Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 
Membership and other purchases

For membership application and renewals please go to the Payments page on the menu above and follow the instructions.

PayPal is the preferred method of payment for goods and services. You can now use credit cards within the PayPal service if you do not have a personal PayPal account. If you prefer to write a cheque then please use the form on the Contact us page and we will provide you with the necessary details.

For any other purchases please use the Contact us page form and we will provide you with the necessary information and how to make a payment.

 
How do I find out more about the Society/Join it?

Just fill in the form on the Contact us page and we will respond to you as quickly as we are able. 

How can I get tickets to the New Year's Day Concert in Vienna?

Tickets are now only available through an online lottery, at www.wienerphilharmoniker.at (site in German & English) in January of the preceding year.

What relationship to the Strauss family are Richard Strauss and Oscar Straus?

None! Richard Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer of tone poem, song and opera fame. A possible source of confusion is his opera, Der Rosenkavalier, which features the Viennese Waltz musically, if very anachronistically! Indeed, when he wrote his Rosenkavalier Waltz, Richard Strauss ‘borrowed’ its opening melody from Josef Strauss’s waltz Dynamiden op.173. Oscar Straus was an operetta composer and a contemporary of Franz Lehár. His most famous works were A Waltz Dream, and The Chocolate Solder.

Where can I Get Scores and Parts?

The Society owns thousands of piano scores and orchestral parts. For orchestral parts please refer to the scores tab which summarises our collection. Much of the material cannot easily be found elsewhere. Please use the feedback form for any specific enquiries and we will always respond, however obscure your enquiry.

Where can I read more about the Strauss Family?

The best book in English is The Strauss family: Portrait of a Musical Dynasty by the Society's Hon. Life President, Peter Kemp. Although this book is now out of print you can still purchase copies from the society at the reduced price of £5 plus postage.

If you have any other questions please use the Feedback form.