Johann Strauss Sr. 老約翰˙施特勞斯 (1804-1849)

儘管兒子小約翰˙施特勞斯比老父更受歡迎，老約翰˙施特勞斯其實是首先把當時被視為難登大雅之堂的沙龍音樂帶進音樂廳的先驅，令維也納的華爾滋及波爾卡舞曲流行至全世界。拉德斯基進行曲可算是老約翰˙施特勞斯的代表作，每年的維也納新年音樂會都會奏出此曲，讓觀眾隨著節奏拍掌頓足，令音樂會在一片歡愉聲中結束。

Although overshadowed by his son as the waltz king, Johann Strauss Sr. and his musical partner Joseph Lanner are credited with popularlizing the Viennese waltz and other salon dances like the quadrille and the polka. The two colleagues soon become rivals, but it was the son who would eventually eclipse them all. The father is best known for his Radetzky March, dedicated to the namesake Austrian Field Marshal. Supposedly the officers clapped their hands and stomped their feet during its premier performance. The custom has been carried out ever since and is traditionally used to end the New Year's Concert in Vienna as homage to the father.