Coming Home – Cello World Music mit Abel Selaocoe

In the organizer's words:

"As soon as you add the voice to the cello, it transforms. I learned classical cello: Bach, etudes etc., that was really an adventure. But singing took me to an even more magical place." (Abel Selaocoe)

Forget everything you might think about cello and singing, the South African Abel Selaocoe, winner of the Opus Klassik Prize 2023, surpasses all expectations. Not only does he play and improvise fabulously on the cello and move effortlessly through all vocal registers, he also brings a completely new kind of universal musicality to the stage with African overtone singing and body percussion that is simply captivating. "Captivating, multi-layered, irresistible", headlines the Guardian and as if made for a great moment at the SKO.

Opening credits: 19:30 Artist talk
Concert: 60 min
Closing: Afterglow in the foyer with live music and bar service

Performers

Abel Selaocoe. Violoncello & vocals
Sidiki Dembele. percussion
Nikolaus von Bülow. Violoncello
Susanne von Gutzeit. Conductor
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Program

Caroline Shaw
Entr'acte

Abel Selaocoe
Own compositions

David Fennessy
Hirta-Rounds

Giovanni Sollima
When we were trees