The Symphony of the Storm – Featuring music Diablo, World of Warcraft and StarCraft series
Consisting of three powerful suites, The Symphony of The Storm was a musical journey through three game series. The first suite took the audience into the world of the Diablo franchise. The second suite was inspired by music from the World of Warcraft and its expansions. The third suite was based on the music from the StarCraft series. This monumental piece of art was performed by the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra and NFM Choir, 120 musicians in total.
October 27, 2018 at 8:00 PM
National Forum of Music
69 - 139 PLN
Concert schedule
Join us for unforgettable evenings where your favorite game soundtracks come alive through the power of a full symphony orchestra.
18:00 - 18:30
Lecture - Peter McConnell
Chamber Hall, 2nd Floor
18:30 - 19:20
Discussion
Gareth Coker, Neal Acree, Peter McConnell, Arkadiusz Reikowski, Shota Nakama
Chamber Hall, 2nd Floor
20:00 - 22:30
The Symphony of the Storm - Concert
Featuring music Diablo, World of Warcraft and StarCraft series
National Forum of Music
FEATURED MUSIC
Artists & Performers
NFM Wrocław Philharmonic
NFM Wrocław Philharmonic is one of the leading symphony orchestras on the Polish music scene.
NFM Choir
The choir has a well-earned reputation for its work in various genres, performing a cappella pieces as well as large-scale oratorios, operas, and symphonic compositions.
Oliwier Smułka & Mateusz Złomek
The NFM Boys’ Choir
The choir was founded in 2009 by Andrzej Kosendiak, Director of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, and from the beginning it has been working under the direction of Małgorzata Podzielny. From 2023, Mikołaj Szczęsny will be the assistant artistic director of the ensemble.
Adam Klocek
Conductor
He studied in Cologne and in Berlin B. Pergamenschikov's class. He is the winner of international competitions, among others in Cologne, Munich and New York. He plays the cello constructed by Antonio Stradivari in 1717.
Neal Acree
Composer
Neal Acree is a BAFTA nominated film, television and video game composer and conductor whose work includes the massively popular game franchises World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Overwatch, Revelation Online, shows like Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Witchblade and over 30 feature films.
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The fourth concert of the festival will be The Symphony of the Storm, a monumental opus consisting of three suites: the first – devoted entirely to the ever-popular Diablo series, the second – presenting melodies from the World of Warcraft franchise, and the third – containing works known from both parts of StarCraft. The symphony will be performed by a full orchestra and the choir of the National Forum of Music; altogether over 120 musicians on the stage. The work combines music from many titles, created by multiple composers over the years. One of them will come to Wroclaw – Neal Acree will take part in the festival personally.
