Stephane Ginsburgh & Stefan Prins
Piano Hero
Dates
wed 06 feb 2019 - 20:00
location
Blauwe zaal
price
€20 (standard) / €15 (under-25s/over-65s) / €8 (under-19s)
duration
2h 10' interval
at about 8.50 pm
With a duration of around fifty minutes, Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ is one of the most impressive piano pieces ever composed. It is also unprecedented in terms of emotional eloquence and technical difficulty. This work is as demanding and treacherous for the pianist as it is captivating and sensational for the listener.
In the ‘Piano Hero’ cycle, the internationally renowned Flemish composer Prins places the romantic piano virtuoso in a high-tech hall of mirrors. The piano becomes a digital sounding board, not only longer played by a pianist, but also by his virtual avatar. In the borderland between the real and the virtual, virtuosity is raised to the level of a multidimensional concept. Stephane Ginsburgh as you have never seen or heard him before – both literally and figuratively.
In the ‘Piano Hero’ cycle, the internationally renowned Flemish composer Prins places the romantic piano virtuoso in a high-tech hall of mirrors. The piano becomes a digital sounding board, not only longer played by a pianist, but also by his virtual avatar. In the borderland between the real and the virtual, virtuosity is raised to the level of a multidimensional concept. Stephane Ginsburgh as you have never seen or heard him before – both literally and figuratively.
Works
Pianosonate nr 29 in Bes, opus 106 ‘Hammerklavier’
Piano Hero #1- #4