Viennese Christmas Spectacular at Cadogan Hall

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This Christmas programme draws on the Viennese tradition of waltz, polka and operetta through orchestral and vocal favourites. Johann Strauss II, nicknamed the Waltz King, is at its heart, with the Die Fledermaus overture, the Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, a title meaning gossip, and The Blue Danube, a waltz that also appears in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Beyond Strauss, the selection turns to other composers'takes on the waltz: Shostakovich's jazz-tinged Waltz No. 2 and Sibelius's Valse triste. Tchaikovsky is represented by the waltz from The Sleeping Beauty and selections from The Nutcracker, including the Pas de deux, the Sugar Plum Fairy dance and the Waltz of the Flowers. Korngold, Lehár and Suppé add the Serenade from The Snowman, the Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow and Hab'ich nur deine Liebe from Boccaccio.

Cadogan Hall is a concert venue at 5 Sloane Terrace in London. The programme combines orchestral pieces with vocal numbers, so it suits listeners who enjoy both the dance music of Vienna and operetta.