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Ken Bruce presents the multilingual 12-piece ensemble Pink Martini, performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.

Friday Night Is Music Night features Pink Martini performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall earlier this week.

Founded by the classically trained pianist Thomas M Lauderdale in 1994, the twelve-piece ensemble performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages, and with symphony orchestras around the world.

They've been described as somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir. Lauderdale describes them as "a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure... if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we'd be that band."

For this performance Pink Martini are joined by vocalist Storm Large and Ken Bruce presents for Radio 2.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Oct 201220:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Pink Martini

    Bolero

    (Ravel) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    Amado Mio

    (Fisher/Roberts) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    Quizas Quizas Quizas (Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps)

    (Farres) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    Splendor In The Grass

    (Marashian/Lauderdale) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Timothy Nishimoto & Pink Martini

    Donde Estas Yolanda

    (Jimenez) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    Song Of The Black Lizard

    (Miwa) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    And Then You're Gone

    (Marashian/Rieth/Forbes/Lauderdale) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Timothy Nishimoto & Pink Martini

    But Now I'm Back

    (Marashian/Lauderdale) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Saori Yuki & Pink Martini

    Yoake No Scat (Melody For A New Dawn)

    (NA) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Saori Yuki & Pink Martini

    Blue Light Yokohama

    (Kyohei) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Pink Martini

    The Flying Squirrel

    (Taylor/Lauderdale) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Pink Martini

    Concerto For Trumpet

    (James) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    U Plavu Zoru

    (Various) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Timothy Nishimoto & Pink Martini

    Veronique

    (Lauderdale/Tozian) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Pink Martini

    Carioca

    (Youmans/Khan/Eliscu) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    Sympathique

    (Forbes/Lauderdale) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Saori Yuki & Pink Martini

    Du Soleil Plein Les Yeux

    (Lai/Desage) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    The Lady Is A Tramp

    (Rodgers/Hart) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Pink Martini

    Malaguena

    (Lecuona) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Saori Yuki & Pink Martini

    Mas Que Nada

    (Ben) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

  • Storm Large & Pink Martini

    Brazil

    (Barroso) (Ft. BBC Concert Orchestra/Robert Ziegler)

Broadcasts

  • Fri 21 Oct 201120:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 5 Oct 201220:00
    BBC Radio 2