Dutch Violinists - Dutch Classical Violinists, Andre Rieu, Cornelis Dopper, Floor Jansen, Jaap Van Zweden, Rudolf Koelman, Janine Jansen, (Paperback)

Chapters: Dutch Classical Violinists, Andre Rieu, Cornelis Dopper, Floor Jansen, Jaap Van Zweden, Rudolf Koelman, Janine Jansen, Johannes Bernardus Van Bree, Annemarie Roelofs, Frederieke Saeijs, Pieter Hellendaal, Emmy Verhey, Frank Van Essen, Mathijs Heyligers, Monica Germino, Lucy Van Dael, Herman Krebbers, Jaap Schroder, Maaike Aarts. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Andre Rieu Andre Leon Marie Nicolas Rieu (born October 1, 1949) is a Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer best known for creating an international revival in waltz music with his "Johann Strauss Orchestra ."Early life and studies Andre Rieu was born into a Christian musical family on October 1, 1949 in Maastricht in the Netherlands. He began studying violin at the age of five. His father was conductor of the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra . From a very young age he developed a fascination with orchestra. He studied violin at the Conservatoire Royal in Liege and in the Conservatorium Maastricht, (1968 1973). His teachers included Jo Juda and Herman Krebbers . From 1974 to 1977, he attended the Music Academy in Brussels, studying with Andre Gertler, winning the Premier Prix at the academy.Career At University he performed the Gold And Silver Waltz by Franz Lehar . Encouraged by the audience reaction he decided to pursue the waltz form. Rieu formed the Maastricht Salon Orchestra and performed as a violinist with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. In 1987, he created the Johann Strauss Orchestra and his own production company. Since then, his melodramatic stage performances and rock-star demeanor have for some been associated with a revival of the waltz music category. Andre Rieu plays a 1667 Stradivarius violin. In April 2009 (Australia) /June 2009 (UK), he made a cameo appearance as himself on "Ramsay Street " i...