Violin Phase
Friday, January 29
Concert IV
Gare du Nord
Schwarzwaldallee 200, 4058 Basel
08:00 PM
80 minutes
CHF 45
One can sing with the human voice, but a violin can sing, too. In 1955, the young Heinz Holliger explored this idea in his Elegische Musik, following in the footsteps of George Enescu’s Impressions d’enfance for violin and piano. In strong contrast are Chaya Czernowin’s Knights of the Strange for accordion and electric guitar, and Steve Reich’s Violin Phase. The programme features Ilya Gringolts (violin), Dmitry Smirnov (violin), Yaron Deutsch (electric guitar), Marie-Andrée Joerger (accordion), Marianna Shirinyan (piano), as well as the song duo Anna Juniki (voice) and Benedek Horváth (piano).
Programme
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Selections from Dichterliebe op. 48 for voice and piano (1840)
Heinz Holliger (b. 1939)
Elegische Musik for violin and piano (1955)
Swiss Premiere
Steve Reich (b. 1936)
Violin Phase for violin and tape (1967)
Chaya Czernowin (b. 1957)
Knights of the Strange for electric guitar and accordion (2015)
George Enescu (1881–1955)
Impressions d’enfance (Impressions of Childhood) op. 28 for violin and piano (1940)
Artists
Ilya Gringolts Violin
Dmitry Smirnov Violin
Yaron Deutsch E-Gitarre
Marie-Andrée Joerger Akkordeon
Marianna Shirinyan Klavier
Anna Juniki Voice
Benedek Horváth Piano