Live electronics for Salonen's Cello Concerto – Nicolas Altstaedt and LNSO in Vilnius

On 29 October 2024 I performed live electronics for the Lithuanian premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto, with Nicolas Altstaedt as soloist and the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) conducted by Modestas Pitrėnas, at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic in Vilnius, as part of the Gaida festival.

In the concerto, the electronics sample the solo cello live and turn it into echoes and textures – the cellist’s own lines return, layered, around the orchestra.

Rehearsal of the LNSO with Nicolas Altstaedt in the Philharmonic hall — Rehearsal, 28 October

Mixing desk, laptop, pad controller and score in the stalls — The live electronics setup in the hall

Applause after the concert, seen from the electronics desk — After the concert

It was Nicolas Altstaedt’s first concert in Lithuania. The programme also included Enno Poppe’s Altbau (Lithuanian premiere) and the world premiere of Rūta Vitkauskaitė’s Violin Concerto with Dalia Kuznecovaitė.

More about the concert: Vilnius Festivals (Lithuanian).