André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (, ; born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.

Rieu and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act. He resides in his native Maastricht.

Early life and family 
The name Rieu is of French Huguenot origin, though both of Rieu's parents were Roman Catholic. André was born to Andries Antonie Rieu and is the third of six children.

Rieu's father was conductor of the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra. Showing early promise, André began studying violin at the age of five. From a very early age, he developed a fascination with orchestra. He studied violin at the Conservatoire Royal in Liège and at the Conservatorium Maastricht, (1968–1973), studying under Jo Juda and Herman Krebbers.

From 1974 to 1977, he attended the Music Academy in Brussels, studying with André Gertler. He completed his training with the distinction "Premier Prix" from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.

He married Marjorie Kochmann in 1975. She has been a language teacher and has written compositions. They have two sons.

He speaks six languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Career

Johann Strauss Orchestra 

Rieu created the Johann Strauss Orchestra in 1987 and began with 12 members, giving its first concert on 1 January 1988. As of 2020, he performs with between 50 and 60 musicians. Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin.

Rieu and his orchestra have appeared throughout Europe, North and South America, Japan, and Australia. In 2008, Rieu's tour featured a full-size reproduction of Empress Sisi's Castle, the biggest stage to have gone on tour at that time.

Recent world tour results in Billboard / Pollstar annual worldwide top tours lists

For two weeks in 2013, one of the channels of the BSkyB group, Sky Arts 2 in the UK, was renamed as Sky Arts Rieu. Between 30 March and 14 April 2013 Sky Arts Rieu broadcast Rieu concerts and documentaries 24 hours per day.

Rieu also composed music for the 2014 film Tuscan Wedding.

Reception

Australia 
Chris Boyd, a critic writing for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper, did not criticize his playing, but described Rieu's main stage function as "blarney and delegation."

Eamon Kelly wrote in The Australian newspaper: "It is disappointing to see professional journalists indulging in cheap, inaccurate stereotypes to dismiss criticism of Rieu." He also wrote: "Equally misguided are those who cursorily dismiss Rieu. Rieu's live and recorded performances have brought joy to millions of people. Few in his audiences are regular classical music attendees and it could be seen as promising that, via Rieu, they are listening to standards of the classical canon. The fact that Rieu's focus is on highly accessible, enjoyable repertoire is not an argument against his musical credentials."

By December 2008, Rieu had achieved his 100th platinum accreditation in Australia and by May 2011, Rieu had sold over $50 million 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.

Honours
 Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands, 2002)
 Honorary Medal of the Province of Limburg (Netherlands, 2009)
 Knight of the Order of the Arts and the Letters (France, 2009)
 Grand Decoration in Silver of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Austria, 2011)
 Order of Bahrain (Bahrain, 2023)

Selected discography

Albums

Videos

References

Further reading

External links

 
 André Rieu (official website)
 André Rieu's Official Australian website
 André Rieu (C Music TV Biography)
 
 The Magic of Andre Rieu 
 André Rieu official channel on YouTube

1949 births
Living people
20th-century conductors (music)
20th-century classical violinists
20th-century Dutch musicians
20th-century Dutch male musicians
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century classical violinists
21st-century Dutch musicians
21st-century male musicians
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Dutch classical violinists
Dutch conductors (music)
Dutch people of French descent
Easy listening musicians
Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Maastricht Academy of Music alumni
Male classical violinists
Male conductors (music)
Musicians from Maastricht
Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
앙드레 류(André Rieu, 본명: André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu, 1949년 10월 1일 ~ )는 왈츠를 연주하는 요한 슈트라우스 오케스트라를 만든 네덜란드의 바이올린 연주자이자 지휘자이다.

그와 그의 오케스트라는 클래식과 왈츠 음악을 전 세계적인 콘서트 투어로 변모시켰으며 최대의 글로벌 팝 및 록 음악 그룹 중 하나가 되었다. 마스트리흐트에 거주한다.

선별된 디스코그래피 
 Maastricht Salon Orkest – Serenata (1984)
 Hieringe biete 1 (1989)
 D'n blauwen aovond (1992)
 Merry Christmas (1992)
 Strauss & Co (1994)
 The Vienna I Love (1995)
 In Concert (1996)
 Strauss Gala (1997)
 The Christmas I Love (October 1997)
 Romantic Moments (1998)
 100 Years of Strauss (1999)
 Fiesta! (October 1999)
 La vie est belle (2000) – Berlin
 Musik zum Träumen (Dreaming) (2001)
 Live at the Royal Albert Hall (April 2002)
 Love Around the World (November 2002)
 Gala Concert (December 2002) – Hamburg
 Romantic Paradise (September 2003) – Cortona, Italy
 Live in Dublin (October 2003)
 André Rieu at the Movies (March 2004)
 The Flying Dutchman (July 2004)
 Live in Tuscany (September 2004)
 Songs from My Heart (2005)
 Roses from the South (June 2005) – Mainau, Germany
 New Year's Eve in Vienna (October 2005)
 Auf Schönbrunn (July 2006) – Vienna)
 Christmas Around the World (October 2006)
 New York Memories (November 2006) – Radio City NY
 The 100 Most Beautiful Melodies (May 2007) – Australian Albums: No. 2
 Masterpieces (September 2007) – Australian Albums: No. 9
 In Wonderland (November 2007) – Efteling, Nederland
 Waltzing Matilda feat. Mirusia Louwerse (April 2008) – Australian Albums: No. 1
 Live in Vienna (September 2008)
 Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein (October 2008) – Wedding, Semper Opera, Dresden
 Live in Maastricht II (November 2008)
 Live in Australia (December 2008) – Australian Albums: No. 14
 You'll Never Walk Alone (May 2009) – Australian Albums: No. 2
 Live in Maastricht III (8 September 2009)
 I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (29 September 2009) – with the Berlin Comedian Harmonists
 The Very Best of André Rieu (October 2009) – Australian Albums: No.23
 Forever Vienna (December 2009) – UK: #2, IRE: No.4
 You Raise Me Up – Songs for Mum (May 2010) – Australian Albums: No.8
 My African Dream (August 2010) – South Africa
 Live in Maastricht IV (September 2010)
 André Rieu Presents Mirusia, Always & Forever (September 2010) – Australian Albums: No. 1
 Moonlight Serenade (November 2010) – Australian Albums: No. 17
 And the Waltz Goes On (2011)
 Live in Brazil (2012)
 Magic of the Movies (2012)
 Home for Christmas (11 December 2012)
 Rieu Royale (30 April 2013)
 Live in Maastricht VI (October 2013) – 25th anniversary
 Nuits magiques (November 2013)
 Music of the Night (2013)
 Love Letters (February 2014)
 Les mélodies du bonheur (May 2014)
 Un amour à Venise (November 2014)
 Magic of the Violin (May 2015) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra
 Roman Holiday (November 2015) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra
 Magic of the Waltz (May 2016) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra
 Viva Olympia (August 2016) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra
 Falling in Love (November 2016) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra
 Amore (December 2017)
 Romantic Moments II (2018)
 Happy Days (2019) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra
 Fröhliche Winterzeit / Jolly Holiday (2020) – with His Johann Strauss Orchestra

각주

외부 링크 

 
 André Rieu (official website)
 André Rieu's Official Australian website
 André Rieu (C Music TV Biography)
 
 The Magic of Andre Rieu 
 André Rieu official channel on YouTube

1949년 출생
살아있는 사람
네덜란드의 지휘자
프랑스계 네덜란드인