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“THE BLUE DANUBE WALTZ” TRAVELED TO THE STARS REWATCH THE CONCERT

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06/01/2025
2:30 PM
BRYANT PARK
FREE ENTRY
06/01/2025
2:30 PM
BRYANT PARK
FREE ENTRY
06/01/2025
2:30 PM
BRYANT PARK
FREE ENTRY
06/01/2025
2:30 PM
BRYANT PARK
FREE ENTRY
06/01/2025
2:30 PM
BRYANT PARK
FREE ENTRY

Music meets Science

Vienna, the world capital of classical music, is located in the heart of Europe. Its historic concert halls, prestigious ball events, and visionaries like Mozart, Beethoven, and Johann Strauss II have shaped a vibrant cultural legacy of creativity and excellence.
One of the most iconic music pieces from Vienna – composed by the King of Waltz Johann Strauss II is The Blue Danube Waltz. Although The Blue Danube Waltz is considered the unofficial anthem of outer space, it was left behind on earth when the Voyager Golden Records were sent into the cosmos in 1977. We wanted to correct this mistake as a gift to mark the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss II’s birth.
Rewatch the moment history was made and watch the Wiener Symphoniker perform an exclusive space concert followed by the transmission of The Blue Danube Waltz to deep space towards Voyager 1. The transmission was carried out by the European Space Agency's Deep Space Antenna at Cebreros, Spain.
Vienna invites you to join the Public Screening of this historical WALTZ INTO SPACE Concert on June 1, 2025 at Bryant Park.
Location

Bryant Park

Bryant Park
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1:00 PM WARM UP

  • DJ Kyra Caruso
  • Learn how to waltz with Aga Bohun at 2 PM
  • Take your chance to win a trip to Vienna
  • Drinks & chill (Picnic blankets will be provided by us – first come first served)

2:30 PM WALTZ INTO SPACE CONCERT

Chief Conductor: Petr Popelka Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker
  • Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World," 4th Movement (Allegro con fuoco)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter," 4th Movement (Molto allegro)
  • György Ligeti: "Ramifications"
  • Josef Strauss: "Sphärenklänge" (Music of the Spheres), Waltz, Op. 235
  • Charles Ives: "The Unanswered Question"

3:30 PM TRANSMISSION INTO DEEP SPACE BY THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

  • Johann Strauss II: "The Blue Danube" Waltz, Op. 314

3:45 PM WIND DOWN

  • DJ Kyra Caruso
  • Drinks & chill
Everything you need to know about Vienna's mission
MISSION STATEMENT
MISSION STATEMENT
Read all about Vienna’s intergalactic mission for Johann Strauss II 200th anniversary.
A CELESTIAL MISTAKE
A CELESTIAL MISTAKE
Why The Blue Danube Waltz wasn’t included on the Voyager Golden Records.
On board with Strauss
On board with Strauss
Plan your flight to Vienna today and immerse yourself in Strauss’s world.