The Bearded Trio

As thousands of fans across the UK began their journey with The Harry Potter Film Concert Series by attending one of the sold-out performances of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ™ in Concert last month, CineConcerts, Senbla, and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announce that the second in the series – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ™ in Concert will have its live UK concert tour premiere in December. The second magical tale from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World will be brought to life around the UK this December as it calls at Liverpool before travelling onto Leeds, Cardiff, Dublin, Manchester, and Glasgow before finishing in Birmingham. The film, which follows Harry Potter’s second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was released in 2002, and became one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The tour will feature a live symphony orchestra performing, to picture, every note from  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ™ . A...

The soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by John Williams is actually one of my favourite scores from the maestro.  So imagine my reaction when I was contacted by CineConcerts asking if I would like to see Harry Potter in Concert at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff?  Of course I jumped at the chance and had high expectations for this worldwide tour. Once we found our seats near the front of the stage I wasn't alone in my anticipation.  The buzz in the arena was electric and infectious.  A large screen dominated the front of the arena, along with the stage where the full orchestra would assemble in a matter of minutes.  Before that though, while the muggles still found their seats, a behind the scenes featurette played on the big screen which included interviews with the master himself, John Williams. The orchestra followed by the conductor appeared on stage to a welcoming audience.  Justin Freer, the conductor for the evening en...