André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known as the founder of the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and his orchestra tour worldwide, often playing in stadiums. He resides in his native Maastricht, where he also regularly performs at the Vrijthof.
As the founder of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, he has succeeded in making classical music accessible to a wide audience and has inspired millions of people with waltzes and music from opera, film, musicals, operettas and traditional melodies and he does it with a touch of humour talking with his audiences and sometimes playing unusual choices as can be seen below.
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Andre Rieu - An der schönen blauen Donau 1999
André Rieu - The Second Waltz (official video 2020)
André Rieu - Boléro (Ravel)
ANDRE RIEU - Old MacDonald [HQ]
André Rieu - Mestreechs Volksleed en Mestreech is neet breid
Scotland the Brave & Highland Cathedral – André Rieu live in Bahrain
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