Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester (Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra) is an

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based in

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. The orchestra was formed under the auspices of Professor Oskar Goger and the

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(Austrian Radio) in 1966.

Eduard Strauss II Eduard Leopold Maria Strauss (March 24, 1910 – April 6, 1969), commonly known as Eduard Strauss II to distinguish him from his grandfather, was an Austrian conductor whose grandfather was Eduard Strauss I and whose uncle was Johann Strauss II ...

, nephew of

Johann Strauss III Johann Maria Eduard Strauss III (16 February 18669 January 1939; german: Johann Strauß III) was an Austrian composer whose father was Eduard Strauss, whose uncles were Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss, and whose grandfather was Johann Strauss ...

, who carried on the Strauss dynasty musical tradition into the 20th century, was the orchestra's first conductor. The primary aim of this orchestra is to recreate the touring Strauss Orchestra of the days of

Johann Strauss I Johann Baptist Strauss I (; also Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder, the Father; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849) was an Austrian composer of the Romantic music, Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, polkas, and galo ...

, who was the founder of the Strauss musical dynasty. The members of the orchestra were selected from leading Vienna orchestras such as the

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and the Vienna Radio Orchestra so that its quality would be first-rate. Eduard Leopold (better known as Eduard Strauss II) took this orchestra for a tour in

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in October 1966 and success followed until his death in 1969.

Willi Boskovsky Willibald Karl Boskovsky (16 June 1909 – 21 April 1991) was an Austrian violinist and conductor, best known as the long-standing conductor of the Vienna New Year's Concert from 1955 to 1979. Biography Boskovsky was born in Vienna, and joined the ...

was then chosen as principal conductor of the orchestra and recorded much of the Strauss family music with this orchestra on the

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record label. Its current conductors are and . also conducted the orchestra at some point after Boskovsky's death.

Johannes Wildner Johannes Wildner (born 1956) is an Austrian conductor, conducting professor, and former member violinist with the Vienna Philharmonic. Biography Born in Mürzzuschlag, Austria, Wildner studied conducting, violin and musicology and has establi ...

has been conducting the orchestra at the

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in Vienna on Austria's national day since 2008.

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* Musical groups established in 1966 Austrian orchestras Musical groups from Vienna Strauss family 1966 establishments in Austria {{orchestra-stub