André Rieu lobbied Ursula von der Leyen for €15m to stage world tour
Dutch violinist met with European Commission president about EU funding to cover monetary shortfall of shows, documents show
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Almost-hidden extras and booking charges can drain your web-shopping wallet
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Channel can afford to be ‘more maverick’ than its rivals, says director Phil Edgar-Jones
Just because we can’t stand it doesn’t mean we have to make it illegal
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André Rieu’s saccharine strings terrorise sensitive aesthetes
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