The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is proud to present the Irish première of Pixar in Concert, a celebration of the enchanting stories, ground-breaking animation and Academy Award-winning music of Pixar’s 14 magical feature films. Fans of the Toy Story trilogy, Up, Cars, WALL·E, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille, A Bug’s Life and more can enjoy stunning HD clips of favourite scenes and beloved characters on the big screen while the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performs the unforgettable scores live on stage underneath. Pixar in Concert takes place at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Saturday 3 May 2014, 8pm. Tickets priced €20–€55 are on sale now and are available from the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Box Office, 0818 719 377 or www.ticketmaster.ie.
Pioneers in the art of animation and filmmaking, Pixar have created some of the most celebrated films of the past 25 years. These films are among the top 50 highest-grossing animated features of all time and between them have won 15 Oscars, including 7 for Best Animated Feature, 7 Golden Globes and 11 Grammy Awards. At Pixar in Concert you can experience the very best visual moments of these films while the memorable scores of Michael Giacchino, Randy Newman, Thomas Newman and Patrick Doyle are brought to life by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
As Ritch Sibthorpe, managing director at Disney Music Group observed: ‘A whole generation has grown up with the memorable soundtracks of Disney Pixar movies and everyone has their favourite song or musical moment from the Studio's incredible animation catalogue.’
As a review of an Australian performance of Pixar in Concert said: ‘The show was not only a perfect tribute to the animation juggernaut, but a demonstration of how truly integral music has been to its success’ (Time Out, Sydney).
Pixar in Concert continues the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s highly successful series of film screenings with live performance of the orchestral score. Highlights of these screenings to date have included Bugs Bunny on Broadway, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca and Psycho.
