André Rieu

About André Rieu

The Johann Strauss Orchestra was created by the controversial violinist and conductor Johann Strauss.

André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu 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. By December 2008, Rieu had achieved his 100th platinum accreditation in Australia and by May 2011, Rieu had sold over $50 million dollars worth of wholesale shipments of his CDs and DVDs in Australia and was the highest selling music artist in the Australian market between 2006 and 2011.

Occupation(s)	Violinist, Conductor, Entrepreneur
Labels	Denon Records, Philips
Born	October 1, 1949
Origin	Maastricht, Netherlands
Years active	1978–present
Instruments	Violin, 1667 Stradivarius, Captain Saville
Genres	Classical, Classical crossover, Waltz, Easy listening
Official Website	http://www.andrerieu.com/fr/
Birth name	André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu

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Trivia

He was dubbed the Waltz King, mainly for his Orchestra's recording of the 'Second Waltz' from 'Suite for Variety Orchestra' by Dmitri Shostakovich.

André Rieu before fame

He won a Premier Prix from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels while studying at the Music Academy in Brussels, where he was a pupil of the renowned André Gertler.

Achievement of André Rieu

He was dubbed the Waltz King because of his Orchestra's rendition of Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Second Waltz' from 'Suite for Variety Orchestra.'.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$40 Million

André Rieu family life

With his wife Marjorie, he had two boys and was fluent in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.

Associations of André Rieu

Ludwig Van Beethoven affected him.

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