Ahead of the French premiere of Mason’s piano concerto on September 16, 2022, Mason joined Eric Dahan from Libération to talk about his current works, his inspirations for writing and the upcoming premiere.
“The first movement of this concerto is inspired by baroque music. The second, more romantic, it expresses the duality of the soloist and the orchestra who do not play together, which references to the Covid epidemic which has isolated us. In the last movement, we find elements of jazz and techno, especially in the treatment of rhythm and percussion because there are no electronics in this work. By techno, I mean a textural, almost industrial effect obtained by the high frequencies of the percussion, because I agree with the fact that repetition of measures in four beats is boring. For me, in music, only expressiveness counts.”
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Mason also spoke with Thomas Vergracht on France Musique last weekend for their Crossroads of Creation segment to discuss more about the Piano Concerto, pianist, Daniil Trifonov, and upcoming performances of the work in Europe this year.
Listen to the full interview on France Musique.
L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and virtuoso pianist, Daniil Trifonov, will give the European premiere of Mason’s Piano Concerto on Friday September 16th under the baton of Mikko Franck. The premiere will also be broadcast live on France Musique at 8pm CEST.
Upcoming performance dates:
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Friday September 16, 2022
The Spanish National Orchestra
Friday October 7, 2022
Saturday October 8, 2022
Sunday October 9, 2022
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday October 14, 2022