Despite being, as he described himself, “thrice homeless,” Gustav Mahler rose from humble origins to become the most powerful and celebrated conductor of his time, and one of the greatest composers of all time. By the time of his tragically early death in 1911, he had become an inspirational beacon for a new generation of outsider composers and performers. These composers would re-shape the world of music in the years after World War I
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One hundred years ago, the African-American music called Jazz exploded onto the international scene and changed the world forever.
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Inspired by an Egyptian folk tale and the legend engraved on a pink granite slab between the paws of the Sphinx, ‘The Warrior Violinist’ is a cautionary parable about yearning to be what one is not.
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A hilarious re-telling of the traditional English folk tale, Lazy Jack, with abundantly witty Yiddish turns of phrase and evocative Klezmer musical stylings by Jewish-American composer David “Yankele” Yang and orchestrated by Kenneth Woods, with narration by Olivier award-winning Henry Goodman.
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A new musical setting of Hans Christian Andersen’s masterpiece by Kenneth Woods is narrated by Hugh Bonneville, star of Downton Abbey, the Paddington films and W1A. Beautiful and evocative illustrations by Polish-American artist and musician, Wanda Sobieska, brings an additional level of emotion to this poignant melding of music, word and image.
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