THE WONDERS OF THE FOREST
A journey of self-discovery across nature, sound and time…
The Wonders of the Forest is a classical performance centered on a journey through the forest, which is structured as a tale and supported by the guidance of a narrator with original script, projected images, and a unique repertoire selection, including cutting-edge contemporary pieces with electronics.
"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again".
— C. S. Lewis
Old-fashioned, distant, difficult… This is the typical perception of classical music nowadays. Even the music written in our frenetic century, our contemporary music, struggles to find opportunities in concert programs because the audience, and even musicians, consider it incomprehensible and not beautiful anymore. How can modern musicians deliver the true essence of music? How can they create accessible, enjoyable and surprising performances?
The Wonders of the Forest allows the audience to engage again to classical music thanks to its focus on the powerful artistic concept of the performance: giving priority to the theme and support it with innovative performance elements, such as storytelling, visuals and electronic sounds.
The structure of the perfomance is a tale through the forest, a journey to discover oneself across nature, sound and time. It has a unique repertoire selection, including cutting-edge contemporary pieces with electronics (synchronization of specially recorded tracks with piano live performance), original script and image design made by the pianist of the project, and live narration of the story.
The listeners will smoothly follow this beautiful allegoric story of transformation with impactful and unforgettable moments, such as the birds in the forest, the bells or the rain tree. But at the same time, in a more subtle and unconscious way, they will experience a journey through more than a century of classical music, from late romanticism to the exciting 21st century, while listening contemporary music without pressure or prejudices.
