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Silk, Metal, Wood
What happens when silk meets metal meets wood?
Introducing French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and Japanese-Australian koto master Satsuki Odamura, appearing with 'Australia's most exciting young cellist’ (Limelight) James Morley in Silk, Metal, Wood.
From Bach's solo cello suites to melodies of ancient Japan and the brave tang of new work, Musica Viva Australia’s Silk, Metal, Wood explores a world of possibilities. There's the cello, voted Australia's favourite instrument in the 2023 ABC Classic FM top 100. Then there's the koto, the ancient 13-stringed zither which is Japan's national instrument.
What happens when a koto and cello play alone? Or together? When a Scottish harpist writes for Japanese koto or a French songwriter makes cellos dance? Or when Australian composer Jakub Jankowski writes a new work for a trio of string sonorities?
What happens when silk meets metal meets wood?
Join us in person in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Newcastle or enjoy the Livestreamed Concert on August 26 via Australian Digital Concert Hall.
"Queyras’ absorbing presentation of Britten’s Cello Suite No. 1 alone was worth the price of admission."
"An enjoyable, eclectic evening of awe-inspiring musicianship with an unlikely instrumental trio."
JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS Cello |
JS BACH Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 *World premiere performances. Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by the Adelaide Commissioning Circle. |
Jakub Jankowski Jakub Jankowski is an Adelaide-based composer. Chamber music has been the focus of his recent works – many of which have been championed by musicians from Australia and abroad. Jakub was a composer in residence at the 2019 Tongyeong International Music Festival in South Korea. His time there included the world premiere of a work written for the Arditti String Quartet, The Dove Descending. Jakub’s music has been featured at several festivals, including the Coriole Music Festival (2019), the Huntington Estate Music Festival (2019), the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival (2018), and the Musica Viva Festival (2017). Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by the Adelaide Commissioning Circle, Jakub’s new work will be premiered by Jean- Guihen Queyras, Satsuki Odamura, and James Morley on their national tour. |
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