Four continents - a piano recital of contemporary music from four continents.
Four Continents - a piano recital of global contemporary music presents the diversity and development of contemporary music on the four continents of Africa, Australia, Europe and America.
Works by
Clare Loveday, Chidi Obijiaku, Andile Khumalo, Ezra Abate Yimam UA, Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Roger Trefousse UA,Charlotte Seither UA and Dominic Flynn
- Jan Gerdes - piano
The first part of the programme is dedicated exclusively to contemporary African piano music by five composers from South Africa, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
The second part of the programme features works from the continents of Europe, America and Australia.
Here, contemporary composing proves to be anchored across borders and enables fascinating intercontinental references that shed new light on contemporary music-making in its global diversity and complexity.