A Glorious Night in Old Vienna
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This event took place on Friday 6 November 2015.
- Friday 6 November 2015
- Crawley The Hawth
A Glorious Night in Old Vienna
Fri 6 Nov 2015
Crawley The Hawth
Need to know
Repertoire
- J Strauss Ii Blue Danube Waltz
- J Strauss Ii Thunder and Lightning Polka
- J Strauss Ii Perpetuum Mobile
- J Strauss Ii The Cuckoo Polka
- Lehár Gold and Silver Waltz
- Lehár The Merry Widow (Excerpts)
- Waldteufel The Skaters' Waltz
Features
- Duncan Riddell Director/Violin
- Sarah Redgwick Soprano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an enchanting evening of elegant Viennese classics this autumn. Bringing together instantly recognisable waltzes, charming melodies and graceful performances, the Orchestra will bring a hint of old-world Vienna to Crawley for your enjoyment.
Violinist Duncan Riddell will lead the Orchestra in an evening that will feature pieces from Vienna’s ‘Waltz King’ Strauss II, including his Blue Danube Waltz, which, as well as becoming an unofficial Austrian national anthem, was used prominently in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. The concert will also include Strauss II’s energetic Thunder and Lightning Polka, Perpetuum Mobile and The Cuckoo Polka.