At the invitation of the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo (HK PAX), Stegreif will be travelling to the event, where, as part of the exhibition programme, they will have the opportunity to present themselves to an audience of industry professionals from across East Asia with a large-scale showcase concert entitled freeEroica
Mor about freeEroica
Ludwig van Beethoven's "Eroica" focuses entirely on the French Revolution and its values. Originally composed for Napoleon Bonaparte, Beethoven decided immediately after the latter's self-coronation, that the tyrant was not a historical hero, nor a suitable dedicatee for the symphony, which itself represents a revolutionary act in music history.
freeEroica is about revolutions - historical and musical - and the heroes they brought forth. The orchestra strives towards them without sheet music, without a conductor and without chairs, and in doing so also looks for the small disorders. For example;these disruptions "only" consist of entering the concert hall without shoes or taking the audience on a journey from 18th century France to the present. Thus, the Eroica is relieved with performance, improvisation and recomposition. Ripped pieces of sheet music, large majestic red cloth, destroyed orchestra positions of chairs and stands… All of these elements break the expectations of the listener to what Eroica was, and as part of the centuries-old canon repertoire, we find a new quest for this Beethoven’s new and bold work.
