Fact file
| Year of birth | 1825 |
| Year of death | 1899 |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Period | Romantic |
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Newcastle upon TyneViennese Christmas by Candlelight
Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Schubert
London Concertante
EdinburghViennese Christmas by Candlelight
Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Schubert
London Concertante
VilniusDie Fledermaus
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Martynas Staškus; Gediminas Šeduikis; Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre; Andu Dumitrescu; Agnė Kuzmickaitė; Mindaugas Rojus; Edmundas Seilius
BerlinDie Fledermaus
Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Nikolas Nägele; Rolando Villazón; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Donald Runnicles; Stephan Zilias; Johannes Leiacker; Thibault Vancraenenbroeck
BarcelonaFestival de valses y danzas
Strauss I, Strauss II
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès; Diego Martín Etxebarria; Anna Alàs
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Knockout playing from the Tonkünstler in Edinburgh
This concert at Usher Hall delivered extraordinary playing, in repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Bernstein and Sibelius.
Lang Lang headlines Cleveland Orchestra’s 100th anniversary gala
Franz Welser-Möst selected a Viennese-inspired program for The Cleveland Orchestra’s annual gala, with works of Strauss (both Richard and Johann II) and Ravel following a Mozart piano concerto.
Superb Dvořák 7 from Blomstedt and Vienna Phil
Blomstedt, in splendid form at 91, also paid tribute to his largely forgotten compatriot Franz Berwald, who died 150 years ago.
Fledermaus debuts at La Scala but misses some sparkle
The Temple of Opera has opened its doors to operetta. For the first time the Teatro alla Scala is staging Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus.
An Italian journey for Cleveland Orchestra gala
For The Cleveland Orchestra’s gala concert, music director Franz Welser-Möst offered a crowd-pleasing program of works inspired by Italy.
List of works
A Night in VeniceAcceleration WaltzAn der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube), Op.314Aschenbrödel (Cinderella)Aus den Bergen, Op.292Bandit's Gallop, Op.378Champagne Polka, Op.211Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): overtureDie FledermausDie Fledermaus, Op.56: Mein Herr Marquis "Laughing song"Die Fledermaus, Op.56: czardasDie Fledermaus, Op.56: overtureDie Fledermaus: Ich lade gern mir Gäste einDie Fledermaus: excerptsDie Libelle Polka, Op.204Eine Nacht in Venedig: OvertureFrühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op.410Im Krapfenwaldl (Cuckoo Polka), Op.336Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz), Op.437Künstlerleben (Artist's Life Waltz), Op.316Morgenblätter Waltzes (Morning Papers), Op.279Neue Pizzicato Polka, Op.449Perpetuum Mobile, Op.257Persian March, Op.289Pizzicato PolkaRitter Pázmán: CsárdásRosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388Schatz Waltz (Treasure waltz), Op.418Selección de valses y polcasTales from the Vienna WoodsTik-Tak Polka, Op.365Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op.214Unter Donnen und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning Polka), Op.324Waltzes and PolkasWiener BlutWiener Blut, Op.354