Johann Strauss II

I genuinely believe Johann Strauss II might be the most purely joyful composer who ever lived — the man wrote over 500 waltzes, polkas, and quadrilles, and somehow managed to make each one feel like a party you didn't know you needed. The Blue Danube alone has been the soundtrack to more New Year's celebrations and space-docking sequences than anything else in Western music. But he wasn't just a one-hit wonder in a tailcoat: Die Fledermaus is a razor-sharp comic operetta that still holds up brilliantly on stage, and The Gypsy Baron shows a real dramatic flair people often overlook. He fought his own famous father for the right to conduct, won, and then eclipsed him entirely. That's not just talent — that's nerve.

Name (English)

Johann Strauss II

Name (Japanese)

ヨハン・シュトラウス2世

Reading

よはん・しゅとらうす2世

Born

October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Neubau, Austria

Occupation

conductor / composer

Awards & achievements

• 1871 Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
• 1877 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 4th class, Order of the Medjidie
• Knight of the Order of the Lion and the Sun
• Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
• 1894 honorary member
• honorary member
• Knight Officer of the Order of the Saxe-Ernestine

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B92%E4%B8%96

Tags

• conductor
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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