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July - December 2013
2013 MAASTRICHT CONCERTS
The party is over!
We had a wonderful time, listening to the music and meeting up with fan friends from all over the world. André and the Johann Strauss Orchestra will have a well deserved holiday now. At the end of August they'll start the rehearsals for the CD with ABBA music.
After that they go touring again to Mexico, Australia, Turkey and the UK. Click on the pictures below to watch our videos.
Impression of the Maastricht concerts, June and July 2013.
Please click on the menu item “Maastricht 2013 Concert” or click on the picture to the right, to see our impression of the eight concerts on the Vrijthof Square, the fan events and Marc's exhibition of his paintings.
July 16th 2013:
Last but not least: We added Jermaine Jackson's performance, and a hilarious YouTube video of the two André's waltzing during "Amigos para siempre". Click on the picture to the left and scroll down the page.
July 21st 2013.
Click on the picture to the right to watch a few fan photo shows.
The yearly fan dinner on board of a Stiphout Maas-cruiser, two fan picnics in the City Park, and Adele's photo show. We also added a very interesting time-lapse video by Al Girard.
Thanks to the many friends who gave us permission to use their photos.
The smallest detail is orchestrated to perfection.
The Harmony Parlor presents a nice article from the Adams Magazine of June/July 2013, about René Henket and Roger Diederen, trumpet players in the Johann Strauss Orchestra.
Adams is a company in Limburg, producing musical instruments.
Click on the picture below to read this article in the Harmony Parlor.
July 2013.
Romano Diederen,
12 years old son of Roger Diederen, has won the award for Limburg best talent of the year 2012.
In 2013 he played together with his father in the Johann Strauss Orchestra in the Maastricht concert series.
Click on the picture to read a newspaper article about Romano.
June 2013: Maastricht webcam on line again!!
After having been broke down since January 2013, the webcam to the Vrijthof Square is working again!! Use the following link: http://90.145.4.49/view/index.shtml . Depending on your version of Internet Explorer you may need to install some additional software. First accept to install the software offered by the camera. If this software does not work, click on this link to download and install a newer version of this software.
August 2013.
Ruud Merx, André's trombone player, runs a music production company.
In this mini show (from 2008), named: "The bewitched instruments" story teller Andrea Senden is presenting several brass band instruments to young children at an elementary school. The goal is to familiarize children with the instruments and to recruit new members for the Limburg brass bands. Lyrics and music by Ruud Merx. Ruud Merx has also composed beautiful music for the trumpet, to be played by Melissa Venema, you remember the young girl in André's concert?? Ruud is on Facebook under Merx Music Productions.
August 8th 2013.
What about a fake Pierre and a performance on the North Pole?
A lot of commotion about a hoax this morning. An unknown person has been passing himself off as Pierre, spreading false messages to the media, suppliers and fans.
Click on Pierre's photo to go to the Harmony Parlor for two newspaper articles.
Click on icicle André to watch a RTL Boulevard video.
Jean-Philippe Rieu composes new ode to Mary, Star of the Sea.
Due to the 600th anniversary of Mary's revered image in 2014, André's younger brother composed a new song in Mary's honor to present as a start to the Jubilee Year 2014.
On August 24, 2013
André Rieu appeared on the German Talkshow:
"Tietjen and Hirschhausen".
Click on the picture to the left to see this lively interview.
Royal Bell Foundry and Frank Steijns.
August 2013.
Recently Dutch TV featured a repeat of a 2010 broadcast about the oldest family run companies in the Netherlands. Royal Bell Foundry "Petit & Fritsen", anno 1660, is still operating and managed by the same family. In this video Frank Steijns visits the Bell Foundry to look at his new carillon bells. The original bells were stolen in 2009 from a storage facility.
Click on the picture to watch the video.
October 3rd 2013.
Classic Brit Award.
Congratulations André and JSO for winning the Classic Brit Award 2013 for the third time in a row! With your album: "Magic of the Movies".
Click HERE to read two articles in the Harmony Parlor.
Sept. 21st 2013.
ORF (Austrian TV) interview:
Vera Russwurm visiting André's castle in Maastricht.
Click on the photo to see the interview.
Three German TV shows: September 2013.
In September 2013 the German TV was very active in broadcasting programs with André Rieu. We show you three, with English subtitles added:
1. Aktuelle Stunde, 2. Kölner Treff, 3. the Carmen Nebel show.
Click on the photo to watch these German TV programs.
SBS Radio Dutch in Australia. October 2013.
Anneke interviews André Rieu in Dutch language at the SBS Radio Dutch Studio in Sydney, Australia.
Click on the picture to watch the interview, with English subtitles added.
October 2013
André Rieu's Australian Tour.
Before the "Waltz goes on" tour started in Australia, André appeared in many Australian Radio and TV programs.
In the Today Show you can see André cooking his favourite Dutch meal:
Stamppot rauwe andijvie.
Click on the picture to watch the programs.
October 31st, 2013.
André Rieu back
on Dutch soil.
A small item on Dutch TV,
broadcast by
RTL Boulevard.
Click on the picture.
October 12th, 2013:
Evenblij with…..
Dutch TV program by VARA, presenting Frank Evenblij meeting a well-known guest.
From behind the scenes in Rio, Frank witnesses the amazing response of the samba-people to the waltz. What is the secret of the unprecedented success? And what are the limits to Rieu’s triumphs?
Click on the picture to watch the interview.
Oct./Nov. 2013:
RTL LATE NIGHT SHOW
Nine years old Amira Willighagen auditioned with Holland's got Talent. She never took music lessons. The jury was blown away. André Rieu invited her to his studio for a Master Class. Click on the picture to watch the TV interview.
Talk Host: Humberto Tan.
November 5th 2013:
Limburg TV: L1 LATE.
André intends to participate in 2016 the FOUR DAYS Marching/ Walking Event in Nijmegen. That is the biggest yearly marching/ walking event in the Netherlands, named the "Vierdaagse". People from all over the world participate.
Click on the picture.
November 2013:
Menschen der Woche, SWR.
German TV interview with André Rieu.
Talk host Frank Elstner.
Click on the picture.
Golden Oldie: 2004:
André van Duin satirizes André Rieu.
Click on the picture.
November 13th, 2013: ZDF.
Markus Lanz interviews André Rieu.
German TV show.
November 15th 2013, MDR, Live from Leipzig, Germany.
Riverboat.
Talk host: Ruth Moschner.
Click on the picture.
On November 12th 2013
André Rieu appeared in the
BBC1 Breakfast Show.
Talk hosts: Bill Turnbull and
Susanna Reid.
Click on the picture to watch the interview (duration 10 minutes).
November 22nd 2013, from German TV:
Verstehen Sie Spass?
(Do you want to have fun?)
This time talk host Frank Elstner is the victim!
Click on the picture!
December 22nd 2013.
Dutch TV broadcast by the KRO:
”Het gevoel van Kerst”.
The Spirit of Christmas.
Click on the picture to watch the interview.
27 November 2013
DAS
André appeared in the German NDR program ‘DAS’.
A while ago, André announced that he would do things a bit more quiet, but does this include a quick flight to Hamburg by a private jet for an interview?
Click on the picture to the right to see this interview.
October 2013.
New DVD by Carmen Monarcha
will be released on November 12th 2013.
Thanks to Rudolfo Schneider
for drawing our attention to this wonderful trailer. Click on the picture.
The DVD will be sold via Carmen's web site:
www.carmenmonarcha.com . Click on "Loja" that's her web shop and fill in the form.
The DVD/CD was recorded in the beautiful concert hall of theatre "La Bonbonnière" in Maastricht on September 10th 2013. Click on the picture for the track list.
Mirusia's first live album DVD/CD "Beautiful that way; Live in Holland" is released on December 13th 2013. You may order this album via www.mirusia.net
or click HERE, in a webshop in Holland.
December 2013.
Charity Show:
Christmas Gala.
Live from Munich (Germany), hosted by Carmen Nebel.
André played two Christmas songs and performed for the first time on stage with a Christmas hat on. André also manned one of the telephones in the studio,
to receive donations for victims of the storm disaster on the Philippines. Click on the picture to watch the video.
November 2013, Genk, Belgium.
Premiere Movie "Marina".
André attended the premiere of the movie "Marina" about the life of the Belgian/Italian singer Rocco Granata, who composed and sang in his twenties the world hit "Marina" .
André reveals the plans for his own full length movie…
Click on the picture to watch the interview.
In Memoriam:
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013).
During the concerts in the United Kingdom of December 2013, André added a tribute to Nelson Mandela to his program.
Sang by Kimmy Scota: ” My African Dream”.
Photo by Jaya Tgala from Australia.
Click on the picture.
MittagsMagazine.
(Afternoon Magazine).
Interview on German TV
on the 10th of December 2013.
Click on the picture.
Dec. 2013: Holland’s Got Talent.
With the song AVE MARIA, Amira gave a
stunning second live performance and went through to the finals of next week.
Click on the picture to watch the video.
André Rieu invited
Amira Willighagen to London
for a Master Class.
Images by RTL Boulevard.
Click on the picture to watch the video.
December 24th 2013:
André’s Advent Calendar
is finished now.
Congratulations to the winner of the trip to Maastricht:
a fan from Iceland!!!
On the last day of the advent calendar André had another big surprise for his fans:
Click on the picture and watch the wonderful video.
Thank you André and
thank you CinemaLive!
