Nothing prepared me for the magnificence of Golden Hall in Vienna’s Musikverein, which is home to the renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

VIENNA (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” waltz has finally made it into space, nearly a half-century after missing a ride on NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft. The European Space Agency’s big radio antenna ...

Denes Erdos. Members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra perform "The Blue Danube" waltz as it is transmitted into deep space towards Voyager 1. in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Think your favorite music is out of this world? Classical music lovers gathered as Johann Strauss II’s masterpiece “The Blue Danube Waltz” was sent into space.