Andre Rieu

"Beethoven needed four notes for his 5th Symphony to be recognized: ta-ta-ta-taaaa. Theodorakis only needed two: pa-dam!" the famous Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu tells Kathimerini while he is preparing for his first concert in Greece with his Johann Strauss Orchestra, rehearsing his own version of the syrtaki.

Turkish cultural authorities have announced the creation of a classical music festival to promote Göbeklitepe, one of the world's most important archaeological sites on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with performances set for Istanbul and the eastern province of ?anl?urfa. 

The Good Music in Town concert series will kick off on Oct. 27, with five-time Grammy winner Canadian jazz artist Diana KrallThe Good Music in Town concerts will once again revive audiences in Istanbul, starting with world famous jazz soloist Diana Krall, who has won five Grammy awards. As part of her world tour for her new album, Canadian jazz queen Krall will take the stage on Oct.

The popular syrtaki (from the word syrtos, meaning dragged), initially choreographed by Giorgos Provias for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek is not a traditional Greek folk dance but a mixture of slow and fast versions of the Greek hasapiko dance. Accompanied by Mikis Theodorakis’ music, the dance has come to embody all that is Greek.
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Famous Dutch violinist and orchestra leader Andre Rieu, dubbed the "King of Waltz", announced a fourth concert in Bucharest on June 11, after his previously scheduled three shows in Bucharest next year saw a record-high number of 33,000 tickets sold, a release to AGERPRES informs.