Andrè Rieu, a Dutch violinist and conductor famous for creating the Johann Strauss Orchestra that popularized classical and waltz music. He and his orchestra have turned classical music into a worldwide concert touring act as successful as some of the biggest pop and rock concert tours.  Andrè Rieu's repertoire includes a wide range of classical, popular and folk music as well as thematic music from well known film soundtracks and musicals. Thanks to the accessibility of Rieu's live and recorded performances many people became regular listeners to standards of the classical canon.