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‘The first pop star’: Austria celebrates 200 years of ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss II • Feb. 21, 2025, 6:36 AM ET (The Star)
Austria celebrates 200 years of musical legacy of ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss II • Feb. 17, 2025, 4:35 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Born October 25, 1825 • Vienna • Austria
Died June 3, 1899 (aged 73) • Vienna • Austria
Notable Works “Die Fledermaus” • “The Blue Danube”
Notable Family Members father Johann Strauss I

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Victor Herbert, 1906
Victor Herbert
American composer
Strauss, Johann, the Elder
Johann Strauss I
Austrian composer
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
Thea Musgrave
Thea Musgrave
British composer
John Philip Sousa.
John Philip Sousa
American composer
Still, William Grant
William Grant Still
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Chávez, Carlos
Carlos Chávez
Mexican composer and conductor
Gilmore, Patrick
Patrick Gilmore
American bandleader
Sir Eugene Goossens
British conductor
Reynaldo Hahn
French composer
Casella, Alfredo
Alfredo Casella
Italian composer
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Austrian composer
Weingartner, Feliz, edler von Munzberg
Felix Weingartner, edler von Munzberg
Austrian conductor and composer
Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
German composer
Strozzi, Bernardo: portrait of Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer and musician
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
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Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz
French composer
Sergey Prokofiev
Sergey Prokofiev
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