Elton John to 'Auditorium Parco della Musica - 19 and September 20, 2010 
Exceptional double concerto Rome Auditorium. Elton John will perform, the artist who for four decades has been able to charm the world. Beside him, Ray Cooper, percussionist spectacular, his traveling companion from the beginning. Together for two evenings of deep conviction, named after three generations of fans.
Elton John - Author, musician, pioneer of charity, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and BRIT Awards, Broadway smash hit, a superstar and yet a man of the people. It 's the longest successful songwriter of his generation and also the most decorated. The first great rock stars of the piano in a world dominated by guitarists is still him. Changing the vagaries clothing and accessories, but when Elton John sits down at the piano and begins to tap the keys, the audience feels taken by the hand, dragged by a tempera ¬ is of emotions inside the concert hall lined with magic. Evergreen songs that have the fragrance of newness.
Ray Cooper - British musician known for his work as a drummer and session musician with artists such as Elton John, George Harrison, Sting, Eric Clapton and Pink Floyd. His career began in the sixties. Since 1969 is part of Blue Mink and played drums in the first production of Elton John. Becoming, in 1974, officially a member of the Elton John Band.
In the eighties, Ray played with the Rolling Stones, Clapton, Bill Wyman and participate in the historic tour of Elton John in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Cooper back in the nineties again to perform with Elton in his tour solo piano and percussion, and after 15 years in 2009 on tour together again.
The parade then retrace the events of each individual viewer: stories of falling in love, oppression, solitude, youth, stories of all. The item is safe and warm, not at all fatigued from the 40-year career, a voice that sings with ease in a rock song, jazz improvisation, blues scale. It was just experience and profession, the public would notice. E 'instead of the sensitivity of those who have never been able to renew losing their identity, to enable it to address the generations with freshness and humility.
When Ray Cooper appears on stage with John the pace becomes more dense, the songs that blend jazz improvisation and rock hardness, follow each other without interruption. And 'the scene of euphoria. The percussion of Ray are mixed with the sound of the piano, the atmosphere becomes theatrical. The crescendo with some ¬ launches challenge to the passage of time. The voice becomes hurricane on the stormy sea of \u200b\u200bpercussion of his old friend, calls for service in ¬ to ¬ this latest mini-tour, with its eye-catching arms ¬ stream of percussion.
Between songs dark and complex pieces of eclectic R & B between piano rock and rock'n'roll, between classic pop and country, between progressive and glam rock style of traditional European musical improvisations Royal Academy and African-American, nothing surprising, there is only one style on stage, a single musical style, that of Elton John.
listen immortal classics as "Rocket Man, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Your Song", "Don` t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, "" Nikita, "" Tiny Dancer ", to the most recent ¬ you political ballad "Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes" (from "Songs from the West Coast" in 2001).
If you want to be enchanted by his notes ... ...
Info and reservations:
Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome
http://www.auditorium.com/eventi/4958841
Before 200.00 Stalls / Stalls Second
160.00 100.00 1, Gallery / Gallery 2 (1) 80.00 / 2 Gallery (2) 50.00
