Solo

Timothy McCormack: …stretched across its axes

for viola ^WP/45′

Salvatore Sciarrino: Sei nuovi capricci e un saluto

for violin solo ^GP/25′

Composition commissioned by the Accademia Chigiana in Siena
on the occasion of its centenary (1923–2023)

Marco Fusi, viola and violin

»Finally we were both able to invest time and energy into this project, and the materials and ideas that came out of it were really exciting as they redefine techniques and performance strategies to such an extent that new sounds and voices can be elicited from the viola. I believe this will be a really significant piece for the viola repertoire…«

Marco Fusi, ‘the Italian violinist par excellence in contemporary music’ (The Italian Academy), brings two instruments and two very different, delicately balanced sound worlds to his ECLAT debut.

»A cricket or whimsical invention that imitates an inspired intuition…«

(Salvatore Sciarrino)