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Percussionist Colin Currie performs percussion concertos by Wolfe and Andriessen, while Gershwin and Pärt round out this bold concert programme.
For one evening, percussion takes center stage with not one but two percussion concertos. Colin Currie shines in Julia Wolfe’s Body Language and Louis Andriessen’s Tapdance, moving between marimba, timpani, clapping, and a variety of other instruments. With striking rhythms and unexpected sonorities, these pieces offer a fresh perspective on the symphony orchestra.
Alongside these concertos, Arvo Pärt’s Fratres creates a meditative dialogue between strings and percussion, marked by simplicity and introspection. Finally, with the Catfish Row suite—featuring themes from Gershwin’s iconic opera Porgy and Bess—the full orchestra comes together to deliver one of the finest fusions of jazz and classical music.
This concert is part of the Beats & Pieces festival, and of the portrait dedicated to Julia Wolfe, both organized by Bozar.
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