Magic of Music Andre Rieu on ZDF
Magic of Music

As we reported earlier last month, Andre Rieu's July concert in Maastricht 2009 will be broadcast on ZDF, Saturday, August 1. 2009
ZDF transmits on Saturday the return of André Rieu in his home town of Maastricht. In June, the violinist presented in the "Magic of Music" before more than 10 000 spectators at the Vrijthof his new program, as the station announced. In his 30 years of stage, Andre Rieu with his Johann Strauss Orchestra has played famous and popular melodies, evergreens and rousing hits of the popular classics.
For this special occasion Andre Rieu's put together the largest Brass Band in the world, as the region with the capital of Limburg, Maastricht is the birthplace of Brass in Europe. Andre added an additional 450 Brass players to his orchestra for this special event.
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Magic of Music
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For his new Special André Rieu will return on Saturday, 01 August, at 20:15 clock again back to the place where 30 years ago began his remarkable career - in Maastricht, his hometown.
On the most beautiful place in the city, the Vrijthof, he presents before 10,000 enthusiastic spectators his new program, as always, is packed with famous and popular melodies, evergreens and hits the rousing classical and popular musical highlights from his 30-year stage.
Largest Brass Band in the world
As a special highlight, and only for this special occasion, André Rieu's largest wind band in the world put together, as the region with the capital of Limburg Maastricht as the birthplace of the winds in Europe.
Wherever your favorite famous symphony orchestras give concerts, the musicians who play wind/brass instruments, often come from the Dutch province of Limburg. Therefore, they have also responded to a call by André Rieu a request for about 500 that he needed want to make music together.
Gigantic gig
As always with the Dutch Star violinist everything is a bit larger, it is on this huge gig everyone was excited. And as always this is all packed into the charming, witty presentation, with André Rieu his huge worldwide audience in his spell.

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