Stefan Keller works in the Schoeck Villa
From August 20 to September 17, the Berliner-by-choice dropped anchor in Brunnen on Lake Lucerne. To kick things off, two of his works were performed and discussed.
Stefan Keller's music left no one indifferent: Some people's ears hurt at first, while others were almost put into a trance by the overwhelming sounds - superbly produced by Rafael Rütti, piano, Mateusz Szczepkowski, violin, and David Schnee, viola. The conversation between the composer, musicians and audience opened up further spaces: on the second listen Swing (2015) for viola, violin and piano and the Piece for piano (2009) is then easier to grasp. And they are looking forward to the music that will now be created over the course of a month in the artist's villa high above the lake. It will be a song that could perhaps - if the International Othmar Schoeck Competition for Lied Duos is held again - be a compulsory piece. Lydia Opilik and Anna Bertogna, the winners of the competition as part of the Othmar Schoeck Festival 2016 (the Schweizer Musikzeitung reported), will present the status of the commissioned work on September 17 as the final point of the residency. Before that, Stefan Keller will show other aspects of his work on September 2: he has been involved with Indian music for several years and has learned to play the tabla. Phoenix for tabla and live electronics, which he composed in 2017 and premiered in Milan in May.
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- Stefan Keller in dialog with musicians and audience
The residency scholarship is awarded by the Stiftung Auslandschweizerplatz with the support of the Organization of the Swiss Abroad. In 2017, the scholarship was awarded in cooperation with the Board of Trustees of the Othmar Schoeck Festival.
