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of year 2011 (January - July)
What does a gold ring, a gold record, wrought-iron candle holders and a bronze boar have in common? What about the Mercedes car?
Why does Hanne Jäger hold André's first gold record, which days ago was hanging in his castle's room?? Click on the picture to the left to see why.
Three video clips from a German TV program.
UPDATE: Three weeks ago the WDR crew started the swap action with a coffee cup. After three weeks of swapping articles they now have a yacht worth €49.000 and the gold ring politely declined by André. One more week of swapping to go! At the end of the fourth week, the value of the last item will be donated to charity. We will keep you informed!
For those who are interested in all the videos and items of the swap action click here to go to the WDR website. German only...
Especially for Valentine's day
we post the latest UPDATE of Ineke's photo show about
"The making of"..... banners, buttons, key chains, name tags, flags, fan web sites, live reports, translations. To give you an idea of fan's love jobs. February 14th 2011.
WITH LOVE! Click picture.
First episode of the new road soap "The world of André Rieu", as broadcast by the TROS in The Netherlands. We will follow André from the first rehearsals after his sick leave until the first concert of November 18th, 2010 in Antwerp. Click on the picture to the right to see the emotions and tension with André and the orchestra members. And who sent him this drawing?
Latest JSO news
In January 2011 Kremi Mineva gave birth to a daughter named Alina.
Lituanian Giedre Mundinaite is a violinist and a figure skater.
Linda Custers is expecting twins in June or earlier.
Mirusia Louwerse is moving back to Australia in May 2011. Click here to read the interview on Harmony Parlor.
In the second episode we look back to the Maastricht 2010 concerts. Holland gets into the finals of the World Championship Soccer. Combined with a heat wave, unusual steps had to be taken. Click on the picture to the right to see the outcome of a meeting in the mayors office and the never ending flexibility of the André Rieu crew.
In the third episode of "The World of André Rieu" we will follow André and the JSO during the recording of "Rosen aus dem Süden" on the island Mainau and we will see how orchestra members look and feel at 5AM in the morning, just before the TV recording of the New York Today show. Click on the picture to the left to see this episode.
The fourth episode starts in South Africa. André visits the HoutBaai music project and decides to invite them to Maastricht. From a small wooden class room to eight performances for 10.000 people! My African Dream is a very emotional song for Kimmy. Furthermore Govert de Roos, a prominent Dutch photographer follows André. Will he get his famous shot of André in Las Vegas? Click on the picture to the right to see the result.
Mexico City. That's the theme of the fifth episode. Although the people are still crazy after the concert, there were problems before it. Rough handling during transport, damaged a lot of instruments and replacement had to be organized. Click on the picture to the left to see the Mexican after concert party.
Next week:
The concert in Mexico City!
Sixth and final episode of this road soap. We now will find out who that lady is that André is lifting. The road soap really should be called "That's what I do it for". Watch the video to find out why. And the Mexican public, is there a more enthusiastic audience in the world?
Brazilians, it's now your chance to beat them! Click on the picture to the right to see the Mexico concert. 1.5 hours of fun!
March 2011: Our thoughts are with the Japanese people. Elke and Nino Freitag had contact with our dear Japanese fan friends Hideo-san and Mihoko-san Kogawa. This is what Hideo mailed: "My wife and I are safe. Japanese are in worst situation now. Tokyo and our city Urayasu /Chiba are far from the epic center but the level of this earthquake is so big, that our house and city are damaged. We can stay at our house, but it is big trouble for us".
Latest news: Hideo and Mihoko left the Tokyo area to stay at family in Western Japan.
On March 2nd, 2011, Mirusia appeared in the program "En dan nog even dit" from the regional Dutch TV station TV Oost. This interview coincided with local elections, the reason for that small discussion. Mirusia is definitely preparing for a career after André...
Click on the picture to the right to see the entire interview.
André gets used to this. He won the BUMA Export Award 2010 for the artist with the biggest CD/DVD sales outside of The Netherlands.
This time the award is presented by Ali B. one of best rappers in The Netherlands. He has to hurry to catch André on Maastricht Airport before his departure to the concert in Munich (Germany).
Click on the picture to the left to see this lively interview.
Scary moments for André and the JSO in South Africa. A near accident? And what has Madiba (Nelson Mandela) to do with this trip? Click on the picture to the right to see the entire story.
In March 2011, 2011, Mirusia Louwerse released her first DVD "Always and Forever".
This is the story of Mirusia's "dream come true" as told in 13 exquisite songs, all performed with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra.
Click on the picture to the left to see a sample of this exciting DVD, the track list and where to order your copy.
On April 9th 2011 André appeared in the ORF broadcast (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) on the German ARD channel.
Click here to have a look on Beate Gundler's website. She translated the spoken text, so you won't miss anything. Thanks Beate!
April 28th 2011.
Reporter Lindy Burns of 774 ABC Melbourne Radio Station, interviewed two members of the Seekers: Judith Durham and Keith Potger about their touring with André Rieu. Enjoy!
http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/2011/04/the-seekers-the-stars.html
Thanks to Anita Nadj and Kathi (German fan website) for drawing our attention to the link.
We know that André has many fans, many unknown, some famous themselves. A little while ago, Anthony Hopkins contacted André Rieu with the request if André could play a waltz he had composed.
Click on the picture to the left to see this interview as shown on RTL Boulevard.
On Friday April 15th, 2011, André and the JSO appeared in the Madiwodovrijdag-show on Dutch television. This show is hosted by Paul de Leeuw a well known singer/comedian/presenter. Click on the picture to the right to see this nice interview and hear Paul sing with André and the JSO.
The Brazilian fans are very anxious to welcome the Maestro to South America.
But he did not yet announce such a concert tour! In the meantime they celebrated already the 8th fan friends get-together on the 9th of April 2011. This time in Curitiba in the State of Paranà, Brazil.
Thanks to Katherine who created the photo show and to Rudolfo Schneider who sent it to us. Click on the picture to watch the Brazilian fan photo show.
To our surprise the mailman brought a package today, sent by André Rieu productions.
Gold members, did you also receive the gift?
It's a nice gold colored pin/ brooch.
On Thursday May 26th, 2011, André and Pierre appeared in the Dutch TV program “De Wereld Draait Door”. Here they discuss the invitation from officials in North Korea to perform for 200.000 people in the capital Pyongyang.
Furthermore the Schönbrunn decor is for sale, so if you have somewhere to store it....
Click on the artist impression to the right to see this interview.
What’s this, Pierre smiling and happy about a lot of rust? Yes, he is a keen collector of WWII memorabilia and specializes in cars and trucks. Unfortunately after 60-70 years in storage these items are not in showroom condition anymore. Currently there is an exhibition of Pierre’s collection in the National Liberation Museum 1944-1945 in Groesbeek. Click on the very happy Pierre to get a glimpse of his “rusty” collection.
In the Pentecostal weekend of
June 11, 12 and 13, 2011, André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra performed again in the Amsterdam ArenA, with the replica of the Schönbrunn Castle. Three concerts, 600 brass players, pipe bands. With the invitation of Jan Smit, André likes to attract a younger audience. Interview on RTL Boulevard.
Frank and an old rocker? Yes, on Sunday June 26th, 2010 the noise of a Dutch farmers rock band and Frank’s mobile carillon tore through the peaceful silence of the Dutch countryside. Click on the picture to the right to see how bronze and heavy metal meet.
In 2006 a delegation of PBS US television stations visited André in Maastricht. André shows them around in Maastricht and it’s vicinity, visits the mayor of Maastricht and teaches them how to eat a salty herring the Dutch way. Click on the picture to the left to see this guided tour through Maastricht.
Message read on Twitter:
On June 11th 2011 Linda Custers gave birth to healthy twin daughters, named Nora and Cato.
Photo: Linda is a part time member of the Medieval Rock Band Reïncarnatus, founded by Joyce Hamers and Renate Dirix.
In Vienna, André Rieu recorded his new CD/DVD. On these albums he will play a waltz composed by Anthony Hopkins. Click on the picture to the left to see an item from the Dutch TV gossip Boulevard with some impressions of this concert.
