© Frances Marshall
This week, Colin joins the Belgian National Orchestra for two consecutive concerts across Belgium as part of BOZAR’s spotlight on composer Julia Wolfe, and the Beats & Pieces festival. Concerts take place on 15 January at Bozar, Centre for Fine Arts, and 16 January at the Philharmonic Hall of Liege.
“In ‘Body Language’, I give Colin an entirely new challenge: to deploy his virtuosity in a completely different way.”
Colin will first take the stage to perform Julia Wolfe’s Body Language - a work composed for Colin, in which he gave the world premiere in 2012 alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. Julia describes her work as “urban folk music for the orchestra”, and is inspired by the bustling sounds of New York City street music. Read Julia’s interview with BNO ahead of the concert.
Colin will then assume the role of soloist/director in Louis Andriessen Tapdance Concerto - another work which was written for Colin, and premiered by him in 2014.
Listen to the livestream of the concert on 15 January at 8pm CET.