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MUSIC AT THE RED HEDGEHOG – THE CELLAR SESSIONS

Classical and folk music intermingle, inspired by a 19th-century Viennese tavern where musicians from all scenes would meet after hours, and the boundaries between genres became blurry in tandem with the flow of beer and wine . Prepare to dance, laugh, holler, and maybe even shed a tear with this mixed program which includes Bach to Donna Summer.

ZRI's Cellar Sessions re-creates the atmosphere of the Red Hedgehog Tavern in Vienna from which the band takes its name. Schubert and Brahms were both fascinated by Hungarian 'Gypsy-band' music and it became as fashionable as the waltz in Vienna, with one of the tunes included here still part of the standard repertory in an arrangement by Brahms.

"Consummate virtuosity, magic and passion." (Royal Albert Hall).