A real treat from
André’s Advent
Calendar on December 23:
The Making of
“Mio Angelo”.
Click on the picture to watch the
video clip.
December 19, 2015.
What is this??
The Rieu entertainment group
“Gouwe Ouwen” (Golden Oldies)
performing for the elderly!
This happened around the corner of our house in
The Hague, the Netherlands.
Click on the picture to watch a video clip.
December 1st 2015:
Released in Germany:
BILD STARS MAGAZINE.
100 pages of Rieu articles with photos, news and interviews. Five
chapters: His world, his music, his family, his travels, and the final
chord. A real wonderful document!! We translated a few chapters for
the English speaking fans on this website and on the Harmony Parlor
website.
Click on the picture to read the articles.
On November 12, 2015,
André appeared in an item of
RTL Boulevard.
Click on the picture to watch the video.
November 12, 2015.
André appeared in an item on
Shownieuws (SBS6)
He speaks about the bad times in his life.
Click on the picture to watch the video.
November 16, 2015.
André Rieu on
Loose Women,
ITV (UK Channel)
Click on the picture.
Congratulations to Anna Reker and her husband, with the birth of
their baby daughter on October 19, 2015.
Elisabeth Lilly Grace.
Anna is a soprano in the choir and she sometimes performs as a
soloist.
From Facebook Nov. 9:
The moment when I looked deep into her dark blue eyes for the
very first time ... and when I can hold her in my arms ... That was
the most magic moment in my life! Today she is born 3 weeks
ago… and with every single day my heart fills more and more with
love. I am the happiest woman in the world!
November 7, 2015.
André Rieu paid tribute to the
victims of the
Colectiv Club fire.
An emotional André Rieu
In Bucharest Romania.
1. Romanian TV
2. RTL Boulevard
3. RTL Late Night show
Click on the picture to watch
The TV fragments and interviews.
November 2015.
Article in the Limburg newspaper about
René Henket’s trumpet Collection.
Click on the picture and read the full article in
The Harmony Parlor.
November 2015:
Release of the new album
Roman Holiday
with beautiful Italian music.
Click on the picture to watch a
few video tracks.
October 23, 2015.
RTVParkstad (Limburg) broadcast an impression of the
Grande Belcanto Concert
with Béla Mavrák and Laura Engel.
The video includes interviews with Béla In German) and with
Laura (in Dutch). English subtitles added.
Click on the picture.
October 23rd 2015.
The German television channel MDR
Broadcast an interview with André Rieu.
MDR at 4 PM.
Click on the picture to see the interview.
October 26, 2015.
A live web chat with André Rieu at
Classic FM.
Click on the picture to read how André (with Marjorie at his side)
replied to fan’s questions.
October 23rd 2015
From South Magazine (Limburg):
Interview with Pierre Rieu.
Click on the picture to go to the Harmony Parlor,
to read the interview.
Translated by John de Jong.
Pierre Rieu: Born in Maastricht June 24, 1981
and has been married since 2008 to Eefje.
Together they have five year old twin girls, Lieke
and Linde.
After secondary school he studied law at the
University of Maastricht, but decided to terminate
his studies after just five weeks.
Since 2000 he has been employed with André
Rieu Productions and in 2005 became vice
president.
On his 66th birthday, October 1st 2015, A
ndré Rieu received a very special gift:
A Jubilee Award
for 35 million sold CDs and DVDs word wide.
He was in Rome for the presentation of his new
album Roman Holiday (Arrivederci Roma)
with well known Italian melodies.
Click on the picture to watch the German
program Leute Heute.
September 2015.
On Friday Sept. 25, 2015, Laura Engel, Mirusia Louwerse, Roger and
Romano Diederen, performed a concert with brass band St. Caecilia
from Schinnen:
“Night of the Proms”.
At “De Hanenhof”, Herenhof 2, Geleen.
Geleen is another town in Limburg.
Click on the picture to read a report and watch a video clip.
September 2015.
Alina Lin Jong had an exhibition/ mini concert
of her paintings in an art gallery in Friesland.
Click on the picture to read an article in the
Harmony Parlor.
September 2015.
Congratulations Giedre and Jozef with the birth of
your gorgeous baby son!!
On July 28th 2015 was born:
Auris Rafael,
son of Giedre Mundinaite
and Jozef Leenhouwers.
Giedre is a violinist in the JSOrchestra and Jozef is a
cameraman who works for André. The proud parents
put a wonderful photo on Facebook and gave us
permission to publish the photo on our website.
Thanks Giedre and Jozef!
September 2015:
From the book “Rieu, Maestro without borders”:
Interview with
Gosha Tarnowski.
Click on the pictures to read the article in the Harmony Parlor.
Click HERE to read our review on the book release in May 2015
September 19th 2015:
On German TV channel ZDF:
Carmen Nebel
For the benefit of the German Cancer Aid, Carmen
Nebel presents a fundraising show.
André gave a musical contribution and a nice
interview about his 40th “Ruby” wedding anniversary.
Click on the picture.
2010/2011. (Posted Sept. 2015)
André Rieu in Vienna.
Esmée, an André Rieu fan from Rotterdam, The
Netherlands, sent us this very nice interview from
2010/11.
Click on the picture to watch this interview.
Enjoy!
1998. (Posted Sept. 2015)
A new contribution to our “Golden Oldies” section,
also brought to our attention by Esmée from the
Netherlands.
It is a video interview from the French TV program
“Celebrities”
which was broadcast in France in 1998. Translation
by Joe Brincat from Malta.
Click on the picture and watch a very young André.
September 4th 2015.
Peruvian fan
Anthony Chavez Mancisidor
tells his wonderful and enthusiastic personal story.
He attended two concerts in Chile and one in Peru.
Click on the picture of the Peruvian fan group to go
to the Harmony Parlor to read his review.
August 2015: André Rieu tulip bulbs.
Fall is the time to buy and plant bulb flowers.
Interested in the purple André Rieu tulip? You may
order them directly from the Dutch bulb grower. Ask
more information at
http://www.ligthartbloembollen.nl/contact.html.
They will send the bulbs throughout Europe.
Price: € 7,50 per 20 bulbs, excl. mailing costs.
You may also find them on Facebook:
Ligthart Bloembollen V.O.F.
If you like to read more about the André Rieu tulip
(2007), go to Sonja’s translation website, under
“Inspired fans”, or click HERE.
We promised you to add subtitles in a later stadium,
to the L1 series”The week of André Rieu”, episode
2,
“How to stay fit”.
Jo Cortenraedt interviews André and his personal
coach Ruud Gransier, about health, sports and
nutrition.
Now with English subtitles added.
Click on the picture.
August 7th 2015.
Mirusia and Youri got married last week!
Mirusia on Facebook:
I am the happiest girl in the world! Last week I
married the love of my life, Youri. We had a beautiful
day surrounded by family and friends in The
Netherlands.
Click on the picture to go to the Harmony Parlor.
More news on Mirusia’s own page on this website:
Page Mirusia 5. Under JSO/soloists.
Photo: Susan Noëlle.
July 2015.
Australian Today Show
Talk show host Richard Wilkins was in Maastricht.
Click on the picture to watch an interview with
André, Mirusia and Mirusia’s parents.
L1mbourgeois, July 5th, 2015
Reporter Jo Cortenraedt looks back on the first Rieu
Maasticht concert of 2015.
Tropical temperatures made this a challenging
concert weekend. See how Rieu takes care of both
the visitors and the orchestra. And who is the lady
giving Andre a kiss after the show?
The lady with the blue hair: Francesca, here
interviewed by Jo. She sings classical songs as a
hobby.
Click on the picture to watch the video.
July 2nd, 2015
Brisant.
The German TV station ARD aired this nice
highlight of the Rieu 2015 concerts in Maastricht.
Click on the picture to the left to see this video.
Many items about the
Maastricht 2015 concerts
can be found here.
Limburg TV programs, Brisant, Australian
Today show, Exhibition: Love for Detail,
CinemaLive.
Click on the picture.
July 2015.
Part of Laura Engel’s mini concert
“A Latin Breeze”,
can be found under JSO/soloists,
page of Laura Engel.
Or click on the picture.