The Airmachine is a multiform instrument created by Ondřej Adámek and Carol Jimenez, activated by air (blown or inhaled) and capable of connecting various instruments and objects.
Performer Biography
Daniel Kawka, the conductor, is deeply passionate about contemporary creation and has led numerous orchestras worldwide, including the London Sinfonietta and the Orchestre National de France.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ondřej Adámek, the composer, explores sound, timbre, and instrumental posture to serve a unique 'poetics,' blending the invention of Bach and Boulez with the playful fantasy of Kagel.
Recording & Production
The Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain, directed by Daniel Kawka, is recognized as a key player in contemporary music, performing over 60 pieces each season and having a repertoire of nearly 500 works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Ondřej Adámek, the composer, the musical idea precedes the sound, inventing and modifying it in a precise sense, creating its own material for each work.
Composer Biography
Ondřej Adámek, the composer, has a diverse background, playing organ, tablas, and flutes as a teenager, and studying various cultures and musical traditions including African music, Japanese theatre, flamenco, and Balinese gamelan.
Compositional Technique
Ondřej Adámek's works are characterized by a powerful rhythmic life, sometimes robotic or 'motorik,' which generates communicative energy through dynamic shadings and crossed tempi.
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