Hélène Grimaud – "Woodlands and beyond…"

Synopsis

Together with her creative and life partner, photographer Mat Hennek, French star pianist Helene Grimaud comes up with a multimedia concert project at the Grand Hall of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. Grimaud’s virtuoso piano performance is accompanied by Hennek’s highly praised photo series Woodlands, which depicts genuine portraits of trees, the results of numerous hikes through various forests in Europe and the USA. With works by romantic and impressionist composers, such as Luciano Berio, Nitin Sawhney, Tōru Takemitsu, Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy, Grimaud leads her audience into the enchanting world of those various Woodlands and even beyond … “Grimaud is completely at ease, showing flawless clarity in her interpretations” (Die Welt).

Additional Info

• No: A055506960000
• Composer: Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Nitin Sawhney
• Artists: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Mat Hennek (photography)
• Production year: 2017
• Run time: 01:00:00
• Producers: Camera Lucida, UNITEL and medici.tv
• Format: HDTV 16:9