Matthew Herbert: 20 Pianos [Live]

 Matthew Herbert is telling the stories of twenty unique pianos from around the world – from Steinways at famous locations to forgotten out-of-tune family pianos. Matthew samples each piano, documents it in photographs, and records short oral histories. The composition, for solo pianist, is played on a simple table, turned into a virtual piano through bespoke soft/hardware created by the Radiophonic Workshop.

‘Along with the other selected artists, I'm thrilled to be part of this programme. In an increasingly fragile music economy, these kinds of opportunities can really help support and stimulate interesting work that may not have otherwise happened.’ Matthew Herbert

‘20 Pianos will be utterly unique – a composition, a Proustian evocation of piano memory, part performance art and technological wizardry. We are thrilled to be working with Matthew Herbert on this exciting venture, and proud as well as grateful that the project has been chosen to be part of the first edition of the New Music Biennial.’ Third Ear

For more information about all 20 pieces of the New Music Biennial, visit our page: http://www.nmcrec.co.uk/new-music-biennial

20 Pianos was commissioned by Third Ear.

Artist: Sam Beste