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Rieu created the Johann Strauss Orchestra in 1987 and began with 12 members, giving its first concert on 1 January 1988. [7] As of 2020, he performs with between 50 and 60 musicians. Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin. [3] Rieu and his orchestra have appeared throughout Europe, North and South America, Japan, and Australia, and New Zealand.
She has been touring with Rieu since 2007 as his star soprano. [7] [8] She is of Dutch descent and can speak Dutch fluently. In April 2008, Rieu and Louwerse released the album Waltzing Matilda. The album peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts, was certified platinum and became the 20th best selling album in Australia in 2008. [9]
The group has served as the vehicle for Rieu's increasingly ambitious ideas since its founding. [3] In 1987 André renamed the MSO as the Johann Strauss Orchestra to emphasise waltz music. [2] On the occasion of Rieu's first concert with the orchestra, on January 1, 1988, there were 12 musicians.
Waltzing Matilda is a studio album by Dutch violinist André Rieu and Australian soprano Mirusia, released on 28 April 2008 in Australia. The album includes several Australian traditional songs sung by Mirusia. Rieu and Mirusia performed the tracks in their worldwide tour late in 2008. [1] The album debuted at number two on the Australian ARIA ...
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 ...
Gretta Duisenberg (born 1942), pro-Palestinian activist and the wife of Wim Duisenberg; Esmée van Eeghen (1918–1944), Dutch resistance member; Jacob Eelkens, first commander of the first Dutch fort in America (Fort Nassau) Jetske van den Elsen (born 1972), television presenter; Ferry Piekart (born 1974), writer on children's games
André Rieu invited Willighagen to follow a masterclass in London, after a member of his orchestra saw her in the Holland's Got Talent audition on YouTube. [19] [20] Then, on 11 and 12 July 2014, she appeared with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra in Maastricht, during the recording of the album Love in Venice. [21]
Emma Kok (born 12 March 2008 [1] [2]) is a Dutch singer.She rose to prominence in 2021 after winning the tenth season of The Voice Kids.In 2023, her performance of "Voilà" with André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra went viral, amassing over 75 million views on YouTube.