INTO SILENCE
Dutch composer Jo Sporck celebrated his 70th birthday by writing a new concerto for piano and orchestra, commissioned by festival November Music. It was performed by Mattias Spee, accompanied by PhilZuid and conductor Ed Spanjaard. The piece interweaves several complex dance rhythms in irregular meters, which results in a light-footedness in spite of the harsh, piercing modernist vocabulary.
The premiere of the concerto entitled Into Silence took place on the 8th of November 2023 at the Grote Kerk in Den Bosch. The concert was broadcast live by NTR Het Avondconcert on NPO Klassiek. The performance received high acclaim, garnering 5-star reviews of newspapers such as NRC, who crowned it “the highpoint of festival November Music”.
Premiere of Into Silence at November Music 2023
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