This concert by Duo van Vliet will be of three World premieres and a Danish premiere piece. A concert combining viola, accordion, glass instruments, electronics, video, and light projections.

Duo van Vliet was formed by Rafał Łuc (accordion) and Ian Anderson (viola), who met as students at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Since recently, Rafał Zalech has taken over as the duo’s violist. The name comes from the late Don van Vliet, better known by his avant-garde rock persona, Captain Beefheart. The duo has a long list of collaborations with highly acclaimbed composers behind them, and they are continuously dedicated to expand the viola and accordion repertoire.

For this concert the duo will perform three world premieres: a piece by Marta Śniady for viola, accordion, 12 glass instruments (glass rattle, glass sheet, glasses, glass whistle) and audio playback, a piece by Matthew Grouse for viola, accordion, electronics, video and audience, and a piece by Matthias Kranebitter for viola, accordion, audio playback and video. They will also perform the Danish premiere of Unhelpful Thinking Styles, a piece by Monika Szpyrka for viola, accordion, audio playback and light projection.

ONSTAGE:

Rafał Łuc - accordion

Rafał Zalech - viola

CREDITS:

Marta Śniady (composed with support from KODA Culture and travel grant from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute)

Matthew Grouse (composed with support from KODA Culture and Danish Composer’s Society)

Matthias Kranebitter (composed with support from SKE Austro Mechana)

Monika Szpyrka