Coldplay in Symphony arr. Bert Appermont, conducted by Johanna Anderson, performed on 10/4/26.

Coldplay broke onto the British musical scene in 1997, originally under the names Big Fat Noises and Starfish. Since then, the group has sold more than 160 million records worldwide. Cold- play’s music explores a wide range of musical styles, from alterna- tive rock to world music to dreamy ballads. They were the first group to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. This 2018 band arrangement of their hits includes A Sky Full of Stars, Clocks, The Scientist, and Viva La Vida. All were co-written by band members Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.