Radiohead, A Jazz Symphony is a worldwide crowd puller. The project was developed in Groningen and grew into an internationally successful album. Now this impressive reinterpretation of Radiohead’s music, arranged for jazz soloists and orchestra, returns to the North.
In this program, two leading orchestras from the region work together: the North Netherlands Orchestra and the Noordpool Orkest. Together they show new layers in iconic songs like Creep, Karma Police and Paranoid Android.
The symphonic power of the NNO meets the jazz and rock roots of the Noordpool Orkest. The result is not a traditional concert, but a program in which well-known songs get a new and layered character. Radiohead, A Jazz Symphony premiered in 2012 and was immediately a great success. The music was originally written for the Noordpool Orkest by founder and artistic director Reinout Douma, who also conducts this performance. The program includes several well-known songs by the British band. In addition, two additional Radiohead/Thom Yorke tracks sound: The Eraser, a minimalist masterpiece, and Spectre.