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String Fever
Electric String quartet performing everything from Bach to the Beatles with dancing, singing and theatrical performances. Concerts have been performed around the world from month long runs in Las Vegas to private functions in Palm Beach and NYC to China and even Buckingham Palace for the Queen.
Stringfever - brothers Giles, Ralph and Neal Broadbent and their
cousin, Graham - are four world class musicians playing five and
six-stringed electric violins, viola and cello in a truly original show.
Stringfever’s unique, acclaimed version of Ravel’ s ‘Bolero’ has all four playing on one cello simultaneously. Then they challenge the audience to play Name That Tune as they race through 20 of the best-loved film themes in one breathless arrangement. Their helter-skelter 007James Bond medley is an absolute killer. And the show ends with Stringfever’s breathtaking signature finale, ‘The History of Music... in 5 Minutes’. Charisma, humour, energy and a distinctive use of custom-made ‘Violectra’ instruments create an experience that can only best be described as... Stringfever!
Stringfever are Giles 35 and Ralph, 33, on violin, Graham, 30 viola, and Neal, 22, on the celloGiles and Ralph studied at The Royal Academy of Music, and Graham at The Royal College of Music. From the day Giles Broadbent’s father gave him his first violin lesson on his sixth birthday, his passion was born and he was destined to make his career as a violinist. The Broadbent family had long been a musical one: Grandfather Harold was an organist, choirmaster and singer, and three of his four sons made their living from music. Alan Broadbent (Giles, Ralph and Neal's father) as a Music Master at Rugby School; Stephen Broadbent (Graham's father) was principal viola in the Welsh National Opera, professor of viola at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff University and with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; and Uncle Nigel has been a violinist in the London Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. As youngsters Giles and Ralph would regularly watch their uncles, Stephen and Nigel Broadbent, performing and this was a major inspiration.
While students, Giles and Ralph, together with two friends from school, spent their summer holidays touring Europe in a camper van, busking to pay their way. Over four years they performed on the streets of almost every major capital city and they quickly learnt the value of turning their musical performances into all-round entertainment. Dreams of broadening this gift and passion into anything greater were put on hold, while more traditional careers were pursued. On their travels they saw a busker playing the world’s first sixstring electric violin and decided they had to have one. David Bruce-Johnson, a Canadian living in Birmingham, was the creator of this instrument, called Violectra. David has made instruments for many great violinists, including Nigel Kennedy, Jean Luc Ponty and Maxim Vengarov, and he went on make a quartet of instruments for the Broadbents. On leaving the Royal Academy of Music Giles was asked to lead the orchestra of the German production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ‘Sunset Boulevard’. Ralph joined him in the orchestra and they moved back to England to tour with ‘The Phantom of the Opera’. This led them to the West End, and Graham joined them in the orchestra of ‘My Fair Lady’ at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. During this time they also spent time as session musicians for artists including Paul McCartney, Groove Armada, Travis and Dido. Neal was due to follow in the family footsteps and take up a place at music college in London when, following the closure of ‘My Fair Lady’, his brothers found themselves out of work and an idea was born - Stringfever.
Reviews and Quotes
"Stringfever are truly genre defying, they create musical magic and are a delight to watch and listen to..."
Brian Daniels - Off West End Theaters
Our theatre just finished a one week run with Stringfever. They have one of the best shows we have ever had in our venue over the last 11 years. They are super talented, entertaining, funny and our crowds were just amazed how great the show was. I would not hesitate in hiring them back again.
Darren Walters, Entertainment Director
Walters Dinner Theatre, Bright, Ontario, Canada
"You guys were truly amazing, what a fantastic wealth of talent in one family!"
Lorraine Kelly - TV Presenter
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