ANDRÉ RIEU, violinist, conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, superstar,
famous and loved, and unique in the whole world. He sells millions of CDs
and DVDs, his concert tours sell out all over the world, and when he plays on
the Vrijthof Square in his hometown Maastricht, people come from all over the
world to experience this very special event.
But who is André Rieu personally, and what preceded his international fame?
‘Success is not something that just falls into your lap from one day to the next.
Doubts, anxiety and tension on the one hand, joy, excitement and enthusiasm
on the other, ensure that you keep persevering, again and again...’
The story of his youth, the musical family he grew up in, his music studies and
the long and often difficult path that eventually led to his big breakthrough, has
been written with much love and humour by his wife Marjorie. This is the story
of a dream come true...
famous and loved, and unique in the whole world. He sells millions of CDs
and DVDs, his concert tours sell out all over the world, and when he plays on
the Vrijthof Square in his hometown Maastricht, people come from all over the
world to experience this very special event.
But who is André Rieu personally, and what preceded his international fame?
‘Success is not something that just falls into your lap from one day to the next.
Doubts, anxiety and tension on the one hand, joy, excitement and enthusiasm
on the other, ensure that you keep persevering, again and again...’
The story of his youth, the musical family he grew up in, his music studies and
the long and often difficult path that eventually led to his big breakthrough, has
been written with much love and humour by his wife Marjorie. This is the story
of a dream come true...
