The phenomenal André Rieu releases an album and DVD!

David Hasselhoff is not missing.

The most commercially successful Dutch violinist and orchestra frontman André Rieu releases a new album Amore and a DVD The Magic of Maastricht, featuring a guest appearance by 80s icon David Hasselhoff. Both releases will be released on 24 November.

David Hasselhoff takes on the role of guest vocalist for Love Me Tender, Looking For Freedom and most notably, an orchestral rendition of the opening theme from the now iconic Knight Rider series starring Michael Knight. The album and DVD also include hits such as What A Wonderful World, Love Me Tender, O Sole Mio, Can't Help Falling In Love or Think of Me from the musical Phantom of the Opera.

The DVD The Magic of Maastricht itself celebrates thirty years of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, which Rieu founded in 1987. He currently plays an average of one hundred performances a year with the orchestra, which regularly attracts a total of over 110,000 visitors. Today, every concert of the orchestra under Rieu's direction guarantees an unforgettable experience full of classical music evergreens, during which visitors often move into the aisles and spontaneously waltz to the magical sound of the Strauss orchestra.

Through his activities,André Rieu aims to introduce and bring classical music to as wide an audience as possible, and to make them fall in love with it. He is more than successful in doing so. People dance, sing, cry and smile at his concerts. He has over 500 platinum awards, which no other classical music artist in history has achieved. Rieu is also one of the most prolific writers - he records both on tour and in his own studio in his hometown of Maastricht and has several dozen albums, singles and DVDs to his credit. His dream is to be the first to perform on the moon and at the North Pole.

"My heart still beats for Strauss' music and my beloved orchestra. As long as there is music in this world, we can always hope for happiness, love and peace," Rieu says.

André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra will perform at the O2 Arena in Prague on 1 June.