André Rieu Donates £360K

André Rieu Donates £360K to Give 1,000 Kids the Gift of Music

André Rieu is proving that music changes lives. With a heart as grand as his melodies, he made a generous £360,000 donation, and gives 1,000 children the chance to learn and play. Violins are placed in eager hands, dreams take shape, and a new generation discovers the magic of melody—As bows glide across strings and first melodies fill the air, Rieu’s generosity becomes more than charity—it becomes a symphony of  Rieu’s passion for spreading the joy of music.

A youth foundation that offers music lessons to kids whose families cannot afford them received the kind donation from the Dutch violinist.

André Rieu has donated €425,000 (£360,000) to provide music lessons for 1,000 children living in his hometown in the Netherlands.

André Rieu to Fund Music Lessons for 1,000 Children in the Netherlands

The Dutch violinist and conductor donated the money to Jeugdfonds Cultuur Limburg, a culture and youth foundation in the province of Limburg.

With music increasingly disappearing from schools, Rieu says, children today are learning to make music far less than before.

“I would like to give these children the pleasure of making music,” said the maestro. “My orchestra members and I know how much fun it is to make music every day, and to make millions of people happy with music night after night.”

André Rieu playing a full-size violin as a childAndré Rieu playing a full-size violin as a child. Picture: Beeld Privéarchief Rieu

 

“We were all given the chance to have music lessons since our childhood and were fortunate to learn how to play an instrument,” he continued.

“So, we may understand better than anyone else what it means if you do not get that chance to be involved with music as a child.”

 

André Rieu donates 425,000-euros to music education fund | News | The Strad

According to Jeugdfonds Cultuur Limburg, it costs €425 (£365) to provide one child with music lessons for a year. The foundation plans to use its recent generous donation to open an ‘André Rieu Fund’, which they hope to use to draw more sponsors.

Earlier this year, Rieu offered to replace €20,000 worth of stolen instruments, which were taken from an orchestra for the mentally disabled. He said: “My heart broke when I read [the news]. I want them to be able to perform again very soon.”

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