Making a very welcome visit to Birmingham as part of just three UK dates, Bill Murray, a legend of the silver screen, alongside cellist Jan Vogler, pianist Vanessa Perez, and violinist Mira Wang, will bring their forthcoming New Worlds tour to Symphony Hall on Wednesday 25 June.

Bill Murray and world-renowned cellist Jan Vogler met during their travels and became friends in New York. Curious about each other’s artistic world and interests, the actor and the cellist soon had the idea to work together on a show which premiered in 2017. To the accompaniment of the classically trained musicians, Murray sings and reads American classics, spanning the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway.

New Worlds promises a programme that showcases the core of the American values in literature and music in a show that communicates the bridges artists have built between America and Europe. Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Walt Whitman, James Fenimore Cooper, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Stephen Foster are some of the strongest voices that influenced generations of people in America and gave the world a picture of the charm, energy and creative force of the New World.

Bill Murray has been a huge name in Hollywood since 1979, famed for playing leading roles in films such as Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters and Lost in Translation. However, few people will know him for his singing and love of literature. His love for classical music is young and his art of language is boundless, which provides all the ingredients for a fascinating encounter between the worlds of music and literature, featuring two masters of their art.

New Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler and Friends Vanessa Perez and Mira Wang will take place at Symphony Hall, a B:Music venue, on Wednesday 25 June at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale at bmusic.co.uk