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Oscar Winning Composer to Play with BBC National Orchestra Of Wales at Wales Millenium Centre
14th August, 2008
BBC National Orchestra for Wales
The Minds Eye.
BBC NOW brings classic scenes from the Big Screen to life through a perfromance of selected works from Beethoven, Wagner and Mozart. What was Francis Ford Coppola's motivation for using Wagners Ride of the Valkyries in Apocalypse Now? Or what was it about Beethove's Symphony number 9 that made Stanley Kubrick use it in Clockwork Orange?
The evening will also include an exclusive special guest perfromance by legendary composer Gabriel Yared .Establishing his reputation with directors Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud, and working with Robert Altman, a longstanding collaboration with British director Anthony Minghella earned Yared many of his critical accolades, including an Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy for his soundtrack for The English Patient. His soundtrack for the directors' films The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain also secured Oscar nominations, with Cold Mountain winning Best Original Soundtrack at the 2004 World Soundtrack Awards. Gabriel will perform music from Betty Blue, Cold Mountain, The Talented Mr Ripley and The English Patient amongst others.
This is a rare and exclusive opportunity to catch one of the best film soundtrack composers performing his work live in his only performance in the UK this year, backed by The BBC National Orchestra for Wales and promises to be a memorable event, not to be missed.
Tickets availible now from;
Wales Millennium Centre
Ticket Office: 08700 40 2000
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