ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 9 December 2021. Guido Van Der Heijden & Annemiek Leclaire (14 July 1995). "Nederlandse violist verkoopt meer dan de Beatles". Trouw . Retrieved 6 June 2022. Silver Bells: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 28 November 2022". The ARIA Report. No.1708. Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2022. p.6. Growing up, Rieu learned to speak six languages: Dutch, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Eamon Kelly wrote in The Australian newspaper: "It is disappointing to see professional journalists indulging in cheap, inaccurate stereotypes to dismiss criticism of Rieu." [22] 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." [22]a b c d e f g h i j k l "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (André Rieu)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 11 December 2021. André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu ( Dutch: [ˈɑndreː riˈjøː], French: [ɑ̃dʁe ʁjø]; born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Dutch album certifications Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI . Retrieved 11 December 2021.

Top 50 ( ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Andre Rieu in Australian Charts". Hung Medien . Retrieved 10 December 2021. Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.234–235. a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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. [18] a b "Interview on German TV". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 30 August 2011. Many of Rieu’s concerts are filmed for cinema streams and DVD releases, and the performances will often go viral afterwards, with millions of views on YouTube. André Rieu is quite simply a musical phenomenon like no other, a true King of Romance, having sold a massive 40 million CDs and DVDs and notched 30 Nr. 1 chart positions worldwide. Along with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra (the largest private orchestra in the world), André has created a global revival in waltz music, staging spectacular extravaganzas which are second to none. Having received over 480 Platinum Awards, three Classical Brit Awards for “Album of the Year” and billions of Youtube views, André is one of the biggest solo male touring artists in the world. Each year his passionate live shows attract more than 600.000 fans and outsell mega artists such as Coldplay, AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen. a b c d e f g "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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. [5] a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 9 December 2021. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "British certifications – Andre Rieu". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 November 2022. Type Andre Rieu in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.