大象传媒

Join musicians from the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra at Nottingham Trent University Hall for this special performance of Wynton Marsalis鈥檚 A Fiddler鈥檚 Tale.

The concert will be conducted by Martyn Brabbins and narrated by Clarke Peters (*The Wire*, Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods). Featuring violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone and percussion, Marsalis鈥檚 masterpiece is a retelling of Stravinsky鈥檚 The Solider鈥檚 Tale (L'Histoire du soldat).

Igor Stravinsky's iconic work L鈥橦istoire du soldat is based on the eternal story of a young man who sells his soul to the devil, achieving fame and fortune, but losing everything when the devil calls in the debt. Wynton Marsalis's A Fiddler's Tale retains the outline of Stravinsky's scenario, but updates the action to the present for a parable involving the devil, corruption and the concept of shame.

Recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.