SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Savoy Label Group) - Andre Rieu, one of the top touring and record selling classical artists worldwide, has extended his relationship with Denon Classics (his recording home for the last five years and a unit of the Savoy Label Group). The new deal will span the next four years with at least four new CD and DVD releases coming from the multi-platinum selling artist. In addition, Denon Classics will release a new greatest hits collection featuring favorites and all new recordings by the artist. Coming off of two recent Billboard chart topping releases in 2006, "The Homecoming" and "Christmas Around The World," Rieu remains the No 2 best-selling classical artist in the entire US. Upcoming for 2007, Denon Classics will release the companion CD and DVD to Rieu's first ever PBS special filmed in the U.S., "Live At
Radio City." Both the CD and DVD will be available on
September 25, 2007. In addition, Andre Rieu's
Spring tour is officially underway (having kicked off in
Boston on April 12, concluding May 23rd in Milwaukee) and Fall dates have been announced.
Andre Rieu has always been an artist who has generated unparalleled excitement within (and beyond) the realm of classical music. His spectacular specials filmed in exotic locales around the world have consistently been the No 1 performing pledge drive programs for PBS. His last twelve CDs have all topped Billboard's Top Classical Chart and he's won multi-platinum video sales awards for his DVD sets. His worldwide tours have grown bigger each year regularly selling out arenas in the US and abroad and have landed him in the Top 5 of Pollstar Magazine's top touring acts year after year.
2007 promises to continue and further Rieu's profile worldwide and in particular in the United States as PBS will air his first ever US production "Live At Radio City" in August and Denon Classics will release the CD and DVD in late September. Filmed in December of 2006 at the venerable New York City landmark, the stage spectacular includes Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, soloists and the electrifying Harlem Gospel Choir. In addition, Rieu has completed filming of his second Vienna special at the famed Schoenbrun Palace for airing on PBS in April of 2008.
On April 12, Rieu began his annual Spring tour in Boston, a tour which will undoubtedly be another sold out run as his legions of fans of all ages turn out in record numbers each year. The Spring tour hits mostly arenas on the East Coast and wraps up on May 23rd in Milwaukee (dates/venues listed below) and Rieu will return for his traditional West Coast run beginning in October (cities and dates listed below).
In an age of dwindling exposure for classical music on television and sliding album sales, Andre Rieu's evolution in North America in the last few years has been nothing short of remarkable. His musical spectaculars, whether filmed in the sublime landscapes of Tuscany or the lush Dublin countryside, have touched a legion of fans worldwide. "The Homecoming" continued his success in 2006 capturing the excitement of performing before a hometown audience in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Already an arena-ready artist in the US, "Live At Radio City" will take Rieu to a whole new level of recognition Stateside.
The leading independent classical music label in North America, Denon Classics is a division of the Savoy Label Group which is the North American unit of Columbia Music Entertainment (formerly Nippon Columbia), the oldest music company in Japan. Newly reorganized and now headed by Chairman Strauss Zelnick, Columbia Music Entertainment has reemerged as a significant force with a stable of newly signed platinum-selling artists.
ANDRE RIEU SPRING TOUR 2007
April 12 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
April 13 New York, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 14 Philadelphia, PA Liacouras Center
April 15 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
April 16 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
April 17 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
April 19 Columbia, SC Colonial Center
April 20 Jacksonville, FL Jackson Veterans Memorial
April 21 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
April 23 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
April 24 Tampa, FL St. Petersburg Times Forum
May 13 Albany, NY Times Union Center
May 14 Manchester, NH Verizon Arena
May 15 Hartford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
May 16 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
May 18 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
May 19 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
May 20 Detroit, MI The Palace-Auburn Hills
May 21 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
May 22 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
May 23 Milwaukee, WI US Cellular Arena
ANDRE RIEU FALL TOUR 2007
October 9 Portland, OR Venue TBD
October 10 Seattle, WA Key Arena @ Seattle Center
October 11 Vancouver, Canada General Motors Palace
October 13 Edmonton, Canada Rexall Palace
October 14 Saskatoon, Canada Venue TBD
October 15 Winnipeg, Canada MTS Centre
October 17 St. Paul, MN Venue TBD
October 18 Omaha, NE Venue TBD
October 19 Des Moines, IA Venue TBD
October 21 Denver, CO Venue TBD
October 22 Salt Lake City, UT Venue TBD
December 1 San Francisco, CA Venue TBD
December 2 Sacramento, CA Venue TBD
December 3 Bakersfield, CA Venue TBD
December 4 Los Angeles, CA Venue TBD
December 5 San Diego, CA Venue TBD
December 7 Las Vegas, NV Venue TBD
December 8 Phoenix, AZ Venue TBD
December 9 Tucson, AZ Venue TBD
December 10 El Paso, TX Venue TBD
December 11 Albuquerque, NM Venue TBD
December 15 Toronto, Canada Rogers Centre
