable to control himself. One day, when Strauss was ...