Berlin Philharmonic concerts to be screened in 3D at UK cinemas
If you missed the Berlin Philharmonic performing in London in February, you'll get another chance to see the orchestra in action in UK cinemas next month.
And the really novel thing is that the performances will be broadcast in 3D.
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle hopes to reach new audiences by screening 3D concerts in hundreds of cinemas across the world, including 140 in Britain.
The idea is to give cinemagoers the sensation of sitting in the front rows and also among the orchestra, offering close-ups of the virtuoso players.
The first film features a performance of Mahler's First Symphony and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, recorded in Singapore.
Cineworld and Empire are among the UK cinema chains that will show the Berlin Philharmonic concert on May 9th.
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Screenings are in May. Best to check the Cineworld and Empire websites:
http://www.cineworld.co.uk/
http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/?page=synopsis&filmid=2507
Anyone know dates and locations? Please.
Great idea and way to give classical music a modern slant. In 3D no less! As mentioned above, I hope the sound system in the locations chosen to play the concert are up to the task.
We saw the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam last month. It was very, very good. I think it's a great idea from them to get a larger audience. I wonder however how good the sound systems in the cinemas are.