VENEZIANA, the new program of Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala’s, which have had premiere at the Berlin Philharmonic (Jan 2023), is dedicated to a place of longing > Venice. How could one not be inspired by the beauty and mysteries of the city, its architecture, art history? And by the artists and composers who created fantastic works in this city. Vivaldi and his Four Seasons, Monteverdi, and Italian opera in general, for which Iiro Rantala has a lifelong love. Iiro Rantala moves, as he so often does, on the border between jazz and classical music. And in an exuberance of moods. On stage he can become a dervish at the keys. But he can just as calmly and concentratedly sink into the music.
The award-winning vision string quartet could be won as the desired partner for VENEZIANA in this slide. Soon after its founding, the quartet set musical milestones and created new timbres in the international concert scene. With their singular ability to straddle the classical string quartet repertoire and their own compositions, the four visionary artists give new impulses to the music world. The quartet's concert formats are innovative and versatile, making it the perfect complement for a programme as dazzling and multifaceted as the lagoon city itself.
