André Rieu

Violinist and conductor André Rieu brings the waltz back to center stage with his Johann Strauss Orchestra. Trained at the conservatories of Liège and Maastricht, he has developed an open, warm concert format in which virtuosity serves the pleasure of listening. On 18 February 2027 at the Arkéa Arena in Bordeaux, he reunites with the French public with a programme that naturally moves between Strauss’s great waltzes, operetta arias, nods to cinema, popular melodies and accessible classical works.

At the centre, his violin leads the dance, alternating between dialogues with the orchestra, sung numbers and moments of shared rapport with the audience. People come as much for the orchestral momentum as for the evening’s atmosphere, with guest singers and choirs adding further colours to the picture. Without any professorial pose, Rieu adopts a precise and direct conducting style, honed on tours in Europe and beyond, offering a lively interpretation of a repertoire he knows by heart. A Bordeaux stop conceived to make classical music resonate in the present.