Johann Strauss News

THE Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall will celebrate the new year in style with a host of spectacular shows on offer.

A comedy within an opera, "Die Fledermaus" goes on stage at College of the Desert for six performances starting Dec.

With his 55-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, he will partner with WVIA for a "Celebration of Music Tour." According to Billboard magazine, Rieu was the world's most successful male touring artist for the first half of 2009.

" As a Thanksgiving tribute to the forefathers of European symphonic music, The Phoenix Symphony will perform works from Alfred Schnittke, Johann Strauss and 2009/10 Spotlight Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Opera Westminster will present "Wiener Blut" Saturday, Oct. 31 , at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium .

"To be a good leader you must be disciplined with everything you are involved in.

WALTZ away an evening with romantic Austrian music at Plymouth Pavilions. The Johann Strauss Gala, always a popular night at the city venue, returns on February 5. The music takes audiences back to the glittering ballrooms of 19th century Vienna.

Andre Rieu is the world's most successful male touring artist of the first half of 2009, according to Billboard magazine.

It was a fine night for dancing Friday at Minneapolis' Orchestra Hall. No, the patrons weren't waltzing in the aisles, although the strains of Johann Strauss may have left them sorely tempted.

The conductor Vladimir Ziva is among the artists participating in the Grand Waltz Festival which brings the Romantic music of Johann Strauss to Pavlosk.

Jaap van Zweden sent Dallas Symphony Orchestra patrons home with big grins Saturday night.

At 8 p.m., world-renowned Dutch violinist Andre Rieu took the USANA Amphitheatre stage.

It's hard to arrange concerts where renowned artists from different countries unite, and their scarcity tends to make them more valuable.