Here's proof that the Strauss family were a wife-spurning, career-ruining, score-burning bunch of maniacs. Many great composers had beef, but this Viennese family was something special. With Scotch ...

Descendants of the famous Viennese “waltz king,” Johann Strauss, were barred from inheritance of his musical and personal property, which reverts to the city of Vienna, by an official ruling published ...

The Strauss family led Europeans a merry waltz in a repressive age. But what was the secret that kept Johann II, the greatest Strauss, from dancing himself? If any composer could be said to have ...

The Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines (JSSP) isn’t just for classical-music lovers but also for people who would like to support the arts and charities. Every year it raises over P1 million ...

Johann Strauss II’s iconic orchestral waltz The Blue Danube, once the sonic backdrop for both Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Netflix megahit Squid Game, is about to reach its most ...

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The Autumn 2022 season will conclude with fully-staged performances of Johann Strauss II’s beloved operetta Die Fledermaus presented in collaboration with the Hungarian State Opera. The Hungarian ...

Johann II’s grandfather was a humble innkeeper on the outskirts of Vienna and committed suicide after his second marriage; Johann I (1804-49) picked up a love of music from the itinerant musicians who ...