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Our print readership is 50% UK, while our digital readership is over 80% non-UK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ONE TO WATCH Three artists were engaged to work on the pieces presented alongside the Beauty & Hope, each of whom adopted illustration that inspired them. As a di erent approach to its theme. Sideris notes, the collection hangs together Only connect Good vibrations Sideris again: ‘William Chajin is a well as has a unifi ed sensibility: for the Colombian artist who used to live in most part, the music inhabits an attractive, Japan and has a very political outlook tonal soundscape (or at least is suggestive Martin James Bartlett has been in demand since his triumph as last The trials and tribulations of the global work’s last performance. In this respect, unusual – particularly for contemporary on life. Elwira Pawlikoska is actually an of tonal centres), with dissonance used year’s BBC Young Musician. Claire Jackson finds out how this economic crisis and its aftermath are contemporary piano music stands a music – is the fact that it was crowdfunded architect, which made it likely she would colourfully and expressively. The technical the inspiration for a new collection greater chance of repeat performances than through an online campaign that go the technical route. Piero Pierini, challenges have been carefully considered, larger scores thanks to a healthy appetite raised over £10,000 from 97 backers. meanwhile, is engaged with fantasy in the too, so several pieces lie within the grasp of engaging 19-year-old is adjusting to the musical limelight of piano music by nine contemporary for new repertoire amongst students and This was possible thanks to a personal other work that he does, so I knew that the gi ed amateur. composers. Owen Mortimer finds out amateur pianists – provided the technical following that Sideris has built over a he would come up with some strongly e Future EMF projects include a 10-volume more about a project that seeks to demands are not too great. number of years on internet forums for philosophical ideas.’ Beauty & Hope in the 21st Century is publication of short pieces by 250 composers P-AND-COMING’ IS SO COMMONLY APPLIED which were televised during BBC Young Musician. The passing foster hope and an appreciation for For composer Nikolas Sideris, this is contemporary music. ‘I generally tend The nine composers, who put themselves now available from Editions Musica Ferrum to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s to young musicians these days that the term is viewer may not have heard much of either work, however: the beauty in our age of anxiety precisely the audience he had in mind when to keep a low profile,’ he explains, ‘but forward for the project, were also already (ISMN 979-0-801164-60-5), together with birth in 2020, currently under development becoming meaningless; but a performer worthy of the BBC broadcast short excerpts only – with commentary over the ‘descriptionU is Martin James Bartlett, the 19-year-old British pianist performances. Did Bartlett watch any of the coverage? ‘I watched he founded Editions Musica Ferrum in 2012. when the moment was right I put out known to Sideris through EMF. ‘They Myrto Akrivou’s accompanying recording in collaboration with the Bonn-based pianist In just three years, Sideris’s small publishing an appeal.’ have a natural a nity of style,’ says Sideris, in CD and digital formats. This month’s Susanne Kessel. Volume 1 of this project will who charmed the nation during his appearance at last year’s BBC it back, just to see whether I said anything goofy,’ he admits. ‘We’re house has grown from six composers to The success of Sideris’s appeal reflects his ‘which ensures that the collection doesn’t sheet music (page 51) presents Christos receive its premiere by Kessel on 21 November Young Musician. It was actually his second attempt at the prize: he past the days when full recitals were broadcast on TV, which is a UBLISHERS AND PROMOTERS more than 50, and his latest project features own compelling mix of artistic integrity feel like nine random pieces’. Papageorgiou’s 9-11 a er, from Beauty & 2015 at the city’s Bonner Kunstverein. had been a keyboard category finalist in 2012. However, it wasn’t real shame as I know that Alfred Brendel and Clifford Curzon around the world devote nine solo piano pieces by nine different and entrepreneurial flair. Trained as a The result is a beautifully-produced Hope, reproduced with kind permission from until the 2014 competition, aged 17, that he went on to win overall, used to appear regularly. Of course you can’t understand a work considerable energy to composers: Beauty & Hope in the 21st Century. pianist and composer in his native Athens, 98-page publication, with each of Editions Musica Ferrum. www.musica-ferrum.com piquing critical interest. if you hear a 30-second snippet, but for the purpose of television Pcommissioning new music, yet all too Apart from its title and underlying followed by a masters in composition High-profile engagements swiftly followed. Bartlett has recently [the competition reportage] was beautifully crafted. And the BBC often a world premiere turns out to be a concept, what makes Beauty & Hope at Goldsmith’s, University of London, made his debut at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cadogan Hall and released the works in full on the iPlayer.’ These are no longer © STUDIO GRAPHISSIMO © STUDIO Sideris says he launched Editions Musica Pianist Myrto Akrivou has recorded Beauty & Hope the BBC Proms, where he performed available, but Bartlett’s performance Ferrum after graduating in order ‘to find in the 21st Century for Editions Musica Ferrum, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with Sparkle and affability: of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Nikolas Sideris: ‘I started a reasons to keep composing’. Realising that realising the spirit of the music in captivating and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Martin James Bartlett by Rachmaninov with the BBC publishing house to find reasons ‘composing only for myself would be a bit moving performances (The Times observed that ‘the wit Scottish Symphony Orchestra to keep composing’ autistic’, he has made EMF a collaborative and colour in pianist Martin James and Kirill Karabits is still online. venture from the outset – working not How did you become involved in this project and what Bartlett’s playing was thrilling’.) Readers with access to iPlayer are only with fellow composers, but visual particularly attracted you to theme of Beauty & Hope? It was an important moment for urged to investigate – you won’t be artists too. Nikolas Sideris and I had worked together in the past. He Bartlett, who regularly ‘Prommed’ disappointed. Prior to Beauty & Hope, Sideris had contacted me when the international economic and social as a child. ‘The first thing that hits Bartlett’s pianism is natural, with crisis prompted him to come up with the idea of Beauty © a dollop of old-fashioned glamour, commissioned artists to illustrate several you is the atmosphere: everyone just KAUPO KIKKAS KAUPO of his sheet-music publications, but for & Hope to counter depression, anxiety and fear. I am a wants to have a wonderful time,’ he and he has that rare ability to this latest project the drawings were huge fan of working collaboratively and found the whole says. ‘Then there are those quirky engage audiences without relying commissioned first. ‘I got the idea for the project thought-provoking, both from a philosophical and traits, such as Prommers shouting on showmanship. Yet the 19-year- theme of Beauty & Hope in 2013,’ he explains: artistic point of view. Myrto Akrivou commits Beauty & Hope “heave ho” when the piano comes old