The Vienna Philharmonic is to play Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube" in the Austrian capital on May 31, with the concert ...

In light-hearted movements, Nézet-Séguin traded smiles with first violins, fingers fluttering in tandem with their trills.

The signal will travel forever through space at the speed of light, the fastest possible speed in our universe at 299,792 km/s. Incidentally, the Viennese will be able to watch the historic ...

Austrian city of Vienna, as it celebrates 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II on October 25th, 1825. Throughout ...

To celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II, the Vienna Tourist Board, in collaboration with Jung von Matt DONAU, has launched a campaign titled `Waltz into Space`. The campaign will send ...

It had been a decade and a year since the Vienna Philharmonic came our way to remind us how, for this storied ensemble of like-minded musicians, the medium can be magically both the message and the ...

Strauss senior died in 1849, and has since been celebrated mainly for his Radetzky March. He actually published a total of 251 works, including 152 waltzes, had his own highly successful dance ...

From its 18th century roots, Vienna’s celebrated ball season has evolved and now involves teenagers learning to waltz by watching YouTube videos and ladies shedding their elbow-length gloves to better ...

In 1829 he became musical director at the Sperl, the largest dance hall in Vienna. He had six children, of whom three survived infancy and went on to become dance musicians. Johann Strauss II was his ...

The Vienna Philharmonic will perform the famous "Blue Danube" waltz, composed by Johann Strauss the Younger, in a special ...