LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra | Conductor Matthias Pintscher Tod Machover (* 1953) A symphony for Lucerne Commissioned by LUCERNE FESTIVAL | premiere
“A Symphony for Lucerne” a triumphant premiere
From Tod Machover's Facebook page: "What a remarkable premiere yesterday of A SYMPHONY FOR LUCERNE at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL. We gave a pre-intermission "Making Of..." presentation and then played the new work. Matthias Pintscher and theLUCERNE FESTIVAL Academy Orchestra played brilliantly, beautifully. All of the Lucerne performers who we invited to participate - Der Chor …
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Hyperstring Trilogy at Lucerne Festival
From Tod Machover's Facebook page: Terrific performance last evening of the HYPERSTRING TRILOGY at theLUCERNE FESTIVAL. Amazing playing by hyper-soloists Mariel Roberts.Hannah Nicholas and Colin Sorgi, as well as by a large ensemble from the Lucerne Festival Academy conducted by Clement Power. Brilliant audio mixing, as always, by Ben Bloomberg, and a very nice feeling …
Boulez Day (Photos)
From Tod Machover's Facebook page Exciting "Pierre Boulez Day" at the Lucerne Festival yesterday, including the premiere of my RE-STRUCTURES for two pianos and electronics. The KKL festival venue was full from noon till midnight, lots of Boulez masterpieces were heard, some "homages" (like mine) were launched, and everything was played brilliantly by mostly young …
What’s happening in Lucerne
Tod Machover landed on the cover of PIU, the magazine for this summer's LUCERNE FESTIVAL. Check out the very interesting article about his composer-in-residency that begins in mid-August, and all the new music that he will be presenting (and which he is feverishly working on right now). How about including lovely Lucerne in your summer travel plans to experience some of …
Video: Symphony for Our Times
Here's the full video of the performance of A SYMPHONY FOR OUR TIMES, the closing event at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 24th. It's a kind of compendium of Tod Machover's City Symphony projects - including glimpses of Toronto, Edinburgh, Perth, Lucerne and Detroit - and it sounds and looks great. Hope …
“Breathless” premieres with Carol Wincenc
From Tod Machover's Facebook page: Wonderful world premiere performance last evening [Sunday, November 9, 2014] of my new piece, BREATHLESS, for flute, orchestra and electronics with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra. Splendid, virtuosic, sensitive performance by flautist (and old friend) Carol Wincenc and spirited and intelligent conducting by Beverly Everett. The orchestra rose to the occasion. …
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A Symphony for Perth
Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea: A Symphony for Perth was composed from October 2013 to February 2014 for Carolyn Kuan and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, on commission from the Perth International Arts Festival. The 25-minute work is a musical, sonic portrait of Perth and surrounding areas, and was created in collaboration …
Bowers & Wilkins on Vocal Vibrations
Bowers & Wilkins has posted a blog article that details the role of their technology in "Vocal Vibrations". The immersive installation featuring music by composer Tod Machover and design by Neri Oxman opened on March 27th at Le Laboratoire in Paris. The project examines the relationship between human physiology and the resonant vibrations of voice. Vocal …
All set for Perth premiere
The Western Australia Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Carolyn Kuan was hard at work this morning polishing up Tod Machover's brand-new "Symphony for Perth," which premieres tonight at the finale of the 2014 Perth Festival. The much-anticipated work was featured in an extensive article published in today's The Australian: The ears of an outsider, …
Opera of the Future 