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In an exciting series of concerts, FT performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto alongside his new work Neihou with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on 19 April followed by a recital as part of their ​‘Close Up Series’ featuring Tristano, Frescobaldi and Bach on 20 April.

Neihou was created as a new composition for the Neue Meister concert in Berlin on 6 November 2017, and was written for piano, string orchestra and live electronics. It is based on Tristano’s earlier composition Hello, which was first performed in 2007; the title, Neihou, is a transliteration of the Cantonese word for ​‘Hello’. The piece is a development from the minimalist productions of the Detroit house scene. Neihou develops a long rhythmic sequence over varying harmonic levels.

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On 21 April, FT performs Music of Changes, John Cage’s groundbreaking 1951work of indeterminate music at British Museum.

Cage, widely known today for his 4’ 33”, was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, where some aspects of performance are left to chance or the interpreter’s choice. Decisions in this piece are made using the I Ching. The concert takes places in the apt setting of The Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia, allowing listeners to reflect on the influences of Chinese culture and philosophy on western thought and music.

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