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Trondheim Chamber Music Festival presents Mekatonia

Charlotte Smith
Monday, October 8, 2012

Eirik Hegda's composition was performed seamlessly by the impressively acrobatic
To the audience's surprise, musicians on either side of the bridge 'rode' onto t
As the performance progressed, a giant cello bridge and strings were gradually m
Even less than favourable outdoor elements were not enough to dampen the spirits
The opening of the performance was dominated by smoke and sparks as the giant ce
The Trondheim Chamber Music Festival presented Mekatonia in September, an outdoo

This year's weeklong Trondheim Chamber Music Festival ran from September 17 to 23, with first-rate performances from the Ebène Quartet, Tine Thing Helseth, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Trondheim Soloists, plus Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as composer-in-residence and advanced masterclass and performance programmes for students.

Perhaps the most visually spectacular event was Mekatonia, a show-stopping display of music and visuals, performed with acrobatic grace on the high-wire 'strings' of a giant cello by Cirka Teater and Alpaca Ensemble in Trondheim's outdoor Dokkparken. The combination of street theatre, installation art and musical performance featured a score by acclaimed jazz musician Eirik Hegdal, written specifically for the event.

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