Yanni announces first UK Show in 19 years - Royal Albert Hall London on April 23, 2014

LEGENDARY COMPOSER AND PERFORMER YANNI

ANNOUNCES FIRST UK SHOW IN 19 YEARS

AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON APRIL 23, 2014

 

 

  • FOR OVER 2 DECADES HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP GLOBAL TOURING ACTS SEEN BY OVER 5 MILION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
  • MORE THAN 25 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD WORLDWIDE
  • TELEVISION SPECIALS SEEN BY OVER 2 BILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
  • THE WORLD’S TRUE GLOBAL ARTIST

 

 

Legendary composer and performer YANNI announces his first UK date in 19 years at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 23rd. As part of his ongoing World Tour, World Without Borders, YANNI and his world-renowned orchestra will perform audience favorites from throughout his career, as well as selections from his latest studio album, Truth of Touch (2011).

 

As a true global ambassador for peace, compassion, and understanding, YANNI is one of the most recognisable composers and performers of our time.  He is a musical phenomenon—a rare artist whose music transcends geographical borders and touches people of all races and nations.

 

YANNI has accumulated more than 40 platinum and gold albums, with international sales totaling over 25 million copies, including the 1997 double-platinum Tribute album, which sold more than a million copies within six weeks of its release, and 1994’s Live at the Acropolis, which has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide (5 million in North America).  He has also earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time.

 

The epic Tribute DVD, released in 1997 to commemorate Yanni's historic live performances at the Taj Mahal in India and China's Forbidden City, debuted at #2 on the Music Video charts and earned double-platinum status. Live At The Acropolis has reached an incredible six-times platinum, the second-best music video of all time (selling more than 12 million copies globally). His concerts have been broadcasted on television in more than 40 countries with upwards of 2 billion people tuning in to experience his TV specials.

 

For over two decades, YANNI has been one of the top global touring acts in the world entertaining over five million people.  Several of his North American tours finished in the Top 10 concert tours of the year, as ranked by Performance Magazine and Pollstar. He has sold out an incredible 10 consecutive shows at the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York, opened the Burj Kahlifa in Dubai, and performed inside the Kremlin in Russia.

 

The universal appeal of his music has translated well as a soundtrack for major sporting events and commercial placement. YANNI’s song, “Aria,” was composed for an award winning British Airways commercial which still remains the most successful and longest running commercial of all time. Since 1988, his music has provided a dramatic backdrop for such iconic sporting events as the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, Tour De France, and the PGA Golf Championships.

 

YANNI has continued to tour extensively throughout the world, performing sold-out concerts in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and South America. His notoriety and success has allowed Yanni to engage in the many humanitarian efforts that he feels so passionately about. He continues to support children, music and education in the countries he visits. He has become a spokesperson for NASA and has entered into a first of its kind collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund, aimed at raising awareness of giant panda conservation.

 

During his most recent visit to China, YANNI performed live on CCTV during their Spring Festival Gala, broadcast to over 1 billion people around the world. YANNI was honored to be the first non-Chinese artist to participate in this event.

 

For more information, visit: www.Yanni.com

 

Yanni at The Royal Albert Hall Wednesday 23rd April 2014

Tickets: £125-£55

Kililive.com / seetickets.com / 0844 871 8803

 

Media contact:
Dan Deacon at Deacon Communications

dd@deaconcommunications.com / 020 3176 6606 

November 15, 2013 8:42am ET by Deacon Communications  

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