Celebrate an evening of lively winds and brass inspired by the warmth and festivity of Gemütlichkeit. From Bach’s intricate brilliance to the joyful dances of Schubert and the Strauss family, this program blends classical masterworks with beloved European folk tunes. Featuring favorites like Beer Barrel Polka and Ein Prosit, this concert captures the spirit of the concert hall and the beer hall alike—spirited, communal, and full of energy.

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Music at Hardywood 1

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

The 42nd Weekday Afternoon Concert

Tokyo Opera City Tower

The 109th Holiday Afternoon Concert

Bask in the radiance of Daphnis and Chloé, Ravel’s depiction of the ancient Greek pastoral novel about the romance between a young shepherd and shepherdess, set musically with shimmering, enchanted soundscapes. Central to this orchestral gem is the choir, singing without words to add dreamy color, as well as the pan flute (a nod to its namesake god, Pan), featured prominently and representing love and desire.

A Night in Ancient Greece: Ravel's Daphnis and Chloé

Salt Palace Convention Center

Sparring frenemies and working-class wannabes return to Opera Holland Park in a sparkling new production. Will Doctor Falke get his revenge on Gabriel von Eisenstein for the embarrassing incident with the bat costume? Can Frank convince Count Orlofsky and his guests that he is a Frenchman born and bred? And why does that actress look so very much like Rosalinde’s maid?

Die Fledermaus

Opera Holland Park

The love for music is in Czech genes. There is good reason for the saying: Every Czech is a musician. Czech musicians are rightly considered to be the absolute best in the interpretation of classical music in the world. Do you want to meet them live?Come to a concert of the Prague Music Orchestra chamber ensemble, which originated in the beginning of the 21st century and is one of the most renowned Czech musical ensembles today. It is distinguished by a unique, cultivated sound and it is a representative of highly appreciated interpretation art.

Strauss, Mozart, Dvorak & Opera With Ballet

Municipal House

The Best of Classics

From the elegance of Strauss’s Emperor Waltz to favorites inspired by folk traditions, this concert will be a whirlwind of rhythm and celebration of culture and dance. Bring the whole family and experience how dance has inspired composers across cultures and centuries — no passport required!

Dances the World Over

Centerville High School

As part of the 18th edition of Yacht&Garden, the Children’s Choir will perform a concert featuring a mix of classical, film, and musical repertoire—a series of lively and evocative pieces that blend playfulness, emotion, and imagination

Over the Rainbow

Marina Genova

Coffee Concert No. 4 "Oh, my goodness!"

Volkshaus Jena

Concert in Linz 2026

Brucknerhaus

Season Finale - Eroica

Decorah High School

Die Fledermaus ("The Bat") is a comic operetta by Johann Strauss II about revenge, mistaken identities, and romantic deceptions that unfold at a grand masquerade ball on New Year's Eve. Dr. Falke orchestrates a revenge plot against his friend, Eisenstein, who once left him drunk and humiliated in a bat costume. The elaborate plan involves Eisenstein unwittingly flirting with his own disguised wife, Rosalinde, while she is also in disguise, and their maid, Adele, aspiring to a career in acting. The night culminates with the characters in prison, where their secrets are revealed, and everything is eventually, and humorously, blamed on the champagne.

Casa Italiana

RPO: Space! 2026

Eastman Theatre

Concert in Hamburg 2026

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Operetta melodies by Johann Strauss, Emmerich Kálmán, and Franz Lehár are part of the New Favoriten Mandolin Orchestra's regular repertoire. This concert, steeped in tradition, celebrates the orchestra's 75th anniversary and is committed to offering a special program. This includes compositions dedicated to the orchestra over its long history, such as "Mein Favoriten" by Ernst Mifka. You can also look forward to vocal performances by our guests Katharina Jing An Gebauer and Alexander Mutafchiyski, a surprise, and the witty commentary by Victor Kautsch. Eduard Papazoff will conduct the concert.

The New Favorite Mandoline Orchestra Is 75

Das MuTh

Opera Bohemia, Scotland’s professional touring company, returns with Strauss’s sparkling comic masterpiece, Die Fledermaus — a riotous evening of mischief, mistaken identities, and irresistible melodies. Director John Wilkie and designer Alisa Kalyanova transport this hilarious tale of revenge at a lavish party from Austria to Scotland! A star-studded cast includes Scottish favourite Catriona Clark, former Scottish Opera Emerging Artists Laura Margaret Smith and Ross Cumming, and American baritone Whitaker Mills, who recently made his debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Featuring the Opera Bohemia Ensemble conducted by Alistair Digges for some performances and accompanied by piano and violin for others, this is operetta at its most entertaining — fast-paced, funny, and full of charm. Sung in English.

Dumfries Campus - University of the West of Scotland (UWS)

Eastgate Theatre

Lossiemouth Town Hall

National Trust for Scotland

Rothesay Academy Joint Campus

The Old Kirk

The Gaiety Theatre

St John's Renfield Church

Perth Concert Hall

International piano phenomenon Lang Lang returns to your TSO! Since he burst onto the stage in 1999, Lang Lang has been astonishing audiences around the world with his dazzling performances. He has performed with all of the major orchestras and is one of the greatest pianists of his generation. His performance of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto is not to be missed.

Lang Lang

Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Based on the timeless, imaginative novel, Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote conjures the knight’s story with otherworldly tones and artistic narrative. Philadelphia Orchestra’s cellist Yumi Kendall “plays” the main character of the heroic Don Quixote’s fantastical adventures. Johann Strauss, Jr. praises Spain’s treasured musical traditions in Spanish March. Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat features a comedy of errors with frenzied and euphoric tones.

Strauss' Don Quixote

Appell Center for the Performing Arts

Operetta has a reputation for being the inferior little sister of opera: kitsch, slapstick, and cheap entertainment. Yet experts agree that operetta is the secret king of musical theater, considered a socio-political mirror of its time.

It will get light again...

Scharoun-Theater Wolfsburg

Stadttheater Lippstadt

Class Classics begins with the musical enthusiasm of young people who qualify with their school orchestras and learn from the professionals of the Munich Radio Orchestra during rehearsals what matters for a big performance. The goal is a joint concert with the Munich Radio Orchestra at the Isar Philharmonic Hall in the Gasteig HP8.

Classical class – Dance Around the World

Gasteig HP8

Marin Symphony Principal Pops Conductor, the irrepressible Stuart Chafetz, brings us a delightful program of light classics, with critters everywhere. Not only bats, bugs, and birds, but also a splash of Beatles!

Marin Symphony Pops 2026: Bats & Bugs & Birds, Oh My!

Marin Center

Every evening, when the heavy bells of St. Jakobi Church announce midnight, a mysterious clacking, stomping, tiptoeing, and rumbling can be heard from the Lübeck Theater. Theater ghost Johann von Rasselstein has been on the trail of the mystery for years – because every night they awaken: forgotten dancing shoes, old boots, worn-out slippers... What drives the shoes? And why do they only dance when no one is looking? It's high time to unravel the mystery.

2.  Children's concert Shoe -Pranks at Midnight

Theater Lübeck

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Dearborn Symphony invites you to an evening of music made for falling in love—with rhythm, with movement, and maybe even with each other. Shall We Dance is a romantic, high-spirited night out designed for couples, friends, and anyone looking to celebrate the joy of connection through music and motion.

The concert itself flows with the charm and energy of a night on the town. Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz brings smoldering passion and drama, while Strauss’s Voices of Spring waltz enchants with its elegance—performed live with dancers from Downriver Dance Academy, under the artistic direction of Genrich. Later, tango-inspired rhythms and Latin flair take center stage in Piazzolla’s Libertango, performed in collaboration with the Dearborn Youth Symphony, adding a fresh, youthful spark to the evening.

Shall We Dance?

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Concert in Munich 2026

Munich Residence

Welcome to a carnivalesque evening full of lively rhythms and magnificent orchestration! Dvořák's lively Carnival Overture kicks things off, followed by two lively overtures by Johann Strauss. Solo violinist Hanan Santos gives Paganini's virtuoso Carnival of Venice a brilliant climax. The program continues with Berlioz' fiery overture to the Roman Carnival, which captures the festive atmosphere of Rome.

Carnival of sounds with J. Strauss and N. Paganini

University of Salzburg Great Hall of the University

Welcome to a carnivalesque evening full of lively rhythms and magnificent orchestration! The concert begins with Dvořák's sparkling Carnival Overture , followed by two lively overtures by Johann Strauss. Solo violinist Hanan Santos brings Paganini's virtuoso Carnival of Venice to a brilliant climax. The concert continues with Berlioz's fiery Roman Carnival Overture , which captures the festive atmosphere of Rome.

Carnival of Sounds with J. Strauss and N. Paganini

Guest Concert

BASF-Feierabendhaus

The Future is Now

Aurora University

Celebrate the elegance, charm, and exuberance of the Viennese musical tradition in a sparkling evening of beloved classics!

The concert opens with the effervescent Overture to Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr., setting the stage for a night of irresistible rhythm and flair. Then, experience the graceful brilliance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, performed by the exceptional Eric Guo—a masterpiece of lyrical beauty and refinement.

Postcards from Vienna

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Get ready for a night of glamour, laughter, and irresistible melodies as we bring Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus to life—South Florida style! Inspired by the vibrancy and energy of our city, this production is more than just an opera; it’s a celebration. We’re transforming the grandeur of the Viennese courts into a dazzling spectacle, packed with surprises, special guest appearances, and a party you won’t want to miss.

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

Experience a night of glamour, laughter and irresistible melodies as Florida Grand Opera bring Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus to life—South Florida-style!

Ziff Ballet Opera House

Following a sold-out performance in 2023, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns with the illustrious Maestro Riccardo Muti, bringing the sweeping romance of The Gypsy Baron to the dramatic power of Hindemith's Mathis der Maler, and the rhythmic intensity of Ravel's beloved, Spanish-inspired ballet Boléro.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Concert in Luzern 2026

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

On rare occasions has The Soraya’s Great Hall resounded with Brahms, the Romantic composer often grouped with Bach and Beethoven as the most important composers of two centuries of music, encompassing the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts

Aurel Dawidiuk | Dances and Marches by Strauss & Brahms

The Bell, Bremen

On January 18th, join Park City Opera at the Double Deer Ballroom for a journey through the musical heart of the Alps. Discover the Austrian waltz, Italian poetry and French charm through opera and a delicious après ski meal. Featuring selections from Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Puccini’s La Rondine, and Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved The Sound of Music, enjoy firsthand the rich traditions and melodies that make the hills come alive. The music will be accompanied by a coursed meal created by the culinary team at Promontory.

Après Opera: An Alpine Dinner & Music Pairing

Park Meadows Country Club

The Nicklaus Clubhouse

Celebrate the arrival of the New Year in true Viennese style with Welsh National Opera’s toe-tapping take on the world-famous New Year’s Concert in Vienna. WNO Orchestra will fill the air with a delightful selection of waltzes, polkas, and dances to lift the spirits and welcome the year ahead in style.

WNO Orchestra: A New Year’s Celebration

Bute Park

Whether it's raining, storming, or snowing outside, we'll play our way into spring! The New Year's Concert of the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt features waltzes, polkas, marches, arias, and duets, lively and melodious music by Johann Strauss, Robert Stolz, Paul Lincke, and many other masters of light music. The great tradition of the Viennese New Year's Concerts will be duly honored, with gems by Vivaldi and Dvořák, and delicacies like "Veronika, der Lenz ist da" (Veronica, Spring Is Here) and the brilliant "Frühlingsstimmenwalzer " (Spring Voices Waltz) – the finest entertainment all about spring.

Concert for the New Year 2026 – When the white lilac blooms again

Alte Oper

New Year's Concert in the afternoon »Between Vienna and Buenos Aires«

A bucket list of favorite travel destinations is truly timeless. In this vibrant New Year's concert, Casco Phil charts a musical Grand Tour through Europe's major cultural capitals. The ensemble follows in the footsteps of generations of young travelers who, between the 17th and 19th centuries, embarked on exclusive journeys through the continent to soak up the best of its art and culture.

New Year's Concerts – The Grand Tour

Cultuurcentrum Ter Dilft

Sint-Laurentiuskerk

Municipal Theater Mechelen

The Velinx

This concert is a fascinating musical journey through centuries, cultures, and languages, a dance-filled journey that unites the Renaissance grace of William Byrd, the Baroque elegance of J.S. Bach, the Romantic lyricism of Chopin, and the folk soul of Lecuona, Strauss, and Piazzolla.

Rexa Han – Dance in Time: A journey through styles, eras and continents

Chiaramonte Steri Palace

Glazunov’s Violin Concerto is one of the best-kept secrets of the romantic repertoire, a score whose sensuous, rhapsodic solo line weaves sweetness and melancholia. The sensational prodigy Paloma So plays it here but for the rest of this concert, prepare to party like its 1899 as the Oxford Philharmonic masquerades as its Vienna counterpart to bring in the New Year with the stirring marches, pointed polkas and elegant waltzes of Austrian tradition. Marios Papadopoulos takes charge of music bounding with joie de vivre that’s also all about detail and style. There’s no better way to drive away the January blues than be swept away by some of the most embracing music ever written.

A Viennese New Year

Oxford Town Hall

Experience the magic of a traditional Viennese New Year celebration – and welcome 2026 in lavish style.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Viennese New Year

Travel with us back to Vienna, Europe's centre of music, art and culture during the Austro-Hungarian Habsburg dynasty. Debuting at the Bay Opera of Shenzhen, the HK Phil performs waltzes, marches and polkas by the King of Waltz, Johann Strauss and family, alongside the ever-popular Hungarian Dances of Brahms and the brilliant Hungarian Rhapsodies by Liszt. Conductor Gergely Madaras, a native Hungarian who studied composition in Budapest and conducting in Vienna, will lead this jubilant musical journey between the two great capitals. With his unique connection to both traditions, he is the perfect guide for an evening of elegance, joy, and charm.

New Year Celebration | Vienna of the Habsburg Dynasty

Bay Opera of Shenzhen

Celebrate the New Year with an uplifting afternoon of beautiful music full of Viennese charm.

The Hallé – Viennese New Year

The Bridgewater Hall

Join conductor Stephen Bell and the Hallé, along with incredible soprano Soraya Mafi for a trip around the ballrooms of Vienna in this much-loved New Year’s concert.

Viennese New Year

Immerse yourself in all the glorious opulence of a traditional Viennese New Year celebration – and welcome 2026 in lavish style.

Aberdeen Music Hall

Usher Hall

As is tradition, this year too, with the exception of Offenbach, whose famous Can-can will be performed , the New Year's concert will feature Viennese waltz and operetta composers, particularly Johann Strauss Jr., Franz Lehár, Eduard Künneke, Emmerich Kálmán , and Robert Stolz. Johann Strauss Jr. will open the concert with the Overture to Die Fledermaus (The Fledermaus ), which, premiered on April 5, 1874, to great acclaim at the Theater an-der Wien, is his most famous and important operetta. Indeed, Strauss, the famous waltz king , had, before this work, devoted himself to the theater with little success. The resounding failure of the first performance of his operetta Der Karneval in Rom  ( Carnival in Rome ) in 1873 had discouraged Strauss to the point of leading him to stop writing for the theatre, despite Offenbach having predicted great success in this field as well ten years earlier. It was most likely the high quality of Richard Genée's libretto that convinced Strauss, who, immediately attracted by the text, composed the operetta in just 43 days. The libretto by Richard Genée and Carl Haffner draws its inspiration from the vaudeville play Le reveillon ( The New Year's Eve Party ), written by the duo Meilhac and Halévy and translated into German by Karl Haffner at the request of the director of the Carltheater, Maximilian Steiner. At the first performance, the audience gave unanimous approval to the overture . In it, in a musical structure that only apparently recalls sonata form, all the main motifs of the operetta appear, especially that of the trio from Act III that runs through it from beginning to end. The rhythm of dance dominates the composition, and in particular that of the waltz, which reaches its climax in the reprise of the rousing theme from the ball scene that concludes Act II. The duet " Komm mit mir zum Souper" ( Come to Dinner with Me ) is taken from Act I, in which Falke, the bat, invites the landowner Eisenstein to the ball to be held at Prince Orlofsky's villa. The theme of this duet would be used by Strauss in the Fledermaus-Polka  of 1874. Richard Genée, this time together with Friedrich Zell, provided Strauss with the libretto of Eine Nacht in Venedig ( A Night in Venice).) which, however, was a real fiasco at its first performance in Berlin on 3 October 1883. The libretto, set in 18th-century Venice, was the one most criticised. Guido, Duke of Urbino, had organized a party in the ducal palace, where love and mockery were intertwined. Among the most beautiful passages is Ach, wie so herrlich zu schaun ( Ah, how splendid it is to behold ), sung in the third act by the duke, whose melody would later be used by Strauss in the Lagunen-Walzer , in a mutual interchange between his instrumental and theatrical production, which characterised other works by the Austrian composer. An example of this is the waltz Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses of the South) , which is melodically related to the operetta Das Spitzentuch der Königin ( The Queen's Lace Handkerchief ), which was first performed to considerable acclaim on 1 October 1880 at the Theater an der Wien. The waltz was a greater success than the operetta itself at its premiere on 7 November 1880 at the Musikverein, conducted by his brother Eduard, and was appreciated above all for the poetic nature of its music, rich in a typically Viennese charm, which was already present in the introduction. Published in two different versions, the second of which is dedicated to King Umberto I with the deepest respect , this work draws its melodic material precisely from two arias from the operetta, including the king's aria from the first act, Stets kommt mir Wieder in den Sinn (Always come back to me ), the famous refrain that Strauss claimed to have rewritten 12 times, and from the romance from the second act, Wo die wilde Rose erblüht (Where the wild rose blooms) . Perpetuum mobile (Perpetual motion) , op. 257, on the other hand, has no relation to the production of operettas, the composition of which should instead be linked to Strauss's concert activity. In 1861, the Austrian composer, riding the wave of successes achieved during the Carnival of 1859 and 1860, in the benefit concerts conducted by himself and his brother Josef, who, leading two different orchestras, performed around fifty dances, organized an even more ambitious show with three balls in a single evening which was announced by the newspaper « Fremden-Blatt » : “For the first time in Vienna.

New Year's Concert

Teatro Politeama Garibaldi

Music byi Benjamin Britten, Jacques Offenbach, Sarah Flower Adams, Paul Simon, J. S. Bach, Charles Gounod, Thomas Juneau, Oliver Wallace, Sting, Johann Strauss son and traditional English songs

Voci per la pace

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

The swirling majesty and joyous sounds of the traditional Viennese Gala will see you spinning into the New Year with a flourish! Merry waltzes, polkas and marches from Johann Strauss II, his family and contemporaries fill this sparkling concert evening that will transport you from your seat in the concert hall all the way into the traditional gala halls of Vienna.

New Year’s Day Viennese Gala

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

New Year's Concert "Between Vienna and Buenos Aires"

The Sound of Tomorrow

Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Our singers together with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra set off acoustic fireworks at the "Great New Year's Eve Concert" in Duisburg Theatre, which brings the year to an amusing close with great opera music. Let us surprise you!

Grand New Year's Eve concert

Theater Duisburg

Guest performance in Arnstadt New Year's Eve concert • SOLD OUT •

Theater in the castle garden

Experience a glamorous start to the new year with a concert that will take you from Italy to Spain and Vienna! With masterpieces by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Verdi and Johann Strauss, we celebrate the turn of the year together with the Philharmonie Salzburg and chief conductor Elisabeth Fuchs .

New Year's Eve concerts - Dancing into the new year

Bruckmühle

Town Hall Mattighofen

Ferry Porsche Congress Center

In 2025, the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss II would have celebrated his 200th birthday – and this, of course, deserves a fitting celebration outside of his native Vienna. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra is dedicating its New Year's Eve and New Year's Day concerts to the man of seemingly inexhaustible creativity. The North German orchestra thus joins the Viennese tradition of t

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Katharina Konradi / Manfred Honeck

Guest performance at the Folkoperan

The soloist at this year's festive New Year's concert at the Folkoperan is the young rising star Rebecka Wallroth, mezzo-soprano. The 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss's birth is celebrated with opera, Viennese waltz - and tango! Conductor: Emil Eliasson.

New Year's Gala 2025

The Folk Opera

Immerse yourself in the sparkle of Johann Strauss with the lively Overture to Die Fledermaus, the exuberant Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, and the glittering Blue Danube Waltz. Be swept away by the romance of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Waltz and the festive magic of his Nutcracker Suite.

Adding to the celebration, soprano Claire Wild brings the beauty of the golden operetta age to life with show-stopping arias and songs by Lehár, Strauss, and Suppé – from the fiery ‘Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß’ to the playful ‘Laughing Song’ from Die Fledermaus.

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candelight

Cadogan Hall 

Astrolabio concert

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

A festive concert bringing together the Carlo Felice Children’s Choir and the Brass and Percussion Ensemble of the Paganini Conservatory: a musical journey that ignites the magic of Christmas

Ottoni squillanti e voci incantate

Carlo Felice Theater

Music by Benjamin Britten, Jacques Offenbach, Sarah Flower Adams, Paul Simon, J. S. Bach, Charles Gounod, Thomas Juneau, Oliver Wallace, Adolphe Adam, Sting, Johann Strauss (son) and traditional songs

InCanti di Natale

Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore

Pia Amofa-Antwi (known from "Pia and the Wild Nature") sets out on a special mission and ends up in Christmas-time Vienna 200 years ago, the home of composer and conductor Johann Strauss. He was a true pop star in his day. He composed waltzes, mazurkas, and polkas like an assembly line. Waltzes and waffles – that's how you get through the Christmas season in Vienna. And, of course, Christmas carols are part of it! That's when Pia needs some backup: a hearty sing-along is the order of the day!

Christmas with the Waltz King

Unterföhring Community Center

We are absolutely delighted to perform for you the world première of a new composition by Dominic McGonigal — ‘Sunset at Sea’. Dominic’s work has been described as having “great textures and a perfect sense of spacing and pacing” and his ‘Ave Maris Stella Takes Flight’ recently won the Palimpsest Competition at Canterbury Cathedral.

After training as a chorister, Dominic read music at King’s College, Cambridge where he sang bass in King’s Chapel Choir. He found his voice as a composer with his 'Missa Et Incarnatus Est', a large work for 8-part choir, soloists and small orchestra. These days he combines a career in the music business with performing and conducting, including appointments as musical director of COMA Voices, Stoneleigh Choral Society, the Church of St Anselm & St Cecilia in Holborn, Opera Spezzata, EJMS Big Band and St Giles Consort …. and as for this piece, you’ll just have to come and hear it for yourself.

Where the Water Flows...

All Saints Ecclesall

Concert by the Carlo Felice Theatre Foundation Children’s Choir to mark the 20th anniversary of the Porto dei Piccoli Hub

Canti in festa

Acquario di Genova

We hear classical parlour music as a quintet from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra lights up the November night. The programme includes gems from Clara and Robert Schumann and swinging Viennese waltzes. Magnus Fryklund is at the piano.

Roses from Schumann & Strauss

Göteborgs Symfoniker

A Vienna New Year's Celebration

Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church

Medical Sciences Orchestra

Hamel Music Center

Concert in Tokyo

ARK Hills

Join the Culver City Symphony Orchestra and the SoCal Chorale in Veterans Auditorium for an uplifting tribute honoring courage and unity.

Summon the Heroes - a Culver City Symphony Orchestra Veterans Day Concert

Veterans Memorial Park Culver City

Johann Strauss II, the legendary Viennese Waltz King, was born in Vienna 200 years ago in 1825. However, he died a German, namely a citizen of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Out of love for Adele, the Imperial and Royal Court Ball music director renounced his Austrian citizenship and converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism – and this only because the Pope did not annul the Catholic marriage between Strauss and his second wife, Lilli. As an art connoisseur, Duke Ernst II gladly opened the doors to celebrity and was willing to make Strauss "his" citizen. Following naturalization, the Strauss couple were married in the court chapel of Ehrenburg Palace. In gratitude, Strauss dedicated the polka française "Neues Leben" (New Life) to the Duke. The anniversary concert "Straussiana" will feature works by Strauss's contemporaries, admirers, and the master himself. Of course, his non-blood-related namesake, Richard Strauss, who was himself a master of the late Romantic waltz, will also be featured. Star cellist Alexey Stadler will open his residency with "Don Quixote," a tone poem on a theme of chivalric character.

Straussiana

State Theatre Eisenach

They called him Schani, and we call him Johann Strauss the Younger. And whoever is a son also has a mother. And lovers. And wives. All of them, in their own way, played a part in his journey to becoming the King of Waltz. Curious how Schani's mother encouraged him to pursue a career in music against the wishes of his unfaithful father? What it was like with Jetty, Angelika, and Adele? How the Strausses composed, rehearsed, lived, and loved? To mark his 200th birthday, we lift the curtain and take a tongue-in-cheek look at a not-quite-normal family...

The Waltz King's Ladies

Prinzregententheater

Composers captivated by rivers transform their works. Moved by tragedy, Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 ebbs and flows with the treacherous yet gentle movement of the Rhine; Leonel Morales returns to the YSO as the featured pianist. Duke Ellington follows the transforming flow of water in the theatrical The River. Known as the ‘waltz king,’ Strauss’ composed On the Beautiful Blue Danube to boost wartime spirits with his uplifting work. Folk-inspired The Moldau, Bedrich Smetana’s symphonic poem admires the Vltava River through the magnificent Bohemian landscape.

Brahms & Ellington

Get ready for a grand tour of Europe with beloved travel expert Rick Steves as your guide. Rick Steves’ Symphonic Europe is a one-of-a-kind concert event that combines breathtaking symphonic music with stunning video from Rick’s acclaimed PBS travel series—projected above the orchestra in high-definition and synchronized live with the music.

From the noble beauty of Elgar and the rhapsodic sweep of Smetana’s The Moldau to the joyful grandeur of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and the iconic charm of Strauss’s Emperor Waltz, each piece in this globe-trotting program evokes a different place, tradition, or cultural landmark. Rick Steves appears on screen throughout the concert, sharing personal insights and stories that deepen the audience’s connection to each work and destination.

Johann Strauss II

Events

Upcoming events

12 - 13 Nov, 2026

Music from Vienna · Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

21 - 22 Dec, 2026

Die Fledermaus · Kungliga Operan

29 - 31 Dec, 2026

New Year’s Eve Concert with Kirill Petrenko and Alexander Malofeev · Berliner Philharmoniker

Dec 30, 2026

Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight · Cadogan Hall

Jan 1, 2027

SCO 2026:27 Season Viennese New Year · Usher Hall

Past events

Oct 15, 2026

Music at Hardywood 1 · Richmond Symphony

Oct 5, 2026

The 42nd Weekday Afternoon Concert · Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

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