Reflection

Interdisciplinary Staged Performance for Solo Cello

New compositions from:

Annie Aries, Carolyn Chen, inti figgis-vizueta, Sara Glojnarić, Jenny Hettne, Ezko Kikoutchi, Naomi Pinnock, Michelle Agnes Magalhães, Gemma Ragués Pujol, Svetlana Maraš , and Agata Zubel

In 1976, Mistislav Rostropovich commissioned a cycle of works for solo cello - the ”Sacher Variations“ - for Paul Sacher‘s 70th birthday. These works form a cross-section of the compositional time.

Reflection is a new cycle of cello works for a new century and highlights the changes in society, culture, and contemporary music fifty years later. It is a curational statement opposed to the gender exclusivity of the 20th Century with commissions for female, transgender, and non-binary composers from a diverse international base.

Reflection is a contrast of compositional and performance practice and celebrates the multitude of sounds, styles and techniques present in the 21st Century. The intense collaborative work between the composers and cellist Benjamin Coyte, the use of electronics and visual media, as well as the staged, performative concept all represent the contemporary practice of today.