Time –
Friday
18:00
Venue – Bergen Pianoforretning
Tickets: Tilbury/Duch
John Tilbury and Michael Duch perform the music of Cornelius Cardew.
John Tilbury (b. 1936) is a British pianist. He is considered one of the foremost interpreters of Morton Feldman's music, and since 1980 has been a member of the free improvisation group AMM. During the 1960s, Tilbury was closely associated with the composer Cornelius Cardew, whose music he has interpreted and recorded. His biography of Cardew, "Cornelius Cardew - A life unfinished" was published 2008 by Copula, an imprint of Matchless Recordings and Publishing.
Michael Duch (b. 1978) is a Norwegian bassplayer. He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Trondheim (NTNU) where he is doing research on improvisation in experimental music with Cornelius Cardew as the main focal point. Duch has been involved in a wide variety of experimental musics the last decade from Free Jazz to Open Form-scores and Indeterminacy. He is a member of the Norwegian improvquartet Lemur and his soloalbum "Edges" will be released on the Bergen-based record label +3db later this year.
Cornelius Cardew (1936 - 1981) was a musician of genius for whom Life and Art were as one. He was a radical, both artistically and politically, becoming a tireless activist and uncompromising Marxist-Leninist. Passion and imagination governed all he did: his boldness and humanity continue to intrigue and inspire. (from the Matchless website) This concert will be presenting Cardew and his experimental compositions from the 1960's many of which are rarely performed.
Artists:
John Tilbury
Michael Duch