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Automation

What happens when the machines come to make music?

Will human musicians be replaced by AI? Watch and listen as cellist Yves Dhar goes “bow-to-bow” onstage with holographic AI cellist A.G.N.E.S. (Automatic Generator Network of Excellent Songs) in this groundbreaking work by Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated composer Adam Schoenberg that features cello, halldorophone, electronics, orchestra, and holographic projections. Cutting-edge yet with that familiar orchestra feel, this cinematic crowd-pleasing work is an experience not to be missed.

PRESS 1 FOR CELLO

The Solo Cello Experience for Today’s Audience

For far too long, solo cello has leaned on Bach suites and enigmatic 20th-century works. With Press 1 for Cello, cellist and producer Yves Dhar curates a thrilling evening of music celebrating all things cello at the touch of today’s audiences.

From purely acoustic pieces to those supported by electronics and visual projections, the showstopping program features works specially written for Dhar by acclaimed living composers, with a few favorites from past composers. It culminates in the groundbreaking solo version of Adam Schoenberg’s Automation, a double concerto pitting the human cellist against holographic AI cellist A.G.N.E.S. (Automatic Generator Network of Excellent Songs). You’ll come for the weeping melodies and leave with jaw dropped wondering, “Was that actually played on the cello?”

For Solo Cello, Electronics, and Visual Projections

Program is curated specially for each venue, presenter, and audience. Available as 60 minutes with no break, or 80 minutes with intermission.

Works Selected by the Following Composers:

J.S. Bach // Jean-Baptiste Barrière // Kenji Bunch // Cornelius Dufallo // Adonis Gonzalez // Cristina Spinei // Edward Perez // Isang Yun // György Ligeti // Carlo Alfredo Piatti // William Stevens, Jr. // Evan Beigel // Yosvany Terry // Yves Dhar // Nathan Schram // Henry Purcell // Camille Saint-Saëns // Isaac Albéniz

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POSTCARDS FROM DEAR COMPOSERS

What if our dearest composers wrote us postcards sharing their inspirations?

In this traditional cello-piano recital with a twist, Dhar introduces each work on the program with visuals of a postcard highlighting quotes, anecdotes, or musings that let the audience in on the composer’s inspiration behind the music.

Program is curated specially for each venue, presenter, and audience. Available as 60 minutes with no break, or 80 minutes with intermission.

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CLASSIC CONCERTOS

From Haydn and Beethoven Triple to Dvorak and Shostakovich, Dhar’s first love has always been donning his red-carpet best and performing the classic concertos with orchestra in the world’s finest concert halls.

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