METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS

Companions
A Metropolis/VIVO Concert Collaboration


An evening with Metropolis Ensemble musicians, violinist Siwoo Kim and violist John Stulz, two artist-entrepreneurs who cofounded VIVO, a dynamic music festival in Columbus Ohio, featuring a string-trio concert evoking a musical house of mirrors. (Also with Metropolis Ensemble cellist Michael Katz).

Wednesday, December 12, 2018
1 Rivington Street / 2nd Floor (Buzzer #1) / New York, NY
6:30pm (doors) / 7:00pm (event)
Tickets: $15 general / $10 students / free for members

In Stulz's own Four Canons, the violist and Kim race, chase and mimic each other with musical acrobatics, while in Salvatore Sciarrino's Caprice #2, the solo violin is hollowed out into ghost-like harmonics. Violin and cello enter into twisting dialogue with Ravel's Duo, while Vivian Fung deconstructs the performing cellist in Humanoid. All three musicians come together for the architectural beauty of Andrew Norman’s award-winning Sabina, for string trio, a musical portrait of an iconic Roman Basilica.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

 
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VIVIAN FUNG / COMPOSER
VIVIAN FUNG / COMPOSER

JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung has a unique talent for combining idiosyncratic textures and styles into large-scale works, reflecting her multicultural background. NPR calls her “[o]ne of today’s most eclectic composers.”… READ MORE

ANDREW NORMAN / COMPOSER
ANDREW NORMAN / COMPOSER

Andrew Norman is a Los Angeles-based composer of orchestral, chamber, and vocal music. Andrew’s work draws on an eclectic mix of sounds and notational practices from both the avant-garde and classical traditions. He is increasingly… READ MORE

MICHAEL KATZ / CELLO
MICHAEL KATZ / CELLO

Israeli Cellist Michael Katz has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in venues such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center (Sarasota, FL), Oji Hall… READ MORE

SIWOO KIM / VIOLIN
SIWOO KIM / VIOLIN

Siwoo Kim is an “incisive” and “compelling” (Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times) violinist who plays with “stylistic sensitivity and generous tonal nuance” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). Siwoo performs as soloist and chamber… READ MORE

JOHN STULZ / VIOLA
JOHN STULZ / VIOLA

John Stulz plays viola with Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris, France and is the founding co-artistic director of VIVO Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio. As a member of Ensemble Intercontemporain, John is devoted… READ MORE

VIVO MUSIC FESTIVAL
VIVO MUSIC FESTIVAL

VIVO Music Festival is an annual chamber music festival based in Columbus, Ohio dedicated to presenting vital and singular musical performances in our home community. Now entering our fifth season, VIVO brings together… READ MORE