SOLO FROM THE PIT is partly a concert, theatre, and stand-up confession.
Award-winning Swedish trombonist, composer, and performer Elias Faingersh recounts leaving the Metropolitan Opera to reinvent himself as an independent artist. He blends virtuosic live music, sharp self-ironic humour and deeply personal storytelling.
Each chapter of his life lines up with music he once performed – Bizet, Verdi, Puccini – alongside original compositions for trombone, voice, and modern electronics. An inventive, funny, and unexpectedly moving evening that turns classical music into an intimate theatre experience.
No orchestra. No elaborate set. No backup plan.
Just one performer, one trombone, and a life story too extraordinary to invent.
Winner of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Theatre Award · Sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2026
★★★★ "A celebration of craft, courage and creative risk." — Broadway Baby
★★★★ "Fascinating, utterly intrepid, unrelenting gem." — Binge Fringe
★★★★ "Trombone and technological brilliance." — ThreeWeeks
📅 30 September, 19:00
📍 Arc Space, London — a cultural hub for creative communities, Russian-speaking and beyond.
🗣 In Russian · ⏱ 50 min · 12+
Arc Space London • Tottenham Mews 13, W1T 4AQ London, England, United Kingdom
