In recent years, André Rieu has performed 88 concerts in Maastricht for about 900,000 visitors from more than 100 countries. Rieu about his concerts in Maastricht: "For 14 years I with the orchestra, have been walking from the steps of the theater along the terraces at the start of the concerts. That remains such a special feeling. Every time again. You only experience that in your hometown. If it is up to the violinist, he would like to do that for at least another 25 years."
This year the Maastricht stand-alone violinist performed no less than thirteen concerts on the Vrijthof. That was a record. Whether he will stay with three performances next year is not clear.