The “world’s most successful violinist” will return to Australia in 2016 for the first time in three years.

He’s the undisputed master of the Viennese waltz. His arena spectaculars attract over 600,000 concert goers every year, making his performances more popular than AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen or Coldplay. He has sold more albums than almost any other classical artist, with 400 Platinum records to his name. He’s also close personal friends with Anthony Hopkins. Love him or loathe him, André Rieu is a global phenomenon, and he’s headed to Australia next year.

The international violinist first played to Australian audiences in 2008, and has since begun calling the country his “second home”, although his upcoming 2016 tour will be his first appearance Down Under in three years. Some consider his arena performances to be among the best evenings of classical music around, whilst others feel his grand extravaganzas to be unnecessarily gaudy and musically trite. Regardless of where you might fall on that spectrum his showmanship and magnetic charisma have made him one of the most influential figures in classical music today. Billed...