Concert of music from video games by Nobuo Uematsu
Symphonic Odysseys: Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu
Orchestral concert tour by Merregnon Studios
Orchestra
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln London Symphony Orchestra
Choir
WDR Radio Choir Cologne London Symphony Chorus
Conductor
Arnie Roth Eckehard Stier
Composer
Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangers
Jonne Valtonen, Roger Wanamo, Masashi Hamauzu, Jani Laaksonen
Location
Cologne, Germany Paris, France London, England
Album recording
Symphonic Odysseys
Date(s)
July 9, 2011 June 18, 2017 June 20, 2017
Supporting acts
Benyamin Nuss Juraj Čižmarovič Mischa Cheung
Producer
Thomas Böcker (Merregnon Studios)
Merregnon Studios concert chronology
Symphonic Legends (2010)
Symphonic Odysseys (2011, 2017)
Final Symphony (2013–2018, 2023)
Symphonic Odysseys: Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu was a symphonic tribute concert first held in Cologne, Germany on July 9, 2011 at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall. The concert exclusively paid homage to the work of Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu and featured music selected from his works as a video game music composer. Among the games featured were Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Last Story, King's Knight, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Legend, and selected works from the Final Fantasy series. The concert was produced and directed by Thomas Böcker, with arrangements provided by Finnish composer and musician Jonne Valtonen, along with Roger Wanamo, Masashi Hamauzu, and Jani Laaksonen. The concert was performed by the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln and the WDR Radio Choir Cologne under conduction from Arnie Roth, with guest performers Benyamin Nuss and Juraj Čižmarovič joining the orchestra. A video recording of Symphonic Odysseys was streamed live online. The concert was initially scheduled for a single performance, but after selling out within twelve hours a second concert was added prior in the same day in Cologne. This too sold out, resulting in a total attendance of over 4000.
In June 2017, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus performed Symphonic Odysseys under the baton of Eckehard Stier, with guest performer Mischa Cheung. The first concert took place on 18 June at the Philharmonie de Paris in Paris, France, the second on 20 June at the Barbican Centre in London, United Kingdom. Same as in Cologne years before, Nobuo Uematsu was present at both events as guest of honour.
A recording of the concerts in Cologne was published as a two-disc album on December 28, 2011 by Dog Ear Records, Uematsu's own record label. The albums, along with the concerts themselves, received varied reviews, with some critics giving enthusiastic praise, especially in regards to the quality of the performance, the choice of source material, and the quality of the arrangements, while one critic greatly disliked several of the arrangements.
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