The Johann Strauss 2014 Gala. Experience 19th century Vienna through music and dance. Rainer Hersch will host the performance, aiming to whisk audiences back to 19th century Vienna through a programme of waltzes and polkas from the Strauss musical dynasty. Rainer will be conducting the Johann Strauss Orchestra as it performs classic Strauss pieces including Blue Danube Waltz, Radetsky March, Roses From The South and Lucifer Polka.