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15 January 2025 London (United Kingdom)
German National Orchestra
German National Orchestra conducted by Wayne Marshall - Cadogan Hall
Program Info: German National Orchestra German-British Choir Academy chorus Wayne Marshall, conductor/piano
From Manhattan to Mars: Germany’s brightest young orchestra joins the conductor, pianist and all-round phenomenon Wayne Marshall in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Holst’s The Planets.
Everyone has their favourite bit of The Planets, whether it’s the warlike rhythms of Mars, the blissful calm of Venus, or the majesty of Jupiter. But Holst’s masterpiece is a lot more than just magnificent melodies – it’s a voyage to the outer limits of the human spirit.
Tonight, Wayne Marshall takes this superb young German orchestra to infinity and beyond, in a musical odyssey that opens with the raw imagination of Britten’s ever-popular Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, before Marshall plays Gershwin’s showstopping Rhapsody in Blue the way Gershwin did – directing from the piano.
In other words, it’s an evening of towering tunes and sheer inspiration, even before we set off for the stars…
‘Marshall conducted and played with amazing versatility and strength… outstanding’ (MDTheatreGuide.com)
Benjamin Britten - The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra opus 34: composed in 1946 to accompany an educational film produced by the British government and featured in the Oscar-nominated film Moonrise Kingdom George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue Gustav Holst - The Planets
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