Singer-songwriter Beck is momentarily trading in his signature blend of musical genres, including alternative rock, electronica, folk, and hip-hop, to perform some of his greatest hits with a classical twist. Earlier this month, the 53-year-old musician kicked off a short orchestral tour, which includes performances in select cities across the United States, with each stop featuring an orchestra native to that area. “It was a kind of personal pilgrimage or a meditative rite,” he explained of his weekly trips to see the orchestra play.
“It felt like something that would add this kind of rich layer to my life and felt very personal. There is something about that sound that is spiritual.” The musician’s other tour dates include a show at the Hollywood Bowl on July 6 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and a stop at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California, on July 10, featuring The Berkeley Symphony.
On the East Coast, Beck is scheduled to perform with The Boston Pops Orchestra in Lenox, Massachusetts, on July 23 and The Philadelphia Orchestra at The Mann Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 25. Two days later, the singer will play with the National Symphony Orchestra at the famed Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, before taking the stage of the historic Carnegia Hall in New York City to perform with the Orchestra of St. Lukes for a two-night run on July 29 and July 30.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Beck called the orchestral performances a “magical.
