Posted on 10/17/2019 10:07:57 PM PDT by amorphous
André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. He and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act, as successful as some of the biggest global pop and rock music acts. He resides in his native Maastricht.
His 100th Maastricht Concert!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut0gHQpyYiI
Andre and his Orchestra are too fantastic for words. Together they restore my faith in humanity.
I would love to see them!
Thanks for this! I visited Maastricht in early September and a local friend was a great walking-tour guide. What a fantastic town, and when I was there the Main Street had plenty American flags - they were celebrating the 75th anniversary of the towns liberation by the American troops.
Btw, if you've never seen the Village People in a Tux, watch the concert linked above! :-)
YVW. Would love to visit Maastricht as well. Maybe even attend a Rieu concert. Thanks for sharing your experience!
You definitely should visit. In fact, I visited that big open square and the two churches beside it, and stopped for coffee in a museum café on the squares edge. My fathers ancestors left the Netherlands for New Amsterdam so it was a treat to be in their country for the first time plus it was fascinating to visit churches from the 1100s and to walk atop medieval town walls. Im used to the UK but this was on a completely different experience, what with the language difference.
But somewhere, way back, I bet we share a common DNA strand. ;-)
I love his music. He will be touring America but none of his stops are close to my location.
It is nice to see that I am not the only Amira fan on Free Republic. There are at least 2 of us.
I have been listening to this girl sing for at least 4 years and feel certain that she is a future star in the music business. What she has already accomplished at such a young age is simply amazing.
The voice of an angel.
Some of my favorites:
André Rieu - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZb-SVm7eLE André Rieu - Highland Cathedral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAsdo0zMUyA
André Rieu & John Sheahan - Irish Washerwomen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuMDjNQrdjY
Victory - Andre Rieu & BOND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaNGU1CrXI
And many, many more. TOO many to list, actually. :-)
I usually can’t stand opera. But Amira is so amazing. I watch her youtubes all the time.
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