Some pics from a recent concert at the Sydney Opera House.
Well worth seeing. Nils crosses boundaries between Classical & Electronic music, combining instruments from both disciplines seamlessly.
He is touring Australia at the moment, promoting his upcoming album,
Music for Animals.
I think it's coming out around September, 2022.
Packed House. It's great to be able to attend concerts again after the covid lockdowns.
He opened the set with a Glass Armonia. I thought it was some midi controller, or light controlled device.
Turns out it's a 300 year old instrument made of rings of glass.
Looked very fragile, and I can only wonder how he managed to transport this through airport customs without breaking anything.
As an interesting side note, the Armonia was invented by Benjamin Franklin.
He was inspired to create his glass armonica after hearing an English friend playing a tune on wine glasses filled with water.
Mozart, Camille Saint-Saëns , Richard Strauss & Beethoven, used and composed pieces for this instrument.
In the pic below I can see a Mellotron, Minimoog D (& sample/hold) , some Junos and I think Roland Chorus Echos -- Re 501??
Nils moved between the left & right stations, mixing melodies and looping sounds from pianos, with electronic synthesizers.
At one point he inserted what looked like microphones into the pianos and I think sampled the sounds
into looped tape machines, then played over this.
Some pieces were very chilled minimal electronica, others were sole piano.
Beautiful stuff !!!
I think there was a Fender Rhodes Piano under the right Juno 60
MiniMoog D with Sample & Hold
Roland Juno 60
Mellotron ??
Get out and see him if you can.
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