Concert of video game themes.
Video games See video game console. are not usually considered fine art, but the Royal
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Swedish: Kungliga Filharmonikerna or Kungliga Filharmoniska Orkestern) was founded in 1902 as the Stockholm Concert Society (Konsertföreningens orkester). The orchestra became a permanent ensemble in 1914. recently performed a symphony composed
of music from blockbuster video games to a sell-out crowd. Performed by
a full orchestra and choir, "Play!" featured music from
well-known computer games such as "Final Fantasy", "Super
Mario Brothers," and "Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog is a fictional hedgehog character that serves as the mascot of the Japanese video game company Sega. The name is also the title of several entries in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. ." "Tickets
sold out as rapidly as for performances of established classical
scores," a spokesman for the Stockholm concert hall The Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset) is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Ivar Tengbom and inaugurated in 1926, it is the home to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Konserthuset,
told Reuters.
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