André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra DVD 2007 Live in Vienna / Directed by Pit Weyrich / Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Komm Zigany, Csárdás, Porgi Amor, Morgenblätter, The Sound of Music

UPC 0602517584242

MADE IN EU

REGION 0 PAL DVD (All regions)

Audio: German 5.1, German 2.0

Subtitles: English, French, Dutch

Total Runtime: 135 minutes

English Summary:

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. 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.

Rieu created the Johann Strauss Orchestra in 1987 and began with 12 members, giving its first concert on 1 January 1988. Over the years it has expanded dramatically, as of 2020 performing 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. The size and revenue of their tours are rivalled only by the largest pop and rock music acts. In 2008 Rieu’s extravagant tour featured a full size reproduction of Empress Sisi’s Castle, the biggest stage ever to go on tour at that time. During the first half of 2009, André Rieu was the world’s most successful male touring artist, according to Billboard magazine.