Jonathan conducts Strauss's "Thunder and Lightning" Polka

Four year old Jonathan conducts Johann Strauss's "Thunder and Lightning" Polka with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra. Many thanks to LaDawn Lingard and all the members of the orchestra for Jonathan's conducting debut with a symphony orchestra.

Johann Strauss II, also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger, the Son, Johann Baptist Strauss, son of Johann Strauss I, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

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