ConcertPulseJohn Luther Adams: Become Ocean
Date & Time
Sat, May 10, 2025, 20:00It is preceded by one of the most rousing piano concertos of the 21st century, premiered at the 2019 London Proms. The Swiss composer Dieter Ammann once again proves himself to be an accomplished composer who is just as happy incorporating influences from his past in funk and jazz bands as he is elements from early modern music. At the piano: Andreas Haeflinger, whose first performance of the work in Boston in 2019 was hailed as an »elemental event« – both here and at a subsequent performance in Lucerne. It is preceded by one of the most rousing piano concertos of the 21st century, premiered at the 2019 London Proms. The Swiss composer Dieter Ammann once again proves himself to be an accomplished composer who is just as happy incorporating influences from his past in funk and jazz bands as he is elements from early modern music. At the piano: Andreas Haeflinger, whose first performance of the work in Boston in 2019 was hailed as an »elemental event« – both here and at a subsequent performance in Lucerne.A summary from original text in German | Read the original
Keywords: Contemporary
Musicians
| Basel Sinfonietta | |
| Andreas Haefliger | Piano |
| Titus Engel | Conductor |
Program
| The Piano Concerto »Gran Toccata« | Dieter Ammann |
| Become Ocean | John Luther Adams |
