In honour of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, the Allegri Quartet organized a massive ensemble of 150 string players to perform Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings in London’s Trafalgar Square last night. By all accounts it was an extraordinary and moving tribute.
According to Slipped Disc, the performance was led by UK violinist, Thomas Gould.
See the video here:
Post by Julie Heyraud.
#JeSuisCharlie Crowds in Trafalgar Square ahead of Barber Adagio play through. pic.twitter.com/obeBKN4Vqb
— Sacconi Quartet (@sacconiquartet) January 8, 2015
100+ musicians on Trafalgar Square tonight to play this beautiful piece: http://t.co/YDZPRXr9rj #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/Y0qwyuOAbs — Libertarec (@Libertarec) January 8, 2015