07.03.2017 Schwermütig und lustig: Die wunderbare Musik der Roma. Stadt Kempen. Trennungsschmerz tut weh. Allerdings: “Wenn du schon gehst, dann bleib aber auch ganz weg.” Derartige, durchaus auch weniger rabiate und liebevolle Botschaften steckten in Liedern, die im vierten “Weltmusik”-Konzert in der Paterskirche große Begeisterung hinterließen. Sie wurzeln in der[…]
14.01.2017 Susanne Ortner und Tcha Limberger Die Jazz-Musiker Susanne Ortner und Tcha Limberger treten im Mephisto auf – ein Duo, das sich blind versteht ‘Ein toller Anblick: Vor dem tiefroten Vorhang, dessen einzige Aufgabe es ist, sich vor Beginn der Kinovorstellungen zur Seite zu schieben, befinden sich zwei Musiker im[…]
31.03.2014 – Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Orchestra at Union Chapel, N1 ‘It seems to be pure coincidence that this eccentric yet intoxicating band should have been on tour at the same moment that The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson’s love letter to an idealised Mitteleuropa, is playing in the cinemas.[…]
21.03.2014 – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds ‘Some of the most enjoyable concerts are those where your expectations are far exceeded by the reality of the performance. I’m not sure if I had fully formed ideas of what I was going to witness as I headed up to the Apex[…]
19.03.2014 – Shrewsbury Coffeehouse Fire, passion, excitement and instrumental brilliance. An entertaining and absorbing live performance ‘This gig was part of an extensive British tour featuring the seven piece Gypsy Orchestra led by the remarkable violinist Tcha Limberger. Born in Belgium into a celebrated manouche musical family Limberger has been[…]
22.11.2013 – Quecumbar London Quecumber Battersea.First night of five-date UK tour ‘When I interviewed the blind Belgian-born violinist Tcha Limberger back in 2009 I came to the conclusion (which you can take or leave): “He must be the ultimate one-man embodiment of many of the cultural and linguistic cross-currents, oppositions[…]
16.01.2013 ‘A qui revient l’initiative de cette instrumentation inverse du HCF ? Le fruit de quelques jam sessions ? Sans doute ! L’audace (trois violons) est assortie d’arrangements sérieux qui privilégient un son en harmonie sans masquer les riches individualités. Parfaitement soutenus par le tempo sûr, inébranlable de Sam Gerstmans[…]
06.08.2010 – Tcha Limberger: een rustpunt op een druk Sfinks Mixed BOECHOUT – Zondagmiddag trad Tcha Limberger, een blinde zigeuner-violist, op in de clubtent van het Sfinks festival. Waar op de andere podia luide en energieke performances plaats vonden, noodde dit optreden tot complete relaxatie en puur genot. Tcha unplugged.[…]
04.08.2010 – Sfinks Mixed ‘The first highlight of the closing day was Tcha Limberger with his Kalotaszeg Trio. The Gypsy of Bruges delved deeply into the traditional music of the Kalotaszeg region of Transylvania and that was what he represented in the Clubtent. With some explanation, he guided his audience[…]
20.01.2010 – Quecumbar London Tcha Limberger is a performer to watch out for ‘Saturday marks the centenary of the great Gypsy Swing guitarist Django Reinhardt, which is why London’s premier venue for this genre of music is hosting a nine-day (sold-out) festival in celebration. With candles, potted plants, posters and[…]