Sietzenโs Percussive Play
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31-May-2024
๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐จ๐ โ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด (World Premiere)
A Cleveland Orchestra commission, Johannes Maria Staudโs percussion concerto was crafted with virtuoso percussionist Christoph Sietzenโs electric artistry in mind. Music Director Franz Welser-Mรถst offers a window into this symbiotic collaboration between composer and performer. Over the Orchestraโs instrumental backdrop, the soloist blends traditional percussion instruments with flowerpots, oil cans, blocks of scrap wood, and suspended metal sheets. Sietzen reflects on his process for embodying this unique sound world, sharing his infectious musical joy.
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