For this 'Hear and Now', ±«Óãtv SSO Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard brings two voices from his native Denmark to City Halls, including the Scottish Premiere of Per NørgÃ¥rd’s Seventh Symphony for which he conducted the World Premiere. The composer’s no-holds-barred approach is still evident in this work from 2006, scored in part for 14 tom-toms, and it’s presented here with an equally intense and innovative work by Simon Steen-Andersen. This piano concerto, which uses pre-recorded audio-visual material, takes as its starting point the sound and video recording of a grand piano falling onto a concrete floor from a height of 8 metres. The result is a spectacular, genre-bending multimedia experience. Nicolas Hodges is the soloist. And the concert opens with the World Premiere of 'The Ground' by Glasgow-based composer David Fennessy, the latest in the orchestra’s 'Scottish Inspirations' ±«Óãtv Commissions that reflect and are inspired by Scottish culture. The presenter is Kate Molleson.
Before the performance of the Piano Concerto by Simon Steen-Andersen there will be one interval of approximately 20 minutes.
'Hear and Now' concerts are FREE but limited to two tickets per application - tickets for this concert are available from Monday 3 December 2018. Venue booking fees may apply. Seating is unreserved.
The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 3.
