A visual interpretation of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s solo violin work. Power cables, reminiscent of the violin’s strings, playfully stretch and expand. Inside, a different world, turbulent and chaotic: electric currents make their way to our homes, secretly carrying charged magnetic energy. Images of a city-scape at night appear, blurred and shaken. The lines become alive, trembling in the dark, pulsating to the rhythm and the speed.
 

BETA 9 min 45 sec

Violin: Jennifer Koh
www.jenniferkoh.com

Commissioned by Jennifer Koh, Cedille Records, Oberlin Conservatory,
92nd Street Y and Carolina Performing Arts. UK-USA..
www.cedillerecords.org
new.oberlin.edu/conservatory
www.92y.org
www.carolinaperformingarts.org

World premiere: Oberlin Conservatory of Music Ohio, 29 October 2009
Violin: Jennifer Koh

Upcoming performances:

Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 9 March 2010
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The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 9 May 2010
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