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Măcelaru also won a Grammy for a recording of Marsalis’ Violin Concerto, so you could say that the Minnesota Orchestra has ...
In a unique tribute, ESA transmitted the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space to celebrate its 50th anniversary, merging art and ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) beamed Strauss’s The Blue Danube into deep space as a musical message to aliens.
The recent performance, organized by Vienna Symphony Orchestra director Jan Nast, was aimed at correcting the composition's omission on the Voyager Golden Record, which included Bach's Brandenburg ...
Earthlings in Vienna are finally correcting one cultural omission. By Valeriya Safronova Reporting from Vienna What would aliens make of the waltz? That was the big question on Saturday evening while ...
Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was ...
Vienna to beams Strauss's Blue Danube waltz into space to mark his 200th birthday ...
Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA's Voyagers.
First on the program was See the Music…, an insightful musical exploration of the score of George Balanchine’s ballet Vienna Waltzes, led by the New York City Ballet Orchestra’s music ...
Why do so many young Austrians learn how to waltz and long to be debutantes at the Vienna Opera Ball? DW steps into the world of the Viennese waltz. The waltz was based on the Ländler ...
To make your own ruling on the Waltz King, 2025 is the perfect time to head to Vienna. In a single day, you can visit a trio of Strauss-related museums – or take in one of the myriad special ...