"Performing keeps me young because I am surrounded by young people in my orchestra. I promise my fans that they will have an evening they will never forget. The audiences are the best in the world, the humour is incredible and there is so much laughter when I am speaking between pieces. He smiles: "I'm looking forward to coming to the UK. Some 50 to 60 musicians, along with singers and other guest artists, go on the road with him each year. " André founded his private orchestra in 1987, and his repertoire includes a mixture of light classics, waltzes, music from film and opera as well as pop songs. I'm so proud when I'm on stage and I see all these happy faces." I am surrounded by good musicians and good singers.
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He shrugs: "It's a free world and people are entitled to their opinion. The violinist's brand of "schmaltz" divides critics and he has been accused of turning classical music of the European tradition into entertainment for the masses.
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Alongside a cast of hundreds, André will perform traditional carols, romantic waltzes and Christmas classics under snowfall and lights, joined by his orchestra, skaters and dancers, plus guest sopranos Donij van Doorn and Anna Majchrzak. It was filmed in his newly created Winter Palace in his hometown. THE latest, Christmas With André, hits screens next weekend. Mozart and Johann Strauss were the pop stars of their times." One-off big-screen music events have been a huge draw for cinemas over the past decade and his Maastricht cinema concerts have broken box office records year after year. "Waltzes are so special - they are a timeless type of composition and will always appeal to people.
His mission has been to make classical music more accessible, and with his 1667 Stradivarius violin, he has turned the waltz from the Viennese ballroom into an international sensation, recently becoming the highest-grossing classical artist in Billboard's Boxscore history. André has sold more than 40 million CDs and DVDs in an era where fewer people buy discs, and has charted more than 30 number one hits.
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