World Premiere of Waltz Composed by Anthony Hopkins

VIENNA, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –

Andre Rieu has received the Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the
Republic of Austria last saturday. The decoration was awarded by Marianna
Klicka, president of the District of Vienna. Rieu received the decoration
because of his efforts to promote Viennese music around the world.

Rieu, the world’s most popular classical artist who is renowned for his
energetic and festive live concerts, thanked the Republic of Austria by
performing the waltz “Wiener Festwalzer”, which he composed himself.

A Waltz written by Anthony Hopkins
In the audience was Antony Hopkins, who came all the way from Los Angeles to
attend the world premiere of “And the waltz goes on”, which was composed by
Hopkins. Hopkins has written music for many years, but the ‘Thor’ co-star
composed his latest piece, “And The Waltz Goes On,” with Rieu specifically
in mind to perform it. Rieu was so enthusiastic about the work that he
immediately set plans in motion to record it, reportedly moving Hopkins’
wife to tears during the initial performance of the tune.

The waltz will be on Rieu’s new album and will be performed by Rieu
while on tour in the USA, Canada and Mexico, this fall. The complete
itinerary of the tour can be found below.

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(Photo: Govert de Roos)

        TOUR DATES
        10-Sept Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome
        11-Sept. Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place
        12-Sept. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre
        14-Sept. Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre
        16-Sept. Minneapolis, MN Xcel Energy Center
        17-Sept. Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
        18-Sept. Chicago, IL United Center
        19-Sept. Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
        8-Oct. Mexico City, Auditorio Nacional
        9-Oct. Mexico City, Auditorio Nacional
        10-Oct. Mexico City, Auditorio Nacional
        11-Oct. Mexico City, Auditorio Nacional
        13-Oct. Guadalajara, Auditorio Telmex
        14-Oct. Guadalajara, Auditorio Telmex
        16-Oct. Monterrey Arena Monterrey
        18-Oct. San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
        19-Oct. Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
        19-Nov. Washington, DC Patriot Center
        20-Nov. Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy center
        21-Nov. Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
        22-Nov. Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Place
        23-Nov. Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre
        25-Nov. Manchester, NH Verizon Arena
        26-Nov. Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
        27-Nov. Albany, NY Times Union Center
        28-Nov. Newark, NJ Prudential Center
        29-Nov. Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Arena
        30-Nov. Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theatre

SOURCE Andre Rieu Productions