Rainer Hersch Orkestra 2017
Programme
Featuring music from (or almost from):
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (Choral); Symphony No. 5; Für Elise
Bizet Carmen Overture
Fusion Uke meets Ork
Glinka Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
Microsoft The Windowa Waltz
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony No. 40
Ravel Bolero
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture (for canons and audience)
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite
Verdi La traviata; Dies irae
John Williams Oscar Medley for Hosepipe and Funnel
Performers
Rainer Hersch conductor/host
Rainer Hersch Orkestra
Members of The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
A brand new dollop of games, tricks and jokes for conductor, orchestra and audience, plus seasonal faves and more. Much, much more!
Rainer Hersch (BBC Radio 4 & Classic FM) takes to the stage once again with his very own orchestra of madcap virtuosos to welcome the New Year with an unforgettable evening of laughter and fab music.
Nothing is safe from the comic maestro as he whips through witty arrangements of the classics. Yes, it’s a classical concert Jim but not as we know it – all bound together with his award-winning stand-up comedy.
‘Whether you are a professor of harmony or couldn’t tell a string quartet from a string vest, this is the funniest concert you’ll ever see’ (Time Out)
Duration: approx. 2 hours 15 mins
Ticket Information
£45 (premium seats), £35, £25, £19
Concessions: £2 off
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