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Vienna Symphony Orchestra beams waltz into space #shorts
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June 3, 2025
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1:03Now PlayingVienna's Symphony Orchestra had an out of this world performance Saturday evening as its performance of Johann Strauss’ The Blue Danube waltz was beamed into space. .
The European Space Agency, Vienna Symphony and Vienna Tourist Board sent the waltz from Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts to the stars via satellite dish in Spain.
The event celebrated ESA’s 50th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of Strauss’ birth.
The ‘make alliance dance’ performance was a joint effort by ESA, the Vienna Symphony and the Vienna Tourist Board. The song, which has long been linked to space since the 2001 film, A Space Odyssey, took place at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna.
Public broadcasts of the concert were also viewable in Madrid, New York and Vienna.
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