This year, the Austrian capital is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss Jr., who ended up ...

2025 is a special year for the Austrian city of Vienna, as it celebrates 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II on October 25th, 1825. Throughout the year, the city is marking the ...

The New York Times named it one of the top 52 destinations to visit in 2024. Then Austrian Airlines introduced its new ...

A view of the Johann Strauss monument in Vienna's Stadtpark, created by artist Edmund von Helmer. The Vienna Philharmonic is to play Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube" in the Austrian capital on ...

Show more Show less Johann Strauss II's persistent popularity lies in the catchy tunes he composed to cheer up people Vienna is marking the bicentenary with special events, concerts and ...

Strauss I was a fine violinist and set up an orchestra that toured all over Europe, with great financial success. His most famous work is the Radetzky March, named after an Austrian field marshal. In ...

The program, as one would expect, is slanted toward musical compositions by “the Waltz King,” Johann Strauss II, the man most synonymous with the Austrian waltz. Among the performers ...

Johann Strauss II's persistent popularity lies in the catchy tunes he composed to cheer up people. Photo: AFP VIENNA -- Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann ...

Two hundred years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime -- his music has lost none of its magic.