Philharmonia Chamber Players: It Don’t Mean a Thing
Artists
Fiona Cornall – violin
Nuno Carapina – violin
Julian Milone – violin
Gideon Robinson – violin
Gareth Sheppard – double bass
Programme
Gershwin Three Portraits from Porgy and Bess
Weill Little Threepenny Music
Piazzolla Tango Suite
Ellington It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Cory I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Bernie & Pinkard Sweet Georgia Brown
all arr. Julian Milone
Toes will be tapping at this free concert by members of our second violin section, featuring arrangements of jazz standards and more.
Our series Let Freedom Ring traces the influence of American jazz and folk music on classical and popular music, opera and music theatre. This chamber concert is a microcosm of the whole series, embracing the sounds of 1930s cabaret, Argentinian tango, and the nightclubs of New York.
Kurt Weill’s wind band, Piazzolla’s classical guitars, Duke Ellington’s jazz piano and the era-defining voices of Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett are all evoked by the virtuosic violinists of the Philharmonia, joined by their colleague Gareth Sheppard on bass.
Need to know
Prices & Discounts
Free
Ticket required
Running time
50 mins
Recommended age
From 7+
Programme notes
Free printed programmes will be available at the venue. Digital programme notes available here.
Box office
Philharmonia Box Office: 0800 652 6717
Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm
After the event
Series
Let Freedom Ring: Celebrating the Sounds of America
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