Last night I attended the NY Premier of the Salonen Cello Concerto with the NY Phil. Gilbert conducting (though Salonen was in attendance and spoke about the piece while the orchestra was setting up), with Yo-Yo Ma on cello. Have to say, it was a very unusual nouveau piece that introduced looping (yes looping) and surround sound in a Concerto. After the piece was over, I looked around and saw the surround speakers setup on the sides and the back of the hall. There was a sound box in one corner of the hall, I presume doing the looping for Yo-Yo. Really enjoyed the first two movements, the last being a bit eclectic for my taste, but interesting just the same. It was definitely enjoyable to see Yo-Yo build up a huge sweat during the last frantic movement. If you are looking for something different, check out this Salonen Concerto some time!
Here's a story by the NY Times about the piece:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/a...-concerto.html
Some photos from the evening:






You can see the surround speakers they installed at each level of the hall.
Here's a story by the NY Times about the piece:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/a...-concerto.html
Some photos from the evening:
You can see the surround speakers they installed at each level of the hall.
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