Welcome

to the official web site for the brilliant, award-winning Rainer Hersch - the British classical music comedian.

Rainer is a writer and performer. He does shows all over the world where he appears either as a solo stand-up or with anything from his own madcap, 8-piece band right up to a full symphony orchestra. He writes columns for newspapers and magazines, has starred in many series on both on TV and radio, has toured more countries than you can wave a stick at and has always got something exciting going on.

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5th - 29th August

New Town Theatre, Edinburgh

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'Summer festival' isn't quite the phrase. For a start it always rains...

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Rainer's CD is funny and original:

CD 'All Classical Music Explained - Live'

is available in large HMV's and on line.