Siwan Rhys performs two new works by composers from the UK: the latest of Laurence Crane's career-spanning series of piano solos, and Ben Nobuto's exploration of repetition, focus and AI aesthetics.
The programme also features the fluid, bluesy music of Ethiopian composer and nun Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, who died last year at the age of 99, and Barbara Monk Feldman's beautifully transparent The I and Thou.
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Programme:
- Emahoy, Mother's Love
- Laurence Crane, Composition for Piano No. 41
- Emahoy, The Garden of Gethsemane
- Ben Nobuto, ZenGPT
- Barbara Monk Feldman, The I and Thou
The works by Laurence Crane and Ben Nobuto were commissioned by the 2024 CrossCurrents Festival, University of Birmingham.
About Siwan Rhys
Welsh pianist Siwan Rhys focuses on interpreting and creating new music, working closely with composers, improvisers and other artists.
Recent performances have taken her to venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris, Esplanade Singapore, Walt Disney Concert Hall and festivals such as the BBC Proms, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and Aldeburgh Festival.
Commercial releases include a critically-acclaimed recording of Stockhausen’s KONTAKTE, a Barbara Monk Feldman portrait disc, Oliver Leith’s good day good day bad day bad day, and re-voicings by Mira Calix of John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes.
A regular chamber and ensemble pianist, Siwan is one half of piano-percussion duo GBSR Duo and a member of new music group Explore Ensemble. She also works with groups such as the London Sinfonietta, Colin Currie Group, Riot Ensemble and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
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