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The classical violinist who can pack a stadium

"Beethoven needed four notes for his 5th Symphony to be recognized: ta-ta-ta-taaaa. Theodorakis only needed two: pa-dam!" the famous Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu tells Kathimerini while he is preparing for his first concert in Greece with his Johann Strauss Orchestra, rehearsing his own version of the syrtaki.

CoD Petrescu to pay official visit to Netherlands

Romania's Chief of Defence Staff (CoD) Daniel Petrescu is paying an official visit to the Netherlands March 3-4. According to a press statement the National Defence Ministry (MApN) sent to AGERPRES, Petrescu is scheduled to meet Dutch Chief of Defence Rob Bauer to discuss bilateral co-operation inside NATO and the EU.

One Person is Killed after Van Drives into Group of Pedestrians at Dutch Music Festival

One person has died and three people have been seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident at a music festival in the Netherlands early this morning.

A white van drove into a group of revellers at the Pinkpop festival in the southern town of Landgraaf, just hours after a performance by US singer Bruno Mars.