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Wednesday, March 19

Tag: JoAnne Falletta

An American in Paris – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
North West

An American in Paris – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Danny Elfman, best known for his scores to a wide range of films and, perhaps most recognizable of all, the theme tune to The Simpsons, has long been an admirer of Scottish virtuous percussionist Colin Currie, whom Steve Riech has described as ‘one of the greatest musicians in the world today’. This evening’s performance of the Percussion Concerto underlined why he is so deserving of such accolades. Percussionists are the goalkeepers of the orchestra world with many minutes of intense concentration while waiting to make an essential contribution to the overall performance. Here, however, the percussion section takes centre stage, with Currie playing an incredible range of instruments, ably supported by the Philharmonic’s percussionists. The cinematic quality of Elfman’s compositions was re...