After hosting – for a signing event – two of the “historic” members of the most important reggae group Groundation currently on tour, Harrison Stafford and Marcus Urani (29/05), and then Gérard Kurdjian (04/06) in another style for a new “Firebird”, he will present this Tuesday, June 11 at 6 PM, a mini-concert by the New Philharmonic of Hamburg.
A remarkable feat to bring in the musical director Tigran Mikaelyan, the first violin, and two other high-level musicians.
An ensemble created in 2001 by independent musicians from around the world, which went on tour the following year and has been performing on the biggest European stages as well as in the USA and Japan. The orchestra is “variable geometry”, meaning it can perform in symphonic formation or in a “chamber music” setting. The preference is for the chamber music format, which provides a more intimate context.
However, to maintain its artistic freedom, the orchestra has given up all public subsidies and also private sponsorships, relying solely on ticket sales for funding. In this way, the musicians can interpret the works freely according to the feelings and reactions of the audience.
The essential goal is to share a musical emotion, not just perform a piece.
For this tour, the theme is the 8 Seasons by Vivaldi & Piazzolla, and I can already see some might say there are only the “4 Seasons” by Vivaldi. Indeed, those are the most known, even heard.
But one must not forget “Los cuatro estaciones porteñas” by someone who is considered the most important tango musician of the second half of the 20th century.
Offering both is a bold yet successful gamble proposed by the New Philharmonic of Hamburg for its last two concerts on Sunday the 16th in Nice and Antibes.
