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Concerts featuring Abel Selaocoe in season 2024/25 or later
Cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe will not only impress with his cello playing but also with his singing. Singing together is important to him, hence audience participation is encouraged. Choirs from Cologne will also be part of the performance.
Abel Selaocoe's solo performances are sonically intensive explorations of the musical worlds that inspire and drive him. His use of extended techniques and loops creates a layered soundscape of vocals and cello, pushing the boundaries of the instrument. He aims to connect his classical cello training with his heritage, believing that string instrument culture evolves through exploration of diverse musical landscapes.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe redefines the parameters of the cello and combines virtuoso skills with improvisation, singing and body percussion. He has found an ideal ally in Ensemble Resonanz, which also enthusiastically explores innovative and new paths in its concerts, sometimes as the Ensemble in Residence of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and sometimes in the chamber music club it founded itself in the Hamburg district of St Pauli. Together they move through worlds, genres and eras – until they arrive together in the future. In »Silent Woods« by Antonín Dvořák, the leaves rustle in the wind with four celli. »When We Were Trees« by Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima takes us through the seasons in a true sound adventure with a mix of different styles – sometimes classical, sometimes folkloristic, sometimes percussive, sometimes meditative. Kate Moore contributes a new composition for cello and Selaocoe’s voice.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe redefines the parameters of the cello and combines virtuoso skills with improvisation, singing and body percussion. He has found an ideal ally in Ensemble Resonanz, which also enthusiastically explores innovative and new paths in its concerts, sometimes as the Ensemble in Residence of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and sometimes in the chamber music club it founded itself in the Hamburg district of St Pauli. Together they move through worlds, genres and eras – until they arrive together in the future. In »Silent Woods« by Antonín Dvořák, the leaves rustle in the wind with four celli. »When We Were Trees« by Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima takes us through the seasons in a true sound adventure with a mix of different styles – sometimes classical, sometimes folkloristic, sometimes percussive, sometimes meditative. Kate Moore contributes a new composition for cello and Selaocoe’s voice.
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Out of the Box: Wenn Abel Selaocoe die Bühne betritt, gibt es nur noch die Musik – jenseits aller Genregrenzen und Erwartungshaltungen. Klassik und Weltmusik verschmelzen in seiner virtuosen Performance aus klassischem Cellospiel, Improvisation, Gesang und Bodypercussion zu einem einmaligen Musikerlebnis.Neben dem Klassiker »Waldesruh« von Antonín Dvořák hat der südafrikanische Cellist auch »We Were Trees« des italienischen Cellisten und Komponisten Giovanni Sollima aufs Programm gesetzt: ein wahres Klangabenteuer mit einem Mix verschiedener Stile, mal klassisch, mal folkloristisch, mal perkussiv, mal meditativ. Mit dem Ensemble Resonanz hat er dafür ideale Verbündete gefunden, die in ihren Konzerten ebenfalls mit Enthusiasmus innovative und neue Wege gehen, mal als Residenzensemble der Hamburger Elbphilharmonie, mal im selbst gegründeten Kammermusikclub auf St. Pauli. Gefördert vom Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V.
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