An exploration of heavy metal transcriptions juxtaposed with baroque works for one solo viola da gamba. Why? Because metal was my first love, and viola da gamba my second! I look for compositions from that strive for technical superiority and emotional intensity, where introspection is just as important as the explosion – these pieces are not hard to find in either genre – and set them next to each other, interweaving them to create a patchwork that reflects my identity as a musician and music lover!

This programme takes us on a hellish ride through the history of music, from baroque masters Bach and Marais to Astor Piazzolla, Japanese Koto music, Metallica and back again.

Extracts from:
Telemann: Fantastias for Viola da Gamba
August Kühnel: Sonata 8 A-Dur
Astor Piazolla: Café 1930 
Marin Marais: Couplets from „Folies d’espagne“
Grégoire Jeay: La Volia 
Marin Marais: Le Badinage
Metallica: Fade to Black 
Robert Smith: Divisions
Marin Marias: Le Tourbillon
Astor Piazolla: Café 1930
Johann Sebastian Bach: Recitative „Ja, freilich will in uns das Fleisch“ BWV 244 
Antoine Forqueray: La Couperin
Yatsuhashi Kengyo: Rokudan no Shirabe
Carl Friedrich Abel: Arpeggiata
Metallica: One