Robert Groslot: Chamber Works

Featuring

Ilia Laporev
Dasha Moroz
Robert Groslot

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Performer Biography

Ilia Laporev jr., a cellist born in Ghent in 1990, is a fifth-generation musician from a family with a long musical tradition.

Composer Biography

Robert Groslot, born in 1951, is a Belgian composer, pianist, and conductor who is also active in visual arts, video art, and mind games.

Performer Biography

Ilia Yourivich Laporev, a cellist born in Vilnius, Lithuania, became the first solo cellist in the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg in 2005.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Groslot's music is inspired by images, where a line can be a musical phrase and a color can form a harmony, and his fascination with puzzles creates overarching structures.

Compositional Technique

A key aspect of Groslot's style is his 'conversational technique,' where musical phrases can be interrupted or overlap, reflecting his passion for language.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Groslot believes that music without humor is unimaginable, and his compositions often contain surprising twists that reveal a 'mischievous little boy' within him.