Witness extraordinary music-making when Nigel Kennedy and the Sydney Symphony play Bach and Ellington.
No one ever expects ordinary music-making at a Nigel Kennedy concert. He’s a serious musician who takes his fun seriously and breaks down the barriers at every turn.
On this visit Nigel and his friends will be putting the jazz into Bach and the art into the standards of Duke Ellington. Sure, he’ll stomp about the stage and he’ll talk to you like the others don’t, and you can be sure the concert won’t come out till late. But you can also bet on great music and great artistry all night long. Wicked.
A unique mix of highlights from the music of Johann Sebastian BACH and Duke ELLINGTON
Nigel Kennedy violin-director
JS BACH Two movements from Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042
DUKE ELLINGTON
In a Jam
In a Mellow Tone
Prelude to a Kiss
BACH Two-part inventions, transcribed for violin and cello
ELLINGTON
Harlem Airshaft
Perdido
Diminuendo and Crescendo
Dusk
BACH Two movements from Concerto in D minor for violin and oboe, BWV1060
ELLINGTON
Cotton Tail
Come Sunday
BACH Third movement from Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041
Pre-concert talk by Robert Murray in the Northern Foyer, 45 minutes before each Sydney performance.
Canberra and Brisabane Concerts
Nigel Kennedy and the Sydney Symphony will also be performing in Canberra and Brisbane in March.
Royal Theatre Canberra
Thu 4 Mar 8pm
Bookings through Ticketek only - ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Tickets from $49
Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane
An Evening of Bach and Ellington
Sat 6 Mar 8pm
Nigel Plays Jimi Hendrix
Sun 7 Mar 7pm
Bookings through QPAC only. Visit the QPAC website or call 136 246 (Monday to Saturday, 9.00am to 8.30pm)
** Please note that tickets for these performance are not available through the Sydney Symphony Box Office.**