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André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (Dutch: [ˈɑndreː riˈjøː], French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁjø]; born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act. [1] He resides in his native ...
Some of the orchestra's performances have been broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Arts and the United States on the PBS television network [1] such as the 2003 airing of Andre Rieu Live in Dublin, filmed in Dublin, Ireland, and 2003's André Rieu Live in Tuscany filmed in the Piazza Della Repubblica in the village of Cortona in Tuscany.
While there, Monarcha was hired as a vocalist by orchestra leader André Rieu to tour Europe and the United States with his Johann Strauss Orchestra. She received critical acclaim as a winner at the Bidu Sayão Vocal Competition , a major international singing competition held annually in Brazil that is named in honor of that country's most ...
A list of Dutch bands and artists of contemporary music. The bands and artists are either Dutch, of Dutch origin or contain Dutch members. This is a dynamic list and ...
A fan of the Dutch violinist, Hopkins's wife [4] sent his waltz to Rieu for consideration. [5] [6] Inspired by New Zealand's stunning landscape and the ‘life must go on’ attitude of its people in the face of the recent natural disasters, André composed a dreamy waltz together with his first violinist Frank Steijns entitled "Dreaming of New ...
André Rieu: 2002 Violinist and conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra: Knight Børge Ring: 2003 Animated short film writer, director and animator Knight Hans van Houwelingen: 2008 Academic, mathematician in the field of medical statistics, biostatistics: Knight Willem de Vos: 2017 Academic, microbiologist: Knight
Rieu can refer to: André Rieu (born 1949), Dutch violinist and conductor; Annette Rieu, a character in Jeanne Galzy's 1929 novel L'Initiatrice aux mains vides (Burnt Offering) Bún riêu, a Vietnamese meat; D. C. H. Rieu (1916–2008), scholar; Charloun Rieu (1846–1924), French farmer and poet; Charles Pierre Henri Rieu (1820–1902), Swiss ...
Also in October, they were scheduled to tour various Australian cities in support of violinist André Rieu and his orchestra. However, the tour was postponed when Rieu was taken ill. [46] They released another Greatest Hits compilation in May 2011 which peaked in the top 40. [38] That month they supported Rieu on the rescheduled Australian tour ...