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Mark Knoop performs works that explore the kaleidoscopic possibilities of the piano timbre. Joanna Bailie's marblepark positions the instrument inside the "impossible space" of an electronically altered field recording, while Newton Armstrong's making one leaf transparent and then another utilises the piano as an extended resonator and Akiko Ushijima's Materia adds synthesized instrumental sounds to the live piano. These recent works are paired with Chopin's last Ballade and the first five of Debussy's Preludes: ground-breaking works in the piano's colouristic repertoire.
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Programme:
- Joanna Bailie, marblepark (2022)
- Newton Armstrong, making one leaf transparent and then another (2012)
- Fréderic Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (1843)
- Akiko Ushijima, Materia (2022)
- Claude Debussy, Préludes I-V from Préludes 1er livre (1910)
- Danseuses de Delphes (Delphic dancers)
- Voiles (Sails/veils)
- Le vent dans la plaine (The wind on the plain)
- «Les Sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir» (“Sound and perfume swirl in the evening air”)
- Les collines d’Anacapri (The hills of Anacapri)
About Mark Knoop
An intrepid explorer of music of all ages, pianist and conductor Mark Knoop is known for his versatile technique and virtuosity. While focused on the work of living composers, his individual interpretations of standard and 20th-century repertoire have drawn praise. In addition to solo performances, he regularly appears with ensembles Plus-Minus and Apartment House, and as duo partner with Juliet Fraser (soprano).
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Performance Space
Clerkenwell campus
College Building
280 St John St
London EC1V 4PB
United Kingdom