Bbc Concert Orchestra – a Fiddler's Tale

Join musicians from the world-famous BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins and a guest narrator for this special performance of Wynton Marsalis' A Fiddler's Tale. With tickets from just £5, this is a fantastic opportunity to experience world-class music in an intimate venue, right here in Nottingham!

The concert will be conducted by Martyn Brabbins and narrated by Clarke Peters (The Wire, Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods). Featuring violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone and percussion, Marsalis’ masterpiece is a retelling of Stravinsky’s The Solider’s Tale (L'Histoire du soldat).

A Fiddler's Tale
Igor Stravinsky's iconic work L’Histoire du soldat is based on the eternal story of a young man who sells his soul to the devil, achieving fame and fortune, but losing everything when the devil calls in the debt. Wynton Marsalis' A Fiddler's Tale retains the outline of Stravinsky's scenario, but updates the action to the present for a parable involving the devil, corruption and the concept of shame.

Clarke Peters Biography

Award-winning actor Clarke Peters can next be seen in True Love for Channel 4 in which he plays the role of Ken Holding opposite Lindsay Duncan. He also recently finished filming the tv mini-series Eric, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch.

Recent credits include; I Wanna Dance with Somebody, The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime/CBS), The Irregulars (Netflix), Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (for which he was nominated for 2021 BAFTA and NAACP Image awards), His Dark Materials (HBO), AMC series La Fortuna, and Foundation (Apple+).  His film credits include Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Harriet, Mona Lisa, and John Wick.
 

He is well-known for playing Lester Freamon on HBO TV series The Wire, as well as Albert Lambreaux on Treme.

Aside from his acting credits, Clarke is also an accomplished director and musical book writer, most notably for Five Guys Named Moe.