PianOrquestra

This avant-garde show produces a fascinating musical result. An intriguing musical experiment - one piano played by ten hands - transforms the piano into its own orchestra. PianOrquestra uses prepared piano techniques based on John Cage's experiments to broaden the possibilities of sounds produced by a piano. The group explores ethnic elements of Brazilian rhythmic roots, all produced on the piano in real time, through a variety of preparations that are not normally used by a traditional pia...

This avant-garde show produces a fascinating musical result. An intriguing musical experiment - one piano played by ten hands - transforms the piano into its own orchestra. PianOrquestra uses prepared piano techniques based on John Cage's experiments to broaden the possibilities of sounds produced by a piano. The group explores ethnic elements of Brazilian rhythmic roots, all produced on the piano in real time, through a variety of preparations that are not normally used by a traditional pianist. Using prepared piano and expanded piano techniques, the group plays Brazilian music in a wonderful new way. Created and directed by Brazilian pianist Claudio Dauelsberg, PianOrquestra explores the infinite possibilities of sound and sonorities produced by 10 hands on one prepared piano. The performance flows easily from classical to popular Brazilian music, including contemporary composers such as Villa-Lobos, Tom Jobim and Milton Nascimento and ethnic rhythms such as samba, coco, maracatu and ciranda. With meticulous synchronism in a performance that involves a high level of virtuosity among the ten hands, PianOrquestra creates a unique instrumental sound. It has to be seen to be believed!