Sietzen’s Percussive Play
Franz Conducts
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31-May-2024
STAUD 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 (World Premiere)
A Cleveland Orchestra commission, Johannes Maria Staud’s percussion concerto was crafted with virtuoso percussionist Christoph Sietzen’s electric artistry in mind. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst offers a window into this symbiotic collaboration between composer and performer. Over the Orchestra’s instrumental backdrop, the soloist blends traditional percussion instruments with flowerpots, oil cans, blocks of scrap wood, and suspended metal sheets. Sietzen reflects on his process for embodying this unique sound world, sharing his infectious musical joy.
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