free∃roica is about revolutions – both historical and musical – and the heroes and heroines who brought them about. Without sheet music, without a conductor, and without chairs, the orchestra strives toward revolutionary ideas and seeks out small upheavals. The audience is taken on a journey from 18th-century France to the present day. Beethoven's Eroica is reinterpreted through performance, improvisation, and recomposition. Broken bars, oversized props, and shattered orchestra formations make Beethoven's quest for the new and the unexpected tangible.
This concert is part of the Stegreif@JazzHall series, celebrating the creative development of the orchestra on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, which for a decade has been redefining the boundaries of classical music. After the full-length concert the day before, Stegreif and the Jazzhall invite school classes and young people from Hamburg to a slightly shortened version of free∃roica, with an extensive introduction to the work.
Picture: Oliver Borchert
