{"id":17851,"date":"2020-06-22T13:51:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T19:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/?p=17851"},"modified":"2022-09-12T13:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:11:13","slug":"hadelich-explores-new-possibilities-for-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/hadelich-explores-new-possibilities-for-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadelich Explores New Possibilities for Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

by Marc Shulgold<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As the effects of the Covid-19 virus continue to alter life as we’ve known it, concert halls stand empty around the world, forcing touring musicians to rethink ways of sharing their artistry with audiences.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

World-renowned violinist Augustin Hadelich<\/strong><\/a> is anxious to move beyond the now-standard approach of recording a sterile Youtube video at home. And he thinks he’s come up with a charming alternative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Originally scheduled to play the Beethoven Concerto<\/strong><\/a> at the Colorado Music Festival this summer, Hadelich will now participate in the ambitious virtual festival \u2013 but in a relaxed, intimate way. Interspersed with pre-recorded solo performances recorded at the home of Festival Music Director Peter Oundjian, the two old friends will engage in a bit of spontaneous conversation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cI keep looking for how we can present music performances,\u201d the New York-based violinist says. \u201cI’m really more of a traditionalist, so I’m not necessarily searching for something new. But, if I do find something different…\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

After learning of the Boulder festival’s cancellation, Hadelich got in touch with Oundjian, who also resides in the Big Apple. \u201cPeter told me he wanted to do something special, and suggested I visit his house and play some pieces. We both wanted to find a way to make this work.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In late May, the two men starred in a video shot in Oundjian’s home, with the violinist\u2019s wife manning two cameras, lights and a microphone. \u201cWe saw ourselves taking a leap into the 21st<\/sup> Century,\u201d Hadelich jokes. Still, this was approached as a serious project. \u201cPeter wanted to create a feeling of inviting viewers into his home for some music and conversation. But there was a danger in making this look too home-made,\u201d he observes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The resulting video includes about 25 minutes of solo playing by Hadelich (recorded separately from his chat with Oundjian). He’ll perform some Bach \u2013 the Siciliana and Presto from the First Sonata \u2013 the Sarabande from Belgian violinist\/composer Eug\u00e8ne Ysa\u00ffe’s Sonata No. 4, and a true dazzler, guitar great Francisco Tarrega’s Recurerdos de la Alhambra.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Classical guitar fans know that work as a brilliant test of a player’s command of tremolo accompaniment underneath a gentle melody. In this arrangement by Ruggiero Ricci, those tremolos emerge through the tricky control of the violinist’s bouncing bow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cPeter was quite intrigued by the piece, and was quite pleased to have me perform it,\u201d Hadelich recalls. A few daring violinists have tackled the Tarrega as an encore, drawing dropped jaws and enthusiastic reactions from concert audiences. Not so in this intimate performance. But that’s life in the age of socially distanced concertizing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Strange times indeed. \u201cI’ve been at home for three months,\u201d Hadelich says. \u201cI can’t remember the last time I was home for that long. I’ve tried to stay active, but it’s been difficult for me to be so isolated. I’m so looking forward to playing with other musicians once again.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

He’ll have a start at that later this summer, when he travels to Tanglewood in western Massachusetts, for an hour-long recital with pianist Orion Weiss \u2013 without an audience. Looking far into the future, April of 2021, the violinist will premiere a new concerto by Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy, with the Oregon Symphony and, at last, a full concert hall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For now, his live audience will be his wife and videographer, with hopes that home-based viewers will enjoy his brilliant musicianship and engaging personality. Hadelich understands that necessity is the mother of YouTube videos. \u201cI’m actually starting to get pretty good at working in other formats. But this is not a replacement,\u201d he cautions of his performances sans audiences. \u201cThis is not a substitute for the live concert experience. Performers are just finding ways to make this work, keeping the music going until normal life returns.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Grammy-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich, an artist of \u201cscarcely believable commitment\u201d (New York Times<\/em>), joins Music Director Peter Oundjian at his home for an intimate performance on Thursday, July 9 at 7:30 pm.<\/em>\u00a0Join the Virtual Festival (it\u2019s free!) by visiting\u00a0www.coloradomusicfestival.org\/register<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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