Eduard Strauss II

{{Infobox person | name = Eduard Strauss II | image = File:Eduard Strauss II.jpg | caption = In [[Copenhagen Airport]], 1958 | alt = Eduard II in [[Copenhagen Airport]], 1958 | baptised = March 24, 1910 | birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]] | death_date = {{Death date|1969|4|27|df=y}} (aged 59) | death_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] | occupation = Conductor | signature = | signature_alt = | works = }}

'''Eduard Leopold Maria Strauss''' (March 24, 1910 – April 6, 1969), commonly known as '''Eduard Strauss II''' to distinguish him from his grandfather, was an [[Austria]]n [[conducting|conductor]] whose grandfather was [[Eduard Strauss|Eduard Strauss I]] and whose uncle was [[Johann Strauss III]].

He enrolled at [[University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna]], and learned composition technique from [[Franz Schmidt (composer)|Franz Schmidt]]. He debuted as a conductor in 1949, 50 years after the death of [[Johann Strauss II]], and 100 years after the death of [[Johann Strauss I]].

[[File:Eduard Strauss II (7.30.1956).jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Eduard II. and [[Tokyo Symphony Orchestra]] (30 July 1956)]] Eduard II visited [[Japan]] in 1956. His works drew enormous attention, which resulted in a Johann Strauss boom occurring in Japan.

He organized the [[Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester]] in 1966.

His son, [[Eduard Strauss (judge)|Eduard Strauss]] (born 1955) is the current head of the [[Strauss Family]].

== filmography == In 1954, Eduard II appeared in three movies as ''Eduard Strauss Jr''. *''[[Victoria in Dover (1954 film)|Victoria in Dover]]'' – a composer. *''[[The Eternal Waltz]]'' – Eduard Strauss I. *''{{ill|Der Komödiant von Wien|de}}'' – Johann Strauss II.

== References == * [[Eduard Strauss (judge)|Eduard Strauss]]: ''Eduard Strauss II: Ein Künstlerleben.'' Schneider, Tutzing 2010. {{ISBN|978-3-86296-018-7}}

== External links == {{commons category|Eduard Strauss II}} * {{IMDb name|0833785|Eduard Strauss Jr.}} *[http://wjso.or.at/de-at/Home/Events/EventDetail?ConcertID=4&PersonID=191 WJSO「Eduard Strauss II.」] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231443/http://www.johann-strauss.at/biographie/eduard2.shtml EJSF「Eduard Strauss II.」]

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