14.00 Uhr
Espresso-Konzert
We are all longtime friends that have a lot of love and respect for each other. How did the collaboration initially come about? We began working together a decade ago, through several other projects, and we've continued to find each other along the way.
If they don’t have them – simply point at the other diners’ plates. We were rarely disappointed! 9.
I know most of the other choirs—we are in very good company! It is always incredibly interesting to listen to the the others, especially because we work quite similiar in some aspects.
With two other “unheard-of” works, you can expect a “sound rush continuum” over five centuries this evening.
Does the oboe require more air than other woodwind instruments? We oboists don’t need as much air as flutists, for example. Our problem is that we can’t always exhale of the air we breathe in.
As a tuba player, I belong to many others: I'm at home with the trombones, I play with the bassoons, with the basses, with everything low. And with the horns.
You also spend time with them in the tuning room and get to know each other very well. The atmosphere is really good.”
Collaborating with other artists has always been an important part of your musical identity. Your first piece played in the season opening is your piano concerto, which you wrote for Alice Sara Ott. How did you two find each other?
feathered animals of the forest carry the hunter to the grave, and deer, roes, foxes and other four-legged and feathered animals of the forest escort the procession in hilarious positions.
You don't have these spontaneous meetings before concerts in other venues without this slow elevator!
The trio playing on September 17, on the other hand, is wonderfully classical-romantic.
German Ingo Luis, on the other hand, has arranged German Christmas carols in swing or Latin versions. The concert is rounded off with a few ‘relaxed’ works of American modernism.”
But then there are phases when you need other inspiration and balance: For example, listening to music, reading, watching films and thinking - not just about music."
We trust each other completely and learn many things from each other. For me, music means to express yourself and to share something very personal.
They knew and appreciated each other. Hoffmann wrote a lot about Beethoven. He is present in the aforementioned ‘headspace’ of the Hoffmann character.
Making music with others helps me get through hard times.”
I often used to help out in other orchestras, but it makes a difference, especially when playing together in the percussion section, if you know each other really well. After a while, you simply know each other's body language very well.
But of course the world doesn't stand still: during the journey through Bavaria, we looked at the high water levels of the Danube and other rivers in many places with trepidation and contemplation.
And we also comfort each other when one of us is not doing well or really sad. What is your favourite story from the dressing room?
But you can only get to the Werner-Otto-Saal, where we rehearsed, in the other elevator, which is currently out of order due to renovation work. So we all took the stairs. That‘s full commitment!