Stravinsky's Petrushka and new work by Wohl

The fall of Icarus and the soul of Petrushka

One could say that the tension between man and technology plays an important role in this concert featuring works by Lera Auerbach, Igor Stravinsky and Daniel Wohl. Icarus, Petrushka and Wohl's new piano concerto each show in their own way how technological or mechanical concepts can be charged with emotion and humanity. Auerbach's Icarus centers on the myth of man seeking to transcend nature, often with tragic consequences. Auerbach's music gives this struggle an intimate, human voice. Stravinsky's Petrushka goes a step further by bringing a puppet to life. Petrushka is a puppet, but Stravinsky's innovative use of bitonality and rhythm give it emotion and soul.

Wohl's warm layering

Daniel Wohl brings this idea to the present with his piano concerto, in which electronics and acoustic instruments undoubtedly blend seamlessly. Wohl uses technology not only as a tool, but as an integral part of his musical expression. He gives abstract electronic sounds a warm, human layering. A concert in which machines transform into carriers of human experience, in a world where technology is increasingly dominant.