Performances of For John Cage

For John Cage

Cafe OTO

20:30, Tuesday 25 March 2014
Cafe OTO (external link)
18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston
E8 3DL London
United Kingdom

Launch night for violinist Aisha Orazbayeva’s second album. “The Hand Gallery” is an album experience dedicated to the process of taking the violin sound apart and putting it back together again, and offers music by Steve Reich, Morton Feldman, Elvis Presley, John Cale and Aisha Orazbayeva. Alongside a selection of music from the album, the evening will also feature a special performance of violin strings bowed by spinning LPs.

Memory

University of Huddersfield

18:45, Monday 1 December 2014
St Paul’s Hall
Queensgate
HD1 2RD Huddersfield Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Aisha Orazbayeva and Mark Knoop premiere Bryn Harrison (external link)’s measureless exploration of memory alongside Feldman (external link)’s contemplative duo.

For John Cage

City University

19:00, Tuesday 10 February 2015
Performance Space, City University (external link)
College Building, St John Street
EC1V 0HB London
United Kingdom

Characteristic works from two of the most individual and influential composers of the twentieth century. Webern’s concise precision is echoed and expanded 72 years later by the daring fluid architecture of Feldman (external link)’s duo.

Aisha Orazbayeva, violin and Mark Knoop, piano.