Violin wizard Ola Kvernberg will perform in Symphonic Django on 3 February at Cadogan Hall, London. The performance is a portrait of Django Reinhardt, the fulfillment of his own symphonic dream, featuring master guitarist Martin Taylor and Andreas Oeberg, violinists Florin Niculescu and Ola Kvernberg and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Django Reinhardt and the legendary violinist Stéphane Grappelli perfected a European jazz form in the legendary Le Quintette du Hot Club de France. However, the self-taught guitar genius Reinhardt was also fascinated by symphonic music and left behind a significant number of distinguished compositions which he dreamed of performing in a symphonic setting.
After sold-out concerts in Théâtre des Champs Elysées Paris, Victoria Hall Geneva, and Auditorium Lyon, the celebrated Symphonic Django project – a posthumous fulfillment of Django’s lifelong dream - is to be performed for the first time in the UK by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a specially invited line up of international soloists.
Symphonic Django
Friday 3 February, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
London SW1X 9DQ
Tickets: £37.50, £30, £22