In our current season, we are celebrating the 150th birthday of Richard Strauss by performing his works throughout the Classics series. In this weekend's KnightSounds concert, A Waltz to Remember, we fill the program with works from Johann Strauss II, "The Waltz King." Learn more about these composers which shared the same occupation, the same last name, and absolutely no relation!

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Full name	Johann Strauss II	Richard Georg Strauss
Life	1825-1899	1864-1949
Nationality	Austrian	German
Born	Vienna	Munich
Father	Johann, composer of more than 250 works	Franz, principal horn player of the Bavarian Court Opera
Known for	Waltzes	Symphonic poems and operas
Age of first composition	6	6
Famous piece	On the Beautiful Blue Danube	Don Quixote
Works in CSO 2014-15 season	Overture to Die Fledermaus, Annen Polka, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, Emperor Waltz, The Audition Song from Die Fledermaus, On the Beautiful Blue Danube	Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Don Quixote, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme