Ensemble Resonanz / Patricia Kopatchinskaja / Claire Chase / Petteri Pitko

• Classical Music

»Man is only completely a man when he plays.« Friedrich Schiller already understood it, and Ensemble Resonanz and Patricia Kopatchinskaja provide the proof: they light-footedly dismantle their world, reassemble it and take their audience on a boundless adventure of discovery.

»Why should we only play music that we know and understand? It’s better to look ahead and discover new things. It’s exciting when you don’t understand something,« says violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. She shares her penchant for experimentation and adventure with Ensemble Resonanz. Together, they transform the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall into a playground of creativity: from Leo Janáek to Pauline Oliveros, they arrange a diverse musical collage, unhinge Bach, pile up the building blocks of life with the youthful Felix Mendelssohn and awaken the homo ludens in the audience. A new work by the playful Dai Fujikura lets the soloists soar like birds in spirals over the musical playing field, while the orchestra also picks up momentum. A concert becomes a thrilling carousel ride!

PERFORMERS

Ensemble Resonanz chamber orchestra

Claire Chase flute

Petteri Pitko harpsichord

Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin and director

PROGRAM

»Playground« Auf dem Karussell mit Pauline Oliveros, Leo Janáek, John Cage, Patkop u.a.

Dai Fujikura
Double Concerto for Violin, Flute and Chamber Orchestra

- Interval -

Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Basso continuo and Strings in A minor, BWV 1044 »Triple Concerto«

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor