Miles Davis would have been 100 years old on 26 May 2026. The hr-Bigband is taking this milestone birthday as an opportunity to pay a very special tribute to the jazz legend, who himself performed at the Alte Oper in 1990. The ensemble will pay tribute to the collaborative work of Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans by performing the complete works of 'Miles Ahead', 'Porgy and Bess' and 'Sketches of Spain', written between 1957 and 1960, in one evening with three exquisite soloists. The three albums are regarded as epochal and groundbreaking works that would forever shape the musical landscape of orchestral jazz. Miles Ahead" marked the beginning of the successful collaboration between the two musicians and laid the foundation for their later status as musical legends. But the two albums that followed also explored the possibilities of jazz in large formations and made jazz history.

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Miles Davis 100

Alte Oper

Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje join us for an evening of spellbinding music, drawn from their impeccable debut duo album Touch of Time.

Arve Henriksen & Harmen Fraanje

The Grand Theatre & Opera House Leeds

From the cold, clear quiet of a wintery morning, comes the music of an ancient landscape: the snow-strewn mountains and shores along the Baltic and Nordic seas. Richard Tognetti directs this extraordinary collaboration between the international vocal phenomenon Trio Mediæval, jazz trumpeter Arve Henriksen and the ACO.

Arve Henriksen

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 25 - Aug 9, 2026

From Winter’s Stillness · Australian Chamber Orchestra

Past events

May 26, 2026

Miles Davis 100 · Alte Oper Frankfurt

Nov 20, 2024

Arve Henriksen & Harmen Fraanje · Opera North

Future and recently performed repertoire

Trumpet in Fljótavík by Rós

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Trumpet in Plume of Ash by Henriksen

Australian Chamber Orchestra

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