Friday Night is Music Night: Classical Music in the Movies

Friday Night is Music Night: Classical Music in the Movies – a breathtaking concert film capturing the BBC Concert Orchestra in a live Nottingham edition of BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night is Music Night. Conductor Karen Ní Bhroin and local pianist Clare Hammond lead the orchestra through a dazzling program of film‑famed classical moments, from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “The King’s Speech”, to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (Allegretto) in “The King’s Speech”, Bizet’s “Habanera” from “Up”, Rachmaninoff’s serene Piano Concerto 2 (second movement) in “A Brief Encounter”, Anne Dudley’s Main Title from “Elle”, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (second movement) in “Out of Africa”, Portman’s theme from “Chocolat”, Mozart’s Piano Concerto 22 (third movement) in “Amadeus”, Clara Schumann’s Polonaise No. 4 in “Anger Management”, and Johann Strauss’s “Blue Danube” featured in “Squid Game” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Performed live at the magnificent Royal Concert Hall, this film invites audiences to experience the same unforgettable melodies that have made cinema classics—and their soundtracks—stunning. Details & tickets are available through the official link.