 Event |
Barnstorming with Ole Bull - Maverick Virtuoso
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| Venue |
Wilton's Music Hall, London, England |
| First Date |
8 July 2015 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Ole Bull aficionado, Peter Sheppard Skӕrved, is delighted to bring the work and unique style of this massively influential musician to the venue in which the old fiddler would have revelled. For this very special Wilton's performance, Peter will be playing Bull's own 1647 Amati violin - the first time this precious instrument has been played since his death in 1838 - and will recreate the concerts Bull loved to give in salons and small theatres by weaving together his transcriptions of Nordic folk music, virtuoso works and music by his favourite composers such as Mozart, Gounod and Bach. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Contributors |
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| Production Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
Peter will also present the British premiere of his reconstruction of Bull’s American Fantasy, a ‘barnstorming’ piece incorporating Home Sweet Home, Pop! Goes the Weasel, Arkansas Traveler and Hazel Dell; Peter first performed this to great acclaim at last year’s Bergen Festival. The concert also includes ‘…and love..’ by Sadie Harrison, based on poetry by Danish writer, Malene Skӕrved, with the
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
132307 |
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