Imagining Sound: Staud’s “Whereas the reality trembles” | Adella

JOHANNES MARIA STAUD Whereas the reality trembles [World Premiere; TCO Co-commission] Virtuoso percussionist Christoph Sietzen joins Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra for the world premiere of Johannes Maria Staud’s percussion concerto “Whereas the reality trembles”, featuring a sonic world created by traditional percussion blended with flower pots, oil cans, oversized blocks of wood, and large metal sheets. Sietzen reflects on this unique sonic world, which Staud crafted with his artistry in mind. The young artist offers a window into their collaboration and shares his infectious joy for both music and sound. The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Christoph Sietzen, percussion