Whether biking to castles or kayaking through gorges, a trip centred on this river is the epitome of European romance.

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann ... "The Blue Danube", which is featured in the prestigious Vienna New Year's concert every year. Although Strauss ...

Johann II’s grandfather was a ... publicists and booking agents, the Strauss music business was a highly lucrative concern. In 1872 he was invited to America to conduct his Blue Danube for the ...

The Waltz King, Austria's celebrated Johann Strauss ... the city including Strauss connections and it's free. wienmuseum.at 5. Strauss's Home: Strauss composed The Blue Danube in a chic ...

Vienna is hosting a year-long 200th birthday party for Johann Strauss II, celebrating the composer who gave the Austrian capital its unofficial theme song with The Blue Danube Waltz. Vienna’s ...

Johann Strauss might be known as the ... especially in Vienna. Strauss played a pivotal role in popularising the waltz throughout the 19th century, with The Blue Danube standing as one of the genre's ...

Live from Vienna, Petroc Trelawny presents a concert marking a year of celebration commemorating the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss II ... By the Beautiful Blue Danube and the foot-stamping ...

Johann Strauss Senior is known as 'the father of the waltz', though it was his son, 21 years his junior, who earned the title 'the Waltz King'. Strauss's mother died when he was seven and his father ...