A monument of Johann Strauss II is pictured in Vienna’s Stadtpark. Vienna is marking his bicentenary with special events, concerts and exhibitions. — AFP
Even 200 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.
Best known for his rousing waltz The Blue Danube, which became Austria’s unofficial national anthem, many of his 500 dance pieces live on in Vienna’s roaring ball season.
