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2010 January - July
Febr.14th 2010: Sven Kramer just won the first gold medal for the Netherlands. The Olympic oval in "Svencouver" and the fans in Holland, turned orange again! Sven inspired us to dig up another two "golden oldies". To give you an idea about how we learn to skate... It all starts at ditches, lakes, the frozen canals of Amsterdam or around the windmills of Kinderdijk. You may even
spot a familiar face on the ice. In our Golden Oldies section we have added two videos related to skating. Click on the pictures above to see them.
On February 26th, 2010, Gerd Leers said farewell to the people of Maastricht after having resigned as mayor of that city. A stream of people from all levels of society said farewell to Mr. Leers. André Rieu and his orchestra could not be present, due to a concert in Zürich that day. But using a video link with Zürich, André said an emotional goodbye to Gerd Leers and his wife.
Click on the picture above to see André's video message.
André Rieu wins the "Export Award 2009" from the Dutch music industry, for the 5th year!
Click on the picture to the left to see the life presentation of this award on March 3rd, 2010.
André could not receive the award in person. He was for a promotional tour in South Africa.
Via a live video connection he speaks to us.
Flikken Maastricht, VIDEO ONLINE
On Friday January 29th, 2010 the TROS television showed the episode of "Flikken Maastricht" (Cops of Maastricht) in which André plays a prominent guest role. In the picture above you see him with Eva van Dongen (Angela Schijf), one of the cops. During and after the Maastricht 2009 concerts, shots were made by the crew of the program on the Vrijthof and at André's castle.
A child disappears, a stolen car stopped and in a bag traces of explosives, a mad fan with dangerous plans, the whole police force of Maastricht on alert, a lady rushing onto the square and disappears in the crowd and is Bruno Gabriels, André's body guard (and Johan's nephew...) really that secure? The bomb explodes and André is taking care of Eva van Dongen...
The quick addition of the subtitles was made possible with the invaluable help of John.
A Police series? Or a look behind the scenes of a concert...
Click on the picture above and see for yourself.
Traditionally the concert season for a new year starts in the German town of Cologne. We also spent a few days in that city, watching the fireworks on the banks of the river Rhine and attending the traditional New Year's concert the day after. Click on the picture above of our proud grandfather, to see the highlights of this concert.
UPDATE: we added a few pictures, made during our stay in Cologne.
On Thursday March 26, 2010, André Rieu and the JSO will play for the first time for Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, as part of the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Valkenburg Tourist Information (VVV), the oldest in The Netherlands and possibly in Europe.
There are a total of four video's available: The Concert, The performance of the group Reincarnatus with (ex) JSO members and two TV interviews. Click on the picture above to see all these videos.
Who is Béla Mavrák? We know him as one of the Three Tenors, but there is more. In this video from the German WDR, we meet him at his home in Cologne and he shows us his favorite rehearsal room...
Click on the picture to the right to see the video.
What have two ladies (from Italy and the USA) with a glass of white wine, an André concert and their two husbands rubbing each others back, in common:
You guessed right: a holiday in the Southern part of Germany.
Click on the picture above to see the photo show Adele made of this trip.
On March 24th, André appeared in the talk show "Pauw en Witteman".
With the other table guests (Eimert van Middelkoop (ex minister of Defense), Michael Boogerd en Leontine van Moorsel (both retired professional speed cyclists), they will discuss Andre's previous and upcoming concerts and more. Click on the picture to the right to watch the interview.
On March 29, 2010 the Dutch Post
Office will release a sheet with five stamps dedicated to Maastricht. Of course, Maastricht's
most famous "son" André Rieu is
present on the stamp as well! Click on the sheet to the left to see more details.
On Sunday March 28, 2010, André Rieu played in the opening act of the UK "Dancing on Ice" finals. Pro skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean perform a breathtaking ice dance on the tunes of the "Bolero". A few days later, André Rieu and the JSO appeared in the talk show of Alan
Titchmarsh. Click on the picture to the right to see these videos.
The start of a new road soap "André Rieu on his way to South Africa".
In this first episode we will see Kimi Skota, a South African soprano who will join André and the JSO in SA. Furthermore his first promotional tour to South Africa and what is he doing with the most sexy girl of SA on top of the Table Mountain in Cape Town?
A dress in the color of dead salmon embarrasses Nelly Custers (mother of Linda Custers), the lady who designs and makes all the dresses for the ladies...
Click on the picture to the left to see this first episode.
Two Queens and a King.
The title "André on his way to South Africa" does not really fit to this second episode.
This episode was broadcast on April 30th, 2010, the day we celebrate the birthday of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
Therefore this episode is called "Two Queens and a King" and shows the preparations and some highlights of the concerts André and the JSO gave for Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain (December 2009) and Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (May 2010).
Both André and the JSO members were honored to play for the Queens.
Click on the picture above to see the second episode.
On the morning of Wednesday May 5th, 2010 Andre and the JSO returned home from an emotional trip to South Africa.
Click on the picture to the right to see the phone interview and some highlights of the trip.
Episode three of the SA road soap is now available.
We will see André on a promotional tour to South America and how the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano prevented Andre from flying to South Africa. With a private charter and two stop-overs they finally reached Johannesburg just in time for the first concert...
Several dresses and microphones are missing, will they have to perform in the buff?
Click on the picture to the right to see for yourself.
On May 9th, 2010 the local Limburg TV station L1, broadcast an episode of the program “L1mbourgeois”. In this program Jo Cortenraedt interviews André Rieu in Cape Town about the success of his concerts in South Africa. Click on the picture to the right to see the interview. In the last few minutes we see how André receives the “Charlemagne” medal in the town hall of Aachen in Germany.
During the Cologne 2010 concert, André announced that Lara Meuleman (violin) was expecting a baby. The baby was born just before the SA tour. Leon van Wijk (trombone and accordion), the proud father, will reveal us the name of the new born.
In this episode we see André rehearsing the "Earth Song" with the "Bloemfontein Children's Choir". Emotions run high during the sessions. Furthermore André visits the Hout Baai Music Project. After visiting the concert, André treats them to (big) hamburgers and personally serves french fries in his own way. The dinner ends in a spontaneous concert for André. And he has a big big surprise for them...
Click on the picture to the left to see this episode.
The orchestra has some time to spare and visits the "Cape of Good Hope". Enjoying the view and buying souvenirs. Bela liked to buy a belt made of crocodile hide, but for the price André is convinced that it is made of a cheaper material. Success for Kimi singing "African Dreams" and a big surprise for a South African radio announcer, never seen someone look that flabbergasted.
Click on the picture above to see this episode.
In the fifth episode, André visits the clipper "Stad Amsterdam" (City of Amsterdam). This ship sails around the world and follows the original trip, which Charles Darwin did on the "Beagle". The clipper happened to be in Cape Town when André and the JSO played there. Of course, André invited the scientists to attend the concert.
Ineke has created her eighth Fan Photo show, with impressions of the SA concerts and many new fans from South Africa and from other parts of the world. Click on the picture on the left to see this photo show.
"In music there is no color" André Rieu April 2010.
The sixth and final episode of the South African road soap.
André visits one of the stadiums where the World Championship football will be played in a few weeks. But is he allowed to step on the holy grass?
See the release of tension when Kimi returns backstage after her first song
The surprise? Click on the picture to the right to see!
On June 10th and 11th, 2010 we attended the concerts of André Rieu and the JSO on the island "Mainau" on the Swiss/German border. This island is known for its elaborate and beautiful flower gardens. In this very nice atmosphere André presented the program "Roses from the South -Rosen aus dem Süden-". Click on one of the pictures above to see the video of this concert and a brief history of the island Mainau which is managed by the Bernadotte family.
At this moment André and the JSO are touring in the USA (June 2010). Last year, after André returned from the June 2009 tour in the USA, he had an interview with Jo Cortenraedt of the Limburg L1 TV. Click on the picture to the left to see how André experienced the USA.
We all know that great wines are produced on the hills outside Maastricht. But a wine called "Maastricht" is made 9300 KM / 5800 Miles from Maastricht...
As part of a series of background programs around the World Championship Soccer in South Africa, a reporter from the Limburg TV station L1 visits the Maastricht winery near
Cape Town. Click on the picture above to see this small documentary.
On June 26th, 2010, André for the first time had to cancel one of his concerts. In Toronto the G20 summit was held and protesters caused a lot of street riots. On June 28th, The Dutch TV program Boulevard has a telephone interview with André. Click on the picture to the left to hear his frightening experience in Toronto.
Many of us have seen on the Vrijthof Webcam that the construction of the stage has started. This year the work will be done in very good conditions, but in 2008 the weather was very bad. Click on the picture to the right to see what is involved in constructing the stage and the preparations for the concerts.
FAN Dinner & Picnic
During the July Maastricht concerts, we held our traditional fan dinner and fan picnic.
Click on the picture to the right to see an impression of these events.
After the Mainau and Maastricht 2010 concerts, Ineke prepared her ninth FAN Photo show. Many good old friends, but also a lot of new faces. Click on the picture to the left to see this new photo show.
During the week of the Maastricht concerts, the local TV station L1 aired it's traditional series of programs in the "Rieu Week". Click on the picture to the right (Bill Henderson from New Zealand interviewed by Jo Cortenraedt) to see the first episode of this year's series.
The second program of the L1 "Rieu week" series.
Jo Cortenraedt speaks with André and Pierre about the "Rieu Family Company".
This interview also highlights Pierre's new position within the company and new commercial ways to do business.
The third and last episode of the "Rieu week". Various entrepreneurs talk about the significance of the concerts for the Maastricht community. The Rieu concerts, together with the TEFAF art fair, are the most important events for the city.
Click on the picture to the right to see this video and Pierre will tell all you want to know about the copy of the Vrijthof in the MECC.
Warning: On Amazon.com a book is sold, called "The André Rieu handbook".
This book is an illegal production of disputable quality. It is not worth to buy it! Someone is making money with André's name!
