HAUSER Releases New Album Classic II
ALL-NEW COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC’S MOST
BEAUTIFUL MELODIES REIMAGINED FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA
OUT TODAY: RACHMANINOFF’S “RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI”
U.S. TOUR KICKS OFF MAY 31 – DATES INCLUDE CARNEGIE HALL (SOLD OUT!), RAVINIA FESTIVAL AND ORPHEUM THEATER – TICKETS HERE
ALBUM ARTWORK (FOR MEDIA USE): DOWNLOAD
NEW YORK, NY (APRIL 19, 2024) – Today, global cello sensation HAUSERreleases his new album CLASSIC II, bringing his artistry and passion to a new selection of classical music’s greatest melodies – LISTEN HERE. The follow-up to his worldwide success, Classic (2020), HAUSER chose and realized 18 unforgettable melodies in revelatory new arrangements for CLASSIC II, which were recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Robert Ziegler. Accompanying the album’s arrival, is the release of HAUSER's rendition of Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" is a masterful display of emotive cello playing, where every note is infused with profound sentiment. From the tenderly melancholic melodies to the soaring crescendos, HAUSER's interpretation captures the heartache and yearning at the core of Rachmaninoff's composition, delivering a performance that is both captivating and deeply moving with the picturesque music video capturing the mood – listen here and watch the music video.
With a growing fan base exceeding 1 billion audio streams and 4 billion video views globally, HAUSER will continue to WOW audiences with his first ever solo U.S. tour this spring, kicking off on May 31 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL. The tour includes stops at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York (which is Sold Out!!), Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for HAUSER's 2024 U.S. tour are available now at HAUSERofficial.com/event-directory.
“You can’t go wrong giving a beautiful, singing tune to the cello,” HAUSERsays of his new album. “There is always a good chance that it will sound even better than the original!”
On Classic II, which he produced himself, HAUSER reunites with his creative collaborators on Classic – arranger Robin Smith, Ziegler and the London Symphony Orchestra. With Smith, he reimagined his favorite melodies in elegant new settings that feature the solo cello, perhaps the most “vocal” of all orchestral instruments. The melodies he chose were written originally for voice, piano, oboe or – in several instances – entire symphony orchestras, from the Baroque era to the present day. The goal was to make these melodies “sing” anew in the cello.
“This is such a pleasure for me,” HAUSER says, calling Classic II and Classichis “dream albums.” “It’s what I actually enjoy the most – when I come back to my roots, to the classical repertoire. When I was a little boy, this was my dream: to play with an amazing orchestra, in a good studio, on a good cello. These melodies are some of my earliest memories, when I fell in love with music. This comes naturally to me.”
Two of the melodies he chose for Classic II had a life-changing significance for HAUSER.
The cellist first heard the luminous “Song of the Moon” from Antonín Dvořák’s opera Rusalka when, as very young cello student in London, HAUSER was chosen to play in an orchestra accompanying soprano Renée Fleming in the aria for a Buckingham Palace performance for Prince Charles. The music itself so galvanized HAUSER that he transcribed it for himself – “a pivotal moment in my life,” he says, that opened up his awareness of how the cello could “sing.”
Years later, as HAUSER embarked on his solo career, the soulful Baroque elegance of the Albinoni “Adagio,” inspired him to arrange the piece as a cello solo for a concert in 2017 at Lisinski Concert Hall in Croatia with the Zagreb Philharmonic. His emotive performance was captured live, and the video has amassed an epic 95 million views to date. On Classic II, both works have been freshly reimagined to take advantage of HAUSER’s mature artistry and the sumptuous sound of the London Symphony Orchestra.
When HAUSER released Classic in early 2020 – before the COVID pandemic and the onset of global political turbulence – the cellist said of the music, “This is what the world needs.” Of Classic II, he makes the same point, adding, “The world needs this music now – more than ever.”
HAUSER – CLASSIC II TRACKLISTING –
- Albinoni Adagio
- Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23
- Arioso
- Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
- Slavonic Dance
- Emmanuel
- Kiss The Rain
- Serenade
- Song to the Moon (from Rusalka)
- Una Furtiva Lagrima
- Pathétique Sonata
- Intermezzo
- Tristesse
- Adagio d'Amore
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Postlude No. 3
- Adagietto
- Lullaby
HAUSER – 2024 U.S & CANADA TOUR DATES
Fri, May 31, 2024 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
Sat, June 1, 2024 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sun, June 2, 2024 - Orlando, FL - Walt Disney Theater
Tues, June 4, 2024 - Virginia Beach, VA - Sandler Center
Wed, June 5, 2024 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
Thurs, June 6, 2024 - New York, NY - Carnegie Hall
Sat, June 8, 2024 -Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Sun, June 9, 2024 - Detroit, MI - Fisher Theatre
Tues, June 11, 2024 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Thurs, June 13, 2024 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
Fri, June 14, 2024 - Chicago, IL - Ravinia Festival
Sat, June 15, 2024 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Mon, June 17, 2024 - Dallas, TX - AT&T Performing Arts Center
Tues, June 18, 2024 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
Thurs, June 20, 2024 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Fri, June 21, 2024 - Salt Lake City, UT - Eccles Theater
Sat, June 22, 2024 - Las Vegas, NV - Wynn Las Vegas – Encore Theater
Sun, June 23, 2024 - Costa Mesa, CA - Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Tues, June 25, 2024 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Arts Center
Thurs, June 27, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
Fri, June 28, 2024 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
Sat, June 29, 2024 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
Sun, June 30, 2024 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino
HAUSER – 2024 AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES
Fri, April 12, 2024 - Brisbane, Australia - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Sat, April 13, 2024 - Sydney, Australia - Qudos Bank Arena
Wed, April 17, 2024 - Auckland, New Zealand - KTK Theatre
Fri, April 19, 2024 - Melbourne, Australia - Margaret Court Arena
Sat, April 20. 2024 - Perth, Australia - Riverside Theatre
HAUSER – 2024 JAPAN / TAIWAN TOUR DATES
Wed, April 24, 2024 – Osaka, Japan – Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube)
Thurs, April 25, 2024 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo International Forum Hall A
Sat, April 27, 2024 – Tokyo, Japan – NHK Hall
Tues, April 30, 2024 – Taipei, Taiwan – Taipei Music Center
HAUSER – 2024 MIDDLE EAST
Fri, May 16, 2024 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Dubai Opera
Sat, May 17, 2024 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Dubai Opera
HAUSER – 2024 EUROPE
Thurs, May 9, 2024 – London, United Kingdom - Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic
Sat, July 6, 2024 - Passariano, Italy - Villa Manin
Tues, July 9, 2024 – Tartu, Estonia - Tartu Lauluväljak
Wed, July 10, 2024 – Sigulda, Latvia - Castle Of The Livonian Order
Thurs, July 11, 2024 – Vilnius, Lithuania - Kalnų parkas
Sat, July 13, 2024 – Bucharest, Romania – The Roman Arenas
Sun, July 14, 2024 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Ancient Theatre
Mon, July 15, 2-24 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Ancient Theatre
Wed, July 17, 2024 – Regensburg, Germany - Thurn und Taxis Schlossfestspiele
Sun, July 21, 2024 - Łódź, Poland – Atlas Arena
Wed, July 24, 2024 – Nitra, Slovakia - Amfiteáter
Fri, July 26, 2024 - Kroměříž, Czechia - Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace
Sat, July 27, 2024 - Kroměříž, Czechia - Kroměříž Archbishop's Palace
Thurs, August 1, 2024 – Sitges, Spain – Jardins de Terramar
Sat, August 3, 2024 – Murcia, Spain – Festival Murcia On
Sun, August 4, 2024 - Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain – Concert Music Festival
Wed, August 7, 2024 – Marbella, Spain – Starlite Marbella
Wed, August 14, 2024 – Istanbul, Turkey – Maximum UNIQ Outdoor
Sat, August 17, 2024 – Antalya, Turkey – Aspendos Theater
Wed, September 11, 2024 – Thessaloniki, Greece - Earth Theatre
Fri, September 13, 2024 – Athina, Greece - Amphitheater of Lycabettus
FOR TICKETS & INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HAUSERofficial.com/event-directory.
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