Levitation (Tobias Preisig & Stefan Rusconi)

In the organizer's words:

Exactly 10 years ago, Swiss musicians Tobias Preisig (violin, fx) and Stefan Rusconi (piano, organ) released their album "LEVITATION": an intense sound expedition into higher spheres, which was also performed live in a fog installation by director Thom Luz in St. Gertrud Church during the 2018 summer festival. In February, the two award-winning musicians returned to St. Gertrud Church for several days to record their second album "Palimpsest" live. The result is seven pieces that, as a subtly pulsating dialog of church organ, violin and electronics, make the weightlessness implied in the project name "LEVITATION" almost physically tangible. It is music with a transcendental dimension - and a preliminary culmination of an impressive artistic oeuvre. For Tobias Preisig, this includes the club duo Egopusher, solo albums, film compositions and collaborations with The Cinematic Orchestra and Colin Stetson. Stefan Rusconi's work ranges from the soundtrack to the Keith Jarrett film "Köln 75" to live compositions for the choreographer Meg Stuart and studio albums that have been awarded the Jazz Echo. With "LEVITATION", in one of several summer festival concerts at St. Gertrud Church, the two are once again embarking on a "journey of the soul that can also be understood as a prayer" (Hamburger Abendblatt).

Price information:

VVK 20 Euro, B.O. 22 Euro (20% reduced with festival ticket)