Blue Violin
An 80s Holiday Spectacular - Music By Bon Jovi - Michael Jackson - Van Halen - and More After sold-out performances from the Sydney Opera House to Prague, Carnegie Hall to Iceland, America’s Christmas Soundtrack Returns with internationally touring violin sensation Blue Violin's 4th Annual Retro Rock & Roll Christmas Tour — an electrifying holiday spectacular blending the energy of an 80s arena rock show with the magic of Christmas. Featuring a live rock band, soaring choir, breathtaking cathedral projection mapping, and unforgettable violin performances, this cinematic production reimagines Christmas classics alongside the music of legendary artists like Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Kate Bush, Wham!, Tears for Fears, and more. The Concert That Feels Like Christmas From emotional holiday moments to crowd-on-your-feet rock anthems, Retro Rock & Roll Christmas transports audiences through a nostalgic world of glowing cathedrals, epic rock energy, powerful singalongs, and unexpected surprises — culminating in Blue Violin’s internationally acclaimed performance of The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Seen by over 20,000 audience members across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Blue Violin’s Retro Rock & Roll Christmas has quickly become one of the most unique and unforgettable holiday concert experiences touring today. With a presence as bold as his sound, Blue Violin commands grand concert halls and intimate candlelit venues alike, moving dynamically across the stage while weaving immersive multimedia into every performance. His style blurs the lines between classical mastery and rock-and-roll fire, captivating audiences around the world. Praised by the Boston Ballet as “electrifying” and by The Boston Globe for “sparking musical interest in new ways,” he has performed alongside Gloria Estefan, Paul Simon, and Jennifer Holliday, with special appearances with John Mayer and even Sesame Street. A genre-bending soloist, Blue Violin has brought his high-energy performances to sold-out audiences across Australia, Asia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and throughout the United States. His powerful, cinematic shows have earned standing ovations from U.S. Presidents to Queen Rania of Jordan. With a signature style that blends live loops, soaring melodies, and virtuosic technique, he transforms a single violin into an entire orchestra—whether reimagining Thunderstruck by AC/DC or delivering an epic, multi-layered version of Free Bird. Blue Violin shattered classical boundaries with the world premiere of the first-ever rock and roll violin concerto, debuting the groundbreaking work in the United States. He now tours internationally with the Prague Metropolitan Symphony, bringing the piece to audiences in Austria, Germany, Czechia, and the United States. His concerto continues to be featured by major ensembles around the world, praised for its emotional depth and cinematic power. Blue Violin has recorded and toured with GRAMMY-nominated, chart-topping band Sanctus Real, and performed with Tim Janis, Celtic Woman’s Orla Fallon, and EMI recording artists. He’s contributed to albums with GRAMMY-winning Turtle Island Quartet, Robin McAuley (Scorpions), and GLEE’s Jeanette Olsson. As founder and first violinist of the award winning Boston String Quartet, he reshaped the modern classical scene and co-led the world premiere of Raul Yanez’s Concerto for Turntable at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium with Red Bull Artsehcro. Critics continue to rave: “the best rock and roll violinist of a generation” — Music Makers “Transfixing…Mesmerising” — Perth Happenings Deeply committed to education, he leads contemporary string clinics that have reached over 10,000's