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Rainer Hersch “Hersch accomplished the near impossible: making a classical symphony concert the coolest – and funkiest – show in town.” Winnipeg Free Press, Canada “The highest-caliber wit from a naturally funny man.” Independent Weekly, Adelaide, Australia Star of BBC Radio and Television, Rainer Hersch is a comedian and conductor who has performed on every major comedy stage in Britain and abroad. He has appeared twelve times at the Edinburgh Festival, had numerous comedy-concert series in the most prestigious venues in the UK and has been featured with orchestras from Sydney to Saint Petersburg. His concerts are a hit with the public, critics and orchestras alike – all of which clamor for his return at the earliest opportunity. Rainer Hersch with Orchestra Rainer Hersch’s concerts can be enjoyed by everyone whether they are regular symphony goers or have never been to a concert in their lives – combining superb musicality and brilliant verbal routines to leave the whole audience rolling in the aisles (“This is joke a minute, laugh out loud material” The Post, South Africa). His hilarious re-arrangements of the classics add to an expertly paced evening that your audience will never forget. Rainer Hersch’s unique comedy concerts are an easily marketable program for your season allowing your orchestra to show that they are not only excellent musicians but that they’ve also got a sense of humour. His appearance attracts a great deal of press attention ("A classical concert conducted by a stand-up comedian - now that is new" The Ealing Times, London, UK) and with it large audiences including families and first-time concert goers.
Two of Rainer’s famous productions are presently available in a format with orchestra: “Classical Music Unexplained” and “At Last! The 1977 New Year’s Day Concert.” His newest production “The Last Night of the Proms…Ever!” is available from March 2009. Click here for information on the new production. Duration Both programmes are constructed as two, fifty minute halves. A soprano soloist is needed for the second half. The format is adaptable for orchestras using guests only on the second half of pops and special concerts. Repertoire/Scoring/Music Please see detailed repertoire lists below. The scoring of Rainer’s charts and any standard literature to be pulled from your library is: 2,2,2,2 4,3,2,1 Timp + 1, strings, piano (for Rainer). All of Rainer’s charts are provided and are thoroughly cued for the gags and commentary. Orchestral musicians are not required to participate in any way outside of their training. Rehearsals Rainer conducts all rehearsals. Due to the required integration of technical components, two 2 ˝ hour rehearsals are recommended. For amateur or community based orchestras, four rehearsals are recommended.
"Not since Victor Borge has a musician-comic raised the roof with such continuous laughter" The Post, Eastern Cape, South Africa "A guaranteed laugh every four bars" The Scotsman "Hersch has presented a fair number of comedy programmes on the radio, but you really have to see him live to appreciate how skillfully he can weave together music and mirth. And the beauty of it is that you don't have to know your Bach from your Elgar to appreciate the punchlines..." Evening Standard
Programme 1 for full orchestra: "Classical Music Unexplained" First Half Rossini/Hersch: William Tell overture
Strauss I/Hersch:
Radetzky March Encores Bizet:
Adagietto (strings only) Length (2 hours approx - shorter if required). All the music for the arrangements is provided by Rainer.
Programme 2 for full orchestra: "At Last! The 1977 New Year's Day Concert" First Half Johann
Strauss II: Fledermaus Overture
Johann
Strauss II/Hersch: Perpetuum Mobile Encores Herbert: Art
is calling Me Length (2 hours approx - shorter if required). All the music for the arrangements is provided by Rainer.
“Two words: See Him!” Edmonton Journal, Canada, 2007 “This is a superior show with heart and humour. When it was over, the audience rose in a well-deserved standing ovation.” Edmonton Sun, Canada, 2007 “The world’s first classical music hooligan.” Vancouver Sun “Rainer Hersch deftly moves back and forth from the hilarious to the poignant.” Montreal Gazette “Rainer Hersch is a skilled musician who dissects classical music with verve and plenty of laughs.” In Rankin, The Sunday Times, London, UK 2006 “Rainer Hersch could make anything funny…his forte is making something out of nothing. I laughed the whole way through.” Three Weeks/Edinburgh Festival “Hersch is a wickedly funny man, who needs nothing more than a piano and his own wit to leave you desperate for more.” Edinburgh Evening News/Edinburgh Festival “At last a musical comedian with a difference – he is really funny.” The London Telegraph “Splendidly silly – Britain’s new musical guru.” Time Out, London
Throughout Europe with his own Rainer Hersch Philharmonic and with other orchestras including:
Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Israel, Barbados, South Africa, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States.
A Full press kit detailing Rainer’s television, radio, musical and stand-up careers is available on request. Additional material, links and information is available at www.RainerHersch.com.
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