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The Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra can lay claim to being one of the most authentic ensembles for the interpretation of Strauss's oeuvre. In 1966 - almost 120 years after the founding of the Strauss Orchestra by Johann Strauss (father) - the great demand for sophisticatedly interpreted light music prompted a group of Viennese musicians from the then Small Radio Orchestra to found the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra. The ensemble set itself the goal of cultivating the music of the Strauss dynasty as well as so-called ‘light’ Viennese music. Its line-up of 42 musicians corresponds to that favoured by members of the Strauss family, according to authentic sources. In its founding year, the orchestra undertook a six-week tour of the USA and Canada under the direction of Eduard Strauss II, the great-nephew of Johann Strauss (son). This was in the footsteps of the famous Strauss Orchestra, with which the grandfather Eduard I had performed twice in the USA and Canada before finally disbanding the orchestra in New York in 1901. After the all too early death of the last professionally performing representative of the dynasty, Eduard II, in 1969, a man took over the direction of the orchestra whose name is associated with the tradition of New Year's concerts like no other to this day: Willi Boskovsky. Under his baton and bow, a lively touring activity began that continues to this day and takes the orchestra not only across Europe, but also to the USA, South America, Korea, Russia, China and, above all, Japan, where it will embark on its 34th tour in 2017. The Boskovsky era also saw the beginning of increased recording activity, which culminated in almost the entire oeuvre of the Strauss dynasty being recorded for Austrian Radio in the 1970s. In the meantime, the collection of recordings comprises almost 1,000 recorded titles and around 190 recordings released worldwide. After Boskovsky's death, three conductors mainly accompanied the orchestra on its travelling and concert tours: Kurt Wöss, Walter Goldschmidt and Alfred Eschwé. The latter has regularly conducted the orchestra since 1983 and has thus played a key role in the development of its unique sound and typically Viennese style of music-making.
In the recent past, the orchestra has also worked with conductors such as Wladimir Fedosejew, Franz Bauer-Theussl, Martin Sieghart and Ola Rudner. Since 2008, there has been an intensive collaboration with Johannes Wildner and since 2010, Johannes Wildner and Alfred Eschwé have conducted the orchestra exclusively.
The ensemble has been performing regularly in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein since 1981. Since 1999, it has been performing its own concert cycle there.
The Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra can lay claim to being one of the most authentic ensembles for the interpretation of Strauss's oeuvre. In 1966 - almost 120 years after the founding of the Strauss Orchestra by Johann Strauss (father) - the great demand for sophisticatedly interpreted light music prompted a group of Viennese musicians from the then Small Radio Orchestra to found the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra. The ensemble set itself the goal of cultivating the music of the Strauss dynasty as well as so-called ‘light’ Viennese music. Its line-up of 42 musicians corresponds to that favoured by members of the Strauss family, according to authentic sources. In its founding year, the orchestra undertook a six-week tour of the USA and Canada under the direction of Eduard Strauss II, the great-nephew of Johann Strauss (son). This was in the footsteps of the famous Strauss Orchestra, with which the grandfather Eduard I had performed twice in the USA and Canada before finally disbanding the orchestra in New York in 1901. After the all too early death of the last professionally performing representative of the dynasty, Eduard II, in 1969, a man took over the direction of the orchestra whose name is associated with the tradition of New Year's concerts like no other to this day: Willi Boskovsky. Under his baton and bow, a lively touring activity began that continues to this day and takes the orchestra not only across Europe, but also to the USA, South America, Korea, Russia, China and, above all, Japan, where it will embark on its 34th tour in 2017. The Boskovsky era also saw the beginning of increased recording activity, which culminated in almost the entire oeuvre of the Strauss dynasty being recorded for Austrian Radio in the 1970s. In the meantime, the collection of recordings comprises almost 1,000 recorded titles and around 190 recordings released worldwide. After Boskovsky's death, three conductors mainly accompanied the orchestra on its travelling and concert tours: Kurt Wöss, Walter Goldschmidt and Alfred Eschwé. The latter has regularly conducted the orchestra since 1983 and has thus played a key role in the development of its unique sound and typically Viennese style of music-making.
In the recent past, the orchestra has also worked with conductors such as Wladimir Fedosejew, Franz Bauer-Theussl, Martin Sieghart and Ola Rudner. Since 2008, there has been an intensive collaboration with Johannes Wildner and since 2010, Johannes Wildner and Alfred Eschwé have conducted the orchestra exclusively.
The ensemble has been performing regularly in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein since 1981. Since 1999, it has been performing its own concert cycle there.
