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Golden Oldies

For some time now we have been contemplating to start a "Golden Oldies" page.

On this page we will post scenes of older -mainly TV programs- which were never released on Video or DVD.

Febr.2010: Sven Kramer just won the first gold medal for the Netherlands on the Olympic oval AND the fans in Holland turned

orange again! But how do we learn to skate?

It all starts at the frozen ditches, lakes, canals of Amsterdam and around the windmills in Kinderdijk.

You may even spot a familiar face on the ice. A Golden Oldie dating back to 1997. It was a video clip to promote André on PBS . Thanks to Sonja and the Morgans for sending us this material. Read how Sonja discovered André and found the clip, on: www.andrerieutranslations.com/Sonjas-page/discovery.html

In December 2004, André and the JSO played a New Year's Eve Concert in Trier, Germany.

Like Maastricht, Trier is an ancient town founded by the Romans. See what happens when the amateur archaeologist André starts digging in Trier's inner city.

 

Further on he has the Austrian DJ Ötzi in his show. Waltzing to a discobeat!

For those who are interested, please click here to find the lyrics of the "La Ola Waltzer" and a short description of DJ Ötzi's life on Sonja's website. This show includes the beautiful Brazilian song: "Manja de carnaval", with Carla Maffioletti playing the guitar. The performance has been shown on TV only once (broadcast by the German ZDF channel), but has never been released on DVD. The video below shows some of the highlights of this concert.

Running time: 34 minutes

The video below is an item about the "Sound of Music" from the

2001 Austrian show "Zauber der Musik" (the Magic of the music).

You only see André dancing on rare occasions. His dancing is not bad compared to the original 1965

movie..

Running time: 12.5 minute

 

In 1995 André Rieu appeared in a TV commercial for Bavaria malt beer (alcohol free beer).

Why is he driving a steam roller? In the Dutch language the words for a steam roller and a waltz are the same:"wals".

As a result of this commercial he also receives Mr. Gerard van Bezij at his home (comedian André van Duin) for a violin lessen. Why is Mr. van Bezij interested in André's garage?

Some of you may recall that André van Duin (as Mr. Wijdbeens) also appeared in André's concert in the Amsterdam ArenA (2009).

Running time: 9 minutes

In 2000/2001 Manoe Konings was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite her illness and treatment, she remained  playing with the JSO and only missed a

single tour to the USA. In 2001 she, André and the JSO appeared in the José Carrera Gala for cancer relief. Here she proudly played without her wig.

Is she alone? No, this illness hits one out of every seven women.

During the same time frame Ineke was also treated for breast cancer.

Music heals!

Duration: 4.5 minutes

In 1995 André and the JSO performed for the first time in the Amsterdam Carré theatre. This show was recorded and broadcast by the TROS. Good old memories, the first concert we attended... In the middle of the summer, they set out skating. Watch the wind section make their moles on the ice. We posted this fragment in the honor of Sven Kramer, our best Dutch speed skater in 2010.

Running time: 5 min 16 sec

Running time: 3 min 38 sec