There aren't many people who can make classical music cool, so when someone is able to put a somewhat modern spin on the style and persuade younger crowds to buy CDs and tickets to shows, they are ...

He has outsold Beyoncé and played to bigger crowds than Take That. He also lives in D’Artagnan’s castle and has his very own orchestra. An audience with André Rieu, the violin superstar nicknamed King ...

Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu blasts onto the Hot Tours list (see below) dated Sept. 1, 2018 at No. 2 thanks to 17 shows from his 2018 world tour. By Eric Frankenberg Dutch violinist and ...

“Dear friends all over the world!” the man with the Dutch accent exclaimed on a video posted on Facebook on New Year’s Day. “2020 — what a very strange year that was.” How very strange, indeed. It ...

André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra return to Ireland this week as part of their 2023 World Tour with performances in Belfast and Dublin The world-renowned Dutch violinist and conductor plays ...

André Rieu, King of the Waltz, is one of today’s most successful classical performing artists. Here’s everything you need to know about the Dutch violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra. Dutch ...

Dutch maestro André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra are in Israel for a series of three festive concerts at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtachim Arena, where they had a packed stadium of almost 10,000 ...

André Rieu, the Maestro of the Masses (New York Times), a Weapon of Mass Happiness (The Spectator), and the best-selling classical musician on the planet, insists that music has magical and healing ...

The phenomenon that is André Rieu was in Sydney last week, an event which gave rise to strong feelings pro and contra. Among musicians, his slick entertainments are at best grudgingly recognised as ...

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