Violinist David Garrett to Play Fox Theatre, 1/10

David Garrett, the phenomenal maverick violinist who mixes rock, pop and classical styles, will debut at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for the first time ever in Music: A Gala Night with David Garrett at 8:00pm on Friday, January 10, 2014. A child prodigy in his native Germany, he first became famous as a classical artist and later broadened his repertoire to include rock songs, movie themes and his own compositions.Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 18 at 10am. To purchase and for more information, visit MetroTix.com, call 314-534-1111 or visit the Fox Theatre Box Office.

With a touch of genius and without any lessons, a young Garrett picked up the violin and began playing, quickly becoming one of the world's foremost violinists. Within just a few years he was working with legendary groups like the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of esteemed maestro Zubin Mehta.

When David Garrett wanted a title for his new CD in 2012, he came straight to the point and called it Music. The CD pulls together an intoxicating mix of classic rock, pop and classical styles. To him, it's all music and all equally valid. He provokes Garrett-mania among hordes of international fans wherever he performs with his spectacular fusions of rock and pop melded to symphonic or baroque traditions.

Garrett's art lies in the way he opens a two-way street between classical and popular music. His version of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" not only makes use of sophisticated electronic multitracking, but also incorporates the spirit of minimalist composers such as Philip Glass or Michael Nyman. When he takes on the significant weight of Queen's anthem "We Will Rock You," he makes room for some daredevil classical flourishes in between the detonating rhythmic explosions.

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