happy birthday Johann Strauss!
25 October 2025 is Johann Strauss’ 200th anniversary. Awarded the freedom of the city in 1884, his melodies are an indelible part of Vienna’s cultural life. For marital reasons, he became a citizen of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg Gotha in 1886, a move that his home city resented for some time. But
since 1945 latest, the Blue Danube waltz has been Vienna’s signature tune. After a ceremony in his honour at Vienna City Hall, there will be concerts as a fitting tribute to this great musician.
Overture to Indigo and the 40 Thieves
Künstlerleben
Waltz, Op. 316
Lob der Frauen
Polka-Mazur, op. 315
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
Waltz, op. 325
Wein, Weib und Gesang
Waltz, Op. 333
Fest-Quadrille
op. 44
Frühlingsstimmenwalzer
op. 410
Perpetuum mobile. Musikalischer Scherz
op. 257
An der schönen blauen Donau
Waltz, Op. 314
Schani 200. Hommage an Johann Strauss