Ground breaking pianist plays at De La Warr
Experimental German pianist Haushka is set to play one of only a handful of UK concerts at the De La Warr Pavilion on Friday March 13.
Hauschka is Dsseldorf-based pianist and raconteur Volker Bertelmann.
Having studied classical piano for ten years, his work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the possibilities of the 'prepared' piano - a playfully disruptive intervention into the preconceived idea of the piano as a pure-toned, perfected instrument waiting for a gifted virtuoso to play on it.
Clamping wedges of leather, felt or rubber between the strings; preparing the hammers with aluminium paper or rough films; placing crown corks on the strings, weaving guitar strings around the piano's guts, or pasting them down with gaffa tape - his resulting tracks are strikingly original. The results are vivid, unconventional pieces made in a spirit of playful research-enthusiasm.
Rather than striving for any purist academic perfection, Volker's playing seems as much informed by modern electronica or Indonesian gamelan as it is by any classical cannon.
With the aid of his interventions, the piano becomes as much a machine for generating rhythms as it does for melody.
Hauschka will be joined for the concert by pianist Sarah Nicolls, whose explorations of the piano have led her from classical repertoire through contemporary music to writing her own music.
The performance at the De La Warr Pavilion tracks Sarah's development, beginning with some beautiful acoustic music by Niccolo Castiglioni and ending with an interactive performance with electronics.
Tickets are 10 available by calling the De La Warr on 01424 229111 or emailing boxoffice@dlwp.com.
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