19 june / h 10.00 pm CONCERT

GIARDINI DUE TORRI

SVEN HELBIG & PIANO QUARTETT (GERMANY)

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Sven Helbig (Electronics, Percussion)
Piano Quartet (Piano, Violine, Viola, Cello) 

"...classical music language with a laid-back, postmodern sensibility." The Times 

"Helbig is a master at evoking a rich convoy of textures, moods and emotions with a minimum of notes." The Gramophone 

"Listening to Helbig's work you can hear the turn of the universe. It’s astonishing, and has far more in common with the atmospheric post-rock of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, or the mesmerizing elegance of Sigur Ros than with Beethoven’s Fifth." Drowned in Sound 

Sven Helbig's music is a virtuoso combination of traditional classical music and experimental  electronica. He became well known for his captivating melodies, his superb classical  arrangements and his sure hand for electronic sound creations and inspired audiences around  the globe. In this concert Sven and his Piano Quartet are presenting his latest works as well as chamber  music versions of well-known pieces from his catalogue. 

Sven Helbig is a composer for choir, orchestra and chamber music. He combines  classical composition techniques, with a deep knowledge of electronic sound  synthesis and his skills on various musical instruments.
Sven fell in love with music as a kid through his self-build radios, some parents’ vinyls  and the local brass bands in his small East German home town Eisenhüttenstadt.  Electronic bricolage was his first passion and remained a creative element in Sven's  later orchestra and choral music.
He started out learning clarinet and guitar, later moving on to drums. The self-taught composer’s acclaimed debut album Pocket Symphonies has been  released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.
Through the last years, Sven’s concerts inspired audiences at the Barbican Center  London, Alexandrinsky Theatre St. Petersburg, Bolshoi Opera Minsk, Manchester  Cathedral, Reina Sofia Madrid, Volksbühne Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg as well  as the Radio Hall Mihail Jora Bucharest to name just a few.
Sven's works have been staged by renowned artist like BBC Singers, Fauré Quartett,  cellist Jan Vogler, the choir of the Bolshoi Opera and conductor Kristjan Järvi.  On stage, Sven performs live-electronics and percussion alongside the ensembles.
Sven is a longtime collaborator of Industrial-Metal band Rammstein and British Pop  icons Pet Shop Boys. He orchestrated their ballet "The Most Incredible Thing",  premiered at Sadler's Wells/London, as well as "A Man from the Future", premiered  at Royal Albert Hall/London. Since 2017, Sven hosts his weekly radio show Schöne Töne on Berlin's Radio 1,  celebrating music history and contemporary artists.  

www.svenhelbig.com

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duration  60‘

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FESTIVAL OPERA PRIMA - XVIII EDITION