15 September 2017
The Netherlands, Rotterdam, Jurriaanse Zaal, 15:00
ROTTERDAM PHILHARMONIC GERGIEV FESTIVAL. MUSIC AND THE MACHINE
Vladimir RANNEV , “Touch II” for ensemble, interactive audio and video
Alexander MOSSOLOV , “Iron Foundry”, electro-acoustic version by Nikolai Popov
Nikolai POPOV , “Interferometer” for ensemble, electronics, light and video
Vladimjir DESHEVOV , “Rails”, electro-acoustic version by Alexander Khubeev
Alexander KHUBEEV , “Luce”, multimedia composition
Sergei PROKOFIEV , "Factory" from Ballet «Le Pas d’Acier», electro-acoustic version by Nikolai Popov
Alexander CHERNYSHKOV , “rather” for two stepper motor, two high voltage relays and ensemble
Ivan Bushuev, flute
Oleg Tantsov, clarinet
Mikhail Dubov, piano, keyboard
Dmitri Vlasik, percussion
Gleb Khokhlov, violin
Ilia Rubinshtein, cello
The double-quick industrialisation of the new Soviet Union was a source of fascination for many avant-garde artists and a much-used propaganda image. Using Russian avant-garde music from today and the 1920s this one-off concert by the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble depicts the development of the machine, from large factory equipment to the smallest computer chip.