Virtuoso Report
Clockwise from top: An after-hours museum tour, ballroom waltzers, Virtuoso’s Matthew D. Upchurch flanked by agency executives Nancy Strong and Anne Scully, and Saint Stephen’s Cathedral.
We Had a Ball Waltzing through Vienna with insider access and VIP experiences, thanks to Virtuoso connections. BY ELAINE SRNKA
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NOWN AS THE CITY OF MUSIC FOR THE ROSTER OF
classical composers from Mozart to Beethoven who’ve lived there through the centuries, Vienna boasts a cultural scene that’s at once historic and vibrant. Its glitzy ball season, customarily November through March, showcases the Viennese waltz, one of dance’s most time-honored traditions. After the challenges of the last two years, the mood at a recent Virtuoso gala was cautiously celebratory as our group donned