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Welcome to a very special event,

Andre Rieu's 70th birthday party.

And as you can see, the stage is set

for a wonderful celebration.

Hello, everyone. So pleased you got the invite.

I'm Charlotte Hawkins and welcome to Maastricht.

We are, of course, at Andre's beautiful

15th century castle.

And as you can see, the Johann Strauss Orchestra

are arriving, ready to start the party,

looking absolutely gorgeous, I may add,

They are all waiting for the birthday boy to arrive.

And here he is. (APPLAUSE)

Maestro Andre Rieu, looking as happy as can be.

As he arrives, he's greeted by a big cheer from his orchestra.

So lovely.

(ALL SING 'LONG MAY HE LIVE')

ALL: Hip Hip Hooray! What a wonderful moment.

The Johann Strauss Orchestra singing Long May He Live to Andre.

It's a tradition they continue throughout the year

whenever it's somebody's birthday in the orchestra.

And it is so nice to hear it for the maestro today.

While Andre enjoys this moment with his orchestra,

let's take a look at why we're here

to celebrate the musical life of Andre,

who is only 70 years young.

Andre Leon Marie Nicolas Rieu was born on October the first, 1949.

The third of six children, they were encouraged by their father,

a conductor with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra,

to embrace music and play an instrument.

They were the classical von Trapps.

Andre fell in love with the violin.

He would later graduate from the Royal Conservatory in Brussels

with distinction.

And while still a student, he fell in love again with Margery.

They married in 1975,

a union of love and music, which is still going strong today.

With encouragement from Margery in 1978,

Andre formed the Maastricht Salon Orchestra,

a quintet performing popular classics with a difference.

They didn't just entertain the audience

with their beautiful melodies, but with their antics.

This music and charisma would eventually take Andre

from playing to a handful of people in retirement homes

to sell-out worldwide stadium tours,

entertaining millions of people all over the globe.

And this is the Andre we all know and love today.

(CHEERING)

And here he is! Andre, many happy returns.

Congratulations. Thank you very much.

It's so lovely to see you.

It's fantastic to see you.

Seventy! Mwah!

I have to make the most of it. (LAUGHS)

Oh, thank you so much for inviting us to your fabulous party.

It is such a privilege. I cannot believe that you are 70.

It's incredible. And what a journey you've had.

Yes, I saw all these pictures.

Where did you get all these pictures?

I never saw them. I'm really excited to see them.

Oh, well, it's such a special look at it.

And I know music has been a part of your life forever, hasn't it?

Part of my life? It was my life.

Your father was a conductor at the Limburg Symphony Orchestra,

so you're exposed to it from a young age.

How much of an influence was that?

Oh, that was an enormous influence.

I remember I was, I think three years old,

and that was my first concert.

And I saw all of these bows going up and down all at the same time,

and I was, ah, that struck my heart.

That was the moment I knew I want to be a musician.

And I know your family were musical,

many of your brothers and sisters, they all played instruments as well,

so you were surrounded by it at a young age, weren't you?

What first drew you to the violin?

So, my parents made me try all the instruments,

the flute and piano and oboe.

But my violin teacher,

she was an 18 year old blonde girl,

so it became the violin. Ooh! And there we go.

Your parents also enrolled you in the church choir.

How influential was that?

Oh, that was that was enormously influential, because

I remember the sun was shining through the beautiful windows.

Ten priests here, ten priests there

swinging the censer, the smell, the beautiful music.

So I learnt all that theatre that I do now,

I learnt it in the church and...

there was so many beautiful girls in the choir.

This is becoming quite a theme, you know.

It's a theme in my life. And talking of beautiful girls,

someone else we must mention is your lovely wife.

I know she's been a huge influence on you as well.Yeah.

You met Marjorie at a very young age.

You got married when you were students.

How did you first propose? Tell us the story.

I was 11 and she was 13.

She was in the class with my sister.

So, that was the beginning.

And years later, we start dating.

And so she said, I want you to know my parents,

and the father, he was very old fashioned, said,

"Please sit down, young man, on the couch.

Can you financially support my daughter?"

And I said, "No, she is financially supporting me."

And then he said, "OK, now you can marry my daughter."

Ohh! So it was a happy ending, which is great news.

And listen, I know you...

musically, you've finished your training at the Conservatoire

in Brussels with a distinction.

And then a year later, in 1978, with Marjorie's encouragement,

you set up the Quintet, the Maastricht Salon Orchestra.

As you were playing at weddings, you were playing at nursing homes,

you were really learning your craft, weren't you?

But you did have fun at the same time.

And I think that's interesting. We can see these pictures here

where you're dressing up in 1920s swimwear with the orchestra.

What was happening here?

Fun for me was always from the first rehearsal.

We had fun, but at the same time we were professionals.

So that's the combination.

I think that's what attracts the audience so much.

So, how did you end up wearing swimwear then?

Oh, the swimwear. You come back to swimwear.

I was intrigued! (BOTH LAUGH)

I think the piece was called...

Fraulein Helene (INDISTINCT)

So I saw the girl, Helen,

in her... in her bikini, something like that.

It was another story connected to a beautiful girl.

Yes, of course!

In fact, everything comes back to beautiful girls.

Well, listen, I love the fact that you have this magical

connection with your audience.

These pictures are brilliant because we can see you here,

you are telling the audience to pick up their table and chairs

and to literally move them closer to you.

Was this something that you had to learn,

or did you always have this charisma on stage?

No, in fact I'm very shy.

But I remember that evening,

the organisation put the first row there,

ten, fifteen metres there. And I thought,

"My God, what is this?" So, we started to play

and I said to myself, "That's not going to work."

So I said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please could you all take your table

and your chair and come ten metres forward," and they did.

And then, the evening was a success.

So that was, for me, always and is still for me very, very important

that the evening, the concert, whatever we do,

it must be a success because I want to go to people

happy home, with a smile on their face, which.

Which they always do.

And of course, it was in 1987

that you realised your dream of forming your very own orchestra,

named after your hero, Johann Strauss.

And you've been together now for over 30 years, haven't you?

Which is incredible achievement.

We will be talking more about that later.

But first, Andre, every party, as we all know, needs music.

So let's indulge ourselves.

You've handpicked some of your favourite performances

from your world tour.

I'm sure this is going to be a great trip down memory lane,

so why don't you sit back and enjoy the first part of the concert

celebrating Andre Rieu's 70 years young.

Throughout his career, he hasn't stuck to the stiff rules

of classical music concerts.

As Andre himself would say, I did it my way.

(APPLAUSE)

# ANDRE RIEU: My Way #

(APPLAUSE)

(AUDIENCE SINGS) # I did it my way... #

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE BUILDS)

(APPLAUSE ERUPTS)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

AUDIENCE: Good Evening! (LAUGHTER)

Fantastic...

that you all came here tonight

to be together with us, a whole evening filled with music.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Music goes straight to your heart.

Music is good for your health.

When you play music, you will stay young forever.

(LAUGHTER)

You are late, ladies.

(LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHTER CONTINUES)

We came from Holland, we were on time!

(LAUGHTER)

Do you want a chair?

Come on. (LAUGHTER)

Here. You can have it.

Come on. Somebody pick it up.

So, now she can sit.

That's for the lady. (APPLAUSE)

Where was I? (LAUGHTER)

Ah, yeah.

Two and a half years ago...

(LAUGHTER)

..we were playing in Vienna

in front of the castle of Schonbrunn,

the castle where Sissi lived.

And it was such a romantic night, ladies and gentlemen.

The ballet was there,

the Viennese debutantes were there,

the ice skaters were there, the fountains were there.

The golden carriage with Sissi and the Emperor Franz Josef,

six white horses, It was incredible.

I will never forget it. And I said to myself,

in fact, I want only...

to play here in the future. But...

I knew that I wanted to come to Australia.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

So... I promise you

to bring them here to Melbourne.

They flew all the way from Vienna

to dance here tonight for you.

Give them an enormous applause,

there they are, the world famous Viennese debutantes.

(APPLAUSE)

# ANDRE RIEU: Facher-Polonaise #

(APPLAUSE)

# J. STRAUSS II: Roses From The South #

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

Please give them a round of applause,

the world famous Viennese debutantes

and the Australian Stars on Ice.

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

I just told you...

that music brings people together.

Last year, we were here on the square

with 78 nationalities.

Where are you from? (INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

Ireland. (CHEERING)

Ireland. Ahh.

Canada. (CHEERING)

What is that? Espana.

Ah, Argentina.

Israel.

WOMAN: Mexico!

(AUDIENCE LAUGHTER)

Mexico. Aah!

(MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY)

MAN: Nottingham!

Nottingham. Ha-ha!

(LAUGHTER)

(AUDIENCE SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY)

Wait, wait.

Who is from England?

(CHEERING)

Welcome to Europe.

(LAUGHTER)

# ANDRE RIEU: Those Were The Days #

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

So, that was England. (LAUGHTER)

Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to play a waltz now.

It's a very special waltz, composed by a French composer.

A Dutch waltz. (LAUGHTER)

And this composer, this French composer,

has a German name. (LAUGHTER)

Played by an orchestra with 14 nationalities...

for an audience with over 80 nationalities.

When that is not Europe, Ladies and gentlemen...

we are going to play for you, the Skater's Waltz.

(APPLAUSE)

# EMILE WALDTEUFEL: Skater's Waltz #

(LAUGHTER)

(LAUGHTER)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

The Platin Tenors.

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

And now, ladies and gentlemen, only for Bucharest,

they are going to sing for you the most impressive

and most fantastic aria ever composed for tenors,

composed by Giacomo Puccini from his opera, Turandot.

They're going to sing Nessun Dorma.

You can applaud for that. (APPLAUSE)

Nessun Dorma...

was the very last aria

Puccini composed before he died.

And I can tell you, ladies and gentlemen,

the way that three fantastic tenors

sing this aria, it's unbelievable.

Give them already an enormous applause to Platin Tenors.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# THE PLATIN TENORS: Nessun Dorma #

(APPLAUSE)

Bravo.

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

Gentlemen.

The Platin Tenors!

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

(AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS, APPLAUSE BUILDS)

(APPLAUSE)

# ANDRE RIEU: My Heart Will Go On #

(APPLAUSE)

(AUDIENCE GASPS, APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE INTENSIFIES)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

People very often ask me, "Andre, what is your secret?"

My secret?

I have a lot of secrets.

(LAUGHTER)

"No, but...

how do you choose your music?

How do you choose your musicians?

How do you choose a soloist?"

Ah! With my heart.

Only with my heart.

When I know that a piece of music touches my heart,

I'm sure it will touch your heart.

Some time ago,

we had auditions for a used soprano

here in my studio in Maastricht, my beautiful hometown.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

A lot of sopranos came

and they all sang beautifully.

And then...

there was a young girl entering my studio,

and not only that she looked like a fairy-tale princess,

but the moment she started to sing,

she immediately touched my heart.

And I knew this soprano, I'm going to invite to sing for you

here on the square in Maastricht.

She's going to sing a magnificent song

composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber

from his musical The Phantom of the Opera.

(APPLAUSE)

And of course, she's going to sing

Think of me.

And she really sings it like an angel.

Give her an enormous applause, Anna Majchrzak.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# ANNA MAJCHRZAK: Think Of Me #

# Think of me

# Think of me fondly

# When we've said goodbye

# Remember me

# Once in a while

# Please promise me you'll try

# When you find That once again you long

# To take your heart back

# And be free

# If you ever find

# A moment

# Spare a thought

# For me

# We never said Our love was evergreen

# Or as unchanging

# As the sea

# But if you can still

# Remember

# Stop and think

# Of me

# Think of all the things

# We've shared and seen

# Don't think about the way

# Things might have been

# Think of me

# Think of me waking

# Silent and resigned

# Imagine me

# Trying too hard

# To put you from my mind

# Recall those days

# Look back on all those times

# Think of the things

# We'll never do

# There will never be

# A day

# When I won't think

# Of you

(NOTE CONTINUES)

(NOTE ENDS)

# Flowers fade

# The fruits of summer fade

# They have their season

# So do we

# But please promise me

# That sometimes

# You will

# Think

# O-O-Of

# O-O-Of

(VOCALISES)

# Of... (HOLDS NOTE)

# Me # (HOLDS NOTE)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Bravo.

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

Anna!

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# THE PLATIN TENORS: Komm Zigany #

Bravo!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Bravo!

# ANDRE RIEU: Czardas #

(APPLAUSE)

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

Ladies and gentlemen, you can imagine

that my orchestra and me, we are extremely happy today.

30 years together on stage,

and 13 years in a row on the big square in Maastricht!

(APPLAUSE)

And because we are musicians,

we want to express our feelings with music.

We are going to play now for you the most festive

and jubilant composition

from the whole music literature.

And we are going to play that all together, ladies and gentlemen,

orchestra, choir, and all the soloists.

Give them an enormous applause, The Platin Tenors...

(APPLAUSE) ..Donij and Jo and Anna!

# G.F. HANDEL: Hallelujah #

# Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah!

# For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth

# Hallelujah!

# The kingdom of this world

# Is become

# The kingdom of our Lord

# And of His Christ

# And of His Christ

# And He shall reign For ever and ever

# And He shall reign For ever and ever

# And He shall reign For ever and ever

# And He shall reign For ever and ever

# King of kings

# Forever and ever

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# And Lord of lords

# Forever and ever

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# King of kings

# Forever and ever

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# And Lord of lords

# Forever and ever

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# King of kings

# Forever and ever

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# And Lord of lords

# King of kings and Lord of lords

# And He shall reign

# He shall reign

# And He shall reign Forever and ever

# King of kings (Forever and ever)

# And Lord of lords (Hallelujah! Hallelujah!)

# And He shall reign Forever and ever

# King of kings! And Lord of lords!

# King of kings! And Lord of lords!

# And He shall reign forever

# And ever

# Forever and ever

# Forever and ever

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

# Hal-le-lu-jah! #

(THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE)

Bravo!

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

What a great romp around the world that was.

Andre, did that bring back lots of memories for you?

Oh, it was fantastic. All these memories, fantastic to see it.

And enjoying the party behind us

are, of course, the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

There's Manu topping up her champagne glass,

ready for the second part of Andre's ultimate concert.

She does that so well, doesn't she?

Andre, how is it for you touring the world with your orchestra?

I know you're together much of the year,

there's a real family atmosphere, and being here at the party,

this is definitely a family-like occasion.

What's it like being on the road with them?

It's fantastic. I have in fact two families.

It's my family, my wife, my children, my grandchildren,

and this is my big family.

So, and this is the family I've travelled the world with.

Well, it is such a special thing to see.

Let's take a look back now at the Johann Strauss years so far.

The year is 1987.

That was the year Andre, at the age of 38,

realised his dream and formed the Johann Strauss Orchestra.

They performed their first ever concert on New Year's Day, 1988,

and back then there were just 12 musicians.

The big breakthrough came in 1994.

With the album "from Holland With Love,"

Andre created a waltz craze.

The breakaway hit on the album was the Second Waltz

by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Andre hit number one in the charts

and became a household name in the Netherlands.

The media dubbed him the modern day King of the Waltz,

and this king went on to conquer the world.

Tours in Japan, the USA, Canada and Europe were to follow,

and the accolades for his music rolled in.

In 2006, Andre performed his first open air concert

in the home of the Waltz, Vienna.

The special from Schonbrunn Palace was a magical affair.

As soon as Andre came offstage, he made the momentous decision

to recreate this Viennese night around the world.

With this, the most ambitious touring stage in history was built,

a life-size replica of Schonbrunn Palace.

A worldwide tour ensued, wowing audiences

with the music and pure scale of the spectacle.

And to this day, he continues to entertain

with mesmerising concerts around the world,

touching the hearts of millions of people with his humour,

his compassion, and his wonderful music.

The King of the Waltz is on the top of his game

and long may he reign.

(CHEERING)

Wow! Over 30 years condensed into two minutes.

Well, let's start right back at the beginning,

because in 1987 you formed the Johann Strauss Orchestra from scratch.

You had to audition the members, you had to beg, borrow and steal

dresses and even chairs.

And believe it or not, the orchestra was dressed in black.

Yes. It dresses.

I told them, please bring your dress and bring your music stand

because I didn't have money, so everything was black.

And I remember there was a critic at the first concert.

They said, "Oh, my God, the music was perfect.

Andre, I loved it. T he audience was very cheered up.

BUT... didn't you open a tin of (INDISTINCT).

Because everything was black.

But they look very different these days.

Your big breakthrough came in 1995 with the Second Waltz.

Did you expect that? How did you choose that piece of music?

Of course, with my heart, like with all music. But...

I could never know that this would be such a success.

I remember the record company said, "I think we will sell at Christmas,

perhaps 25,000 records."

And then we sold that year one million CDs.

So, it was really amazing.

Then after an incredible concert at the Schonbrunn Palace,

you embarked on your biggest project ever,

recreating a life-size version of that very palace.

It was a huge undertaking, wasn't it?

Do we have to talk about that? (LAUGHS)

Because, of course I will talk about it.

But, you know, we were standing in front of Schonbrunn

with the dancers, with the ballet, with the horses,

with Sissi and Franz Josef and the fountains

and this beautiful castle.

And then I said to Pierre, my son, he was at that time 23,

"Pierre, you know, this is so beautiful.

Everything comes together here.

You make a copy of that castle, and we are going to travel the world."

And you know what? He did!

Well, on that note, let's bring in Pierre now, your son.

Oh, there he is. Hello, Pierre. How are you?

Hi, Charlotte. Hello. Nice to see you.

I'm not like my dad. I know. Just the three.

There we are.

Well, listen, it was on your young shoulders at the time

that that huge responsibility rested.

How was that time for you?

Ys, it's quite something for a young man,

but in the end, it was all very put together, and I think...

Yes, but now when I think still of it,

as too much. It was too much.

Was it stressful for you? Did you feel-

Oh, yes! It was stressful. Yeah, yeah.

I-I well, you know, Peter, our doctor,

he was circling like a madman around me, and it was...

"What's he doing?" I think he must have been waiting for the moment

that I would collapse or something, but that didn't happen.

I think we all felt that we were on the edge

of all of our capacities.

And after that show, it was just a huge relief for everybody.

And on the edge financially as well,

because it paid a heavy toll on your bank balance, didn't it?

Yes, the money was gone.

We were minus I don't know how much.

And then the bank came here in the castle for the whole Saturday,

you remember? We was sitting around the table.

"Oh, yes. That chandelier we can't have,

and that we can't have..." So, they were scrapping everything.

But there was one guy, a young guy who sat opposite to me,

he said, "No, no, no, we don't do that.

Andre has come to play because that's the only way

we get our money back."

Well after that, you had to work incredibly hard

to pay off those debts to get yourself back on top.

But after that, in 2010,

you had to disappear. You took some time out.

You cancelled concerts, I know. How was that time for you?

That was a difficult time. And again, that was because

I had to work so hard to get everything back,

then it was too much.

Well, normally when you when you're overworked

and you have to step down,

you have the time to relax.

But in his case it was different because the pressure just raised

once he stepped down and he was at home.

So, no concerts, all the salaries, the venues that were booked,

the flights that were booked, all the containers that were shipped.

The only thing I could do was tell him,

and I think the same with my brother and my mother,

said, "OK, we love you anyhow, whatever happens, and we'll see."

I remember that. From the first moment

they said "we love you" and...

"Whatever happens, we love you."

It's everything that counts, right? Of course. Absolutely.

At the end of the day, it's family that's going to get you

through these things, isn't it? Yeah.

I know... And they did.

Sorry.

Well, I know how much of a difficult time it was for you.

It was a huge thing to have happened, isn't it?

Yeah. Yeah, it was.

And because they said that...

I was easy, so.

because it's OK, even when it stops,

they love me and we do another live.

But that gave me the strength to go on.

Well, listen, I know how devastating it was for you all at the time,

but the return of you, you rejuvenated,

you felt so much better,

it was a joyous occasion for everybody, wasn't it?

And now I know that you balanced your work and your life situation,

so it's in a much better place

and you continue to make classical music concerts

fun and accessible for everybody.

And of course, you recently celebrated

your 100th concerts on Reiterhof. What a special occasion that was.

Another emotional thing. I was crying.

And the Mayor surprised you on stage with a plaque

that's going to be up there. How special was that?

That was very special. Very special. I didn't know nothing.

I think that was actually the first time ever

that he was 100% unaware

of a present that was going to come. Yeah, I don't like surprises.

He doesn't like surprises at all! It was very emotional.

Well, that is where we begin part two

of Andre's worldwide concert right here in Maastricht.

So, please enjoy Andre's handpicked performances,

and the second part of 70 Years Young.

# ANDRE RIEU: Supercalifragilistic #

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Even though the sound of it

# Is something quite atrocious

# If you say it loud enough

# You'll always sound precocious

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Because I was afraid to speak When I was just a lad

# My father gave me nose a tweak And told me I was bad

# But then one day I learned a word That saved me aching nose

# The biggest word you ever heard And this is how it goes:

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Even though the sound of it Is something quite atrocious

# If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Even though the sound of it Is something quite atrocious

# If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# He travelled all around the world And everywhere he went

# He'd use his word and all would Say there goes a clever gent

# When dukes of maharaja pass The time of day with me

# I say my special word And then they ask me out to tea

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Even though the sound of it Is something quite atrocious

# If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-i

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

# Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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(APPLAUSE)

Mary Poppins!

Where is she?

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

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# ANDRE RIEU: You Raise Me Up #

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(SPEAKS GERMAN)

(CHEERING)

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# J. STRAUSS II: Emperor Waltz #

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(SPEAKS GERMAN)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Ladies and gentlemen,

we are going to play now for you

the most famous

and the most well known melody ever composed.

This melody is composed by Franz Lehar,

from his operetta, The Merry Widow of Bucharest.

(LAUGHTER)

Is she here?

In my whole life,

I never heard this aria sung more beautiful

than sung by the Soprano who is going to sing it now for you.

And I'm going to explain to you why.

She's from Holland.

(LAUGHTER)

She's going to sing for you the world famous Vilja song.

(APPLAUSE)

Give her an enormous applause, Donij van Doorn.

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# DONIJ VAN DOORN: Vilja #

(THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE)

That was beautiful.

Donij.

Bravo.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

it's not for nothing... that I named my orchestra

after this fantastic composer, Johann Strauss.

(SPEAKS GERMAN)

Since more than 150 years

he gave so much joy to the world.

He makes so many people happy with his fantastic music.

Give him an enormous applause. The King of the Waltz,

Johann Strauss.

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We are going to play now a Waltz composed by Johann Strauss

and before we are going to play this...

(SPEAKS DUTCH)

Five years ago...

I danced the waltz here on the square

with my biggest fan in Maastricht.

Sister Leona

That year, she was 100.

(SPEAKS DUTCH)

Tonight...

She's here again.

(AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS, APPLAUSE)

She is 105.

Every night, every day,

she practices and she waltz.

I told her five years ago,

a waltz a day...

(LAUGHTER)

..keeps the doctor away.

And she did it! Tonight...

I'm going to dance with her again.

Where is she? Sister Leona.

Ah, there she is. (APPLAUSE)

Please, let her come.

# J. STRAUSS II: The Beautiful Blue Danube #

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(SPEAKS DUTCH)

(MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY)

(MUSIC RESUMES)

(APPLAUSE)

(GENTLE LAUGHTER)

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

(MUSIC RESUMES)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Bravo.

Ladies and gentlemen, my orchestra and me

are very, very proud

to be on stage together with him.

We rehearsed yesterday and the day before

this song in my studio here in Maastricht,

and everybody was coming out of the whole building

to listen to his magnificent voice.

And everybody was crying.

It was so beautiful.

It was the favourite song of his brother.

He's sung this song on the funeral

of his brother.

We met three months ago.

He's an enormous nice guy.

A very, very beautiful character.

And I'm very honoured that he's here tonight

to sing with us and to sing for you.

Give him an enormous applause, Jermaine Jackson.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# JERMAINE JACKSON: Smile #

# Smile

# Though your heart is aching

# Smile even though it's breaking

# When there are clouds

# In the sky

# You'll get by

# If you smile

# With your fear and sorrow

# Smile and maybe tomorrow

# You'll find that life

# Is still worthwhile

# If you just...

# Light up your face with gladness

# Hide every trace of sadness

# Although a tear

# May be ever so near

# That's the time

# You must keep on trying

# Smile, what's the use of crying?

# You'll find that life

# Is still worthwhile

# If you just

# Smile

# Though your heart is aching

# Smile even though it's breaking

# When there are clouds in the sky

# You'll get by

# If you smile

# With your fear and sorrow

# Smile and maybe tomorrow

# You'll find that life

# Is still worthwhile

# If you just...

# Smile

# Light up your face with gladness

# Hide every trace of sadness

# Although a tear

# May be ever so near

# That's the time

# You must keep on trying

# Smile, what's the use in crying?

# You'll find that life

# Is still worthwhile

# If you

# Just

# Smile #

(THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE)

Jermaine Jackson.

Jermaine. Jermaine.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm extremely proud of everybody sitting here behind me on the team.

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Always when they are playing,

they put all their energy in the music.

They play always with all their heart and all their enthusiasm.

Every concert, wherever we play in the world,

always, always, they play with all their heart

and all their enthusiasm. Give them an enormous applause,

The Johann Strauss Orchestra!

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(APPLAUSE FADES)

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My father was a conductor

and he always took all his children

into his concerts. We were six at home,

and always when he played a certain piece,

I had this piece the whole night in my head,

and in fact, that's very strange because

this piece has only one melody and one rhythm.

And the rhythm is played...

by this little drum here.

Of course, not by the drum...

(LAUGHTER) ..by the musician.

Give him an enormous applause, Marcel Falize.

(APPLAUSE)

As you can see, there are more drums.

Marcel has a son, Glenn,

and he is a fantastic percussion player.

He is already year's member of my orchestra.

Give him an enormous applause, Glenn Falize.

(APPLAUSE)

As you can see, there are two more drums.

Marcel... has two more sons...

(LAUGHTER)

..and they also are percussion players.

It doesn't occur very often in the world

that one professional percussion player

has three sons who are also percussion players.

Give them an enormous applause, Dean and Colin.

(APPLAUSE)

Together with the family Falize,

and the Johann Strauss Orchestra,

We are going to play for you, by Maurice Ravel...

(AUDIENCE GASPS) ..his bolero.

(APPLAUSE)

# MAURICE RAVEL: Bolero #

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

Ladies and Gentlemen,

everything has an end.

AUDIENCE: No!

Yes. AUDIENCE: No!

Yes. AUDIENCE: No!

Yes! AUDIENCE: No!

Also, our fantastic night together with you

here in Maastricht.

We had a lot of fun on stage tonight.

And who knows...

we are going to see each other again in life.

Bye-bye!

# J. STRAUSS: Radetzky March #

(CHEERING)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(INDISTINCT CHANTING)

Whare shall we do? Huh?

What?

One more?

Huh?

(CHANTING "WE WANT MORE")

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# ANDRE RIEU: Strauss & Co Medley #

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# ANDRE RIEU: Cielito Lindo #

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

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# ANDRE RIEU: Amazing Grace #

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(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

# ANDRE RIEU: I Can't Help Falling In Love #

# Wise men say

# Only fools

# Rush in

# But I can't help

# Falling in love

# With you... #

# If I can't help

# Falling in love

# With you?

# Like a river flows

# Surely to the sea

# Darling, so it goes

# Some things are meant to be

# Take my hand

# Take my whole life, too

# For I can't help

# Falling in love

# With you

# Take my hand

# Take my whole life, too

# For I can't help

# Falling in love

# With you

# For I can't help

# Falling in love

# With you #

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(AUDIENCE SHOUTS "MORE")

# ANDRE RIEU: Adieu #

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE CONTINUES)

# ANDRE RIEU: Marina #

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Andre, what a concert...

and what a journey you've had.

How does it feel when you watch those highlights back?

Oh, it's so much memories.

You know, we are now 33 years on stage,

travelling the world together.

And when I see all these highlights, it's really fantastic.

Well, listen, these may be some of your highlights right now,

but there are more to come.

I know you've got no plans on retiring, have you?

Retiring?! What's that?

Going home and sit and do nothing.

No, no, no. I feel young and I'm 70 now.

I'm going to be 140, so I'm half way.

So you're not getting rid of me yet.

Very good. Well, we're glad to hear it in that case.

Thank you so much for inviting us to your birthday party.

I know that you're going to be keen to go and mingle with your guests.

So, I'd just like to say on behalf of everyone

and let me wish you a very happy birthday

and many congratulations again.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the birthday boy!

Thank you! (CHEERING)

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Happy birthday, Andre.

Happy birthday, Andre.

Happy birthday, dear Andre.

Hey, Andre. Best boss in the world.

We love you, Andre.

All the best on the next 70 years.

Cheers.

Happy birthday, Andre.

Thank you for a great, great party.

We love you. Love you.

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