What happened when a classical ensemble crashed a pop festival

What happened when a classical ensemble crashed a pop festival

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norman lebrecht

March 18, 2015

Just watch.

riccotta ensemble

See? Our moves are just as good as theirs.

This is the Ricciotti Ensemble, a Dutch symphony orchestra that pops up all over the place – in this instance at the Amsterdam Canal Festival Stage.

h/t: Hinse Mutter, double bass player in the Ricciotti

Comments

  • Pirkko says:

    In which way is that a “classical” ensemble? Because of the acoustic instruments..?

  • Max Grimm says:

    When did the Grachtenfestival (where this was filmed) turn into a “Pop Festival”?

    http://www.grachtenfestival.nl/detail.vm?pag=74

  • Tim says:

    They’re a great group.
    A couple of years ago they commissioned a new orchestral piece from Gabriel Prokofiev, ‘Ruthven’s Last Dance’:

  • Tim says:

    They’re a great group. A couple of years ago they commissioned a new orchestral piece from Gabriel Prokofiev, ‘Ruthven’s Last Dance’:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayP-CXt0Xtg

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