A CLASSIC AND AN AUDIO-VISUAL CONCERT
FRANZ SCHUBERT Death and the Maiden (arranged for string orchestra)
MICHEL van der AA Up-Close, concerto for cello, string orchestra, electronics and video
Konstanze von Gutzeit cello
(winner of the 2012 Prague Spring International Music Competition)
Berg Orchestra
conductor Pavel Šnajdr
Up-Close, an audio-visual cello concerto which won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in 2013, brilliantly exemplifies the oeuvre of the Dutch composer Michel van der Aa in its ingenious combination of music with theatrical and cinematic action. Schubert’s string quartet Death and the Maiden, performed here in an orchestral version, also evokes the movie screen, specifically, Roman Polanski’s film of the same name.
