Andre was born in Maastricht... And most Maastricht folksongs are based on classical Music... Maastricht has its very own musicla culture, with many famous artists only known inside Maastricht.. People in Maastricht are proud of what they are and they mostly manifest that through their music.

Andre Rieu and his orchestra don't do anything but present the Maastrcht culture to the rest of the world... Music is about emotions.. Andre Rieu allows people to show these emotions

http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=635458

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUzbT7x2_48&feature=related

The first video shows the anticipation of local musicians in Andre rieus Concert on the Centrall square of Maastricht..

The seccond shows how much classicla music is part of our culture, and why Andre Rieu is whome he is.. He was born, raised inside this culture. It moves me to tears every time i see how those people get all emotionall with this music.


And most surprising, the current Maastricht youth in generall still apreciates this music very very much... as they all know its an important part of their identity