The great hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Saint hall of the Russian music, experienced, after months of forced break again in a concert in which the audience could, of course, be only via Webcam-a direct transmission. Under the title “one Hundred days of solitude” envisioned instrumentalists from the Ensemble “Studio for new music”, what has changed since the Lockdown in front of more than three months for the culture.
The virtuoso played solo works by contemporary composers, the hall effect of the empty space more like a retreat for the cosmic being alone sounded. The new Situation, whose end is not in sight, have made the urban Show and entertainment culture of the past, and throw the people back on existential questions, the fun company can Dodge the loved one, explained the artistic Director of the ensemble, Vladimir Tarnopolski.
a memorial of Isolation
Among the listed composers were three, who had died during the last hundred days: the Russian-British Dmitry Smirnov, of Moscow Alexander Wustin – both Corona-victim, and Krzysztof Penderecki. Of the at the Conservatory and often played Penderecki the sounded rough cello Suite, whose merging the shortest phrases to complex internal conflicts ears have to make due. It piano pieces from Smirnows cycle “Visionary Heads”, the, followed, inspired by William Blake’s eponymous series of Drawings, as in a spiritualist Séance, in freitonal lyrical to constructive ductal mythical characters to summon. In the “Lamento” for trombone by Wustin, the Instrument of the day of judgment begins, falters a melody phrase, explores the Void by fanfare calls, and echo formulas.
