André Rieu Adds To a String of SuccessesIt would be a triumph for the crossover appeal of classical music if he made the No 1 slot this weekend. The last violinist to get to number three in the pop charts was Nigel Kennedy with The Four Seasons ~ over 20 years ago! Rieu's feat may be all the greater as an unknown violinist with an album of purely Strauss waltzes. We wait with baited breath until Sunday.London ~ Friday January 29, 2010 ... The Dutch violinist, André Rieu may not be a household name among British teenagers, but he has taken the pop world by storm. He was at number six again in the pop music charts at the beginnnig of the week and since moved up in the midweek charts to number four, above Lady Gaga, and quickly closing in on the top three ~ Alicia Keys, Paolo Nutini and Florence and the Machine.
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