Just watched it - it's OK but that is about as high as I would rate it. Clearly some members of the audience found it very emotive - possibly hitting personal trigger points, but what is the point of Mr. Rieu and his violin? There's no solo element in the arrangement - and I fail to see how there could be, in all honesty. He's just another violin, but I have always thought that the man was more show than go!
I'll stick with my preferred version.
Mike