Sunday Morning concert: Catharina Evens

A mesmerizing mix of contemporary classical and electronica Catharina Evens is an experimental electro-acoustic pianist who seeks to discover an alternative sonic palette for the acoustic piano. She does so by, amongst other things, manipulating acoustic sounds live using electronic equipment, amplifying them and having them resonate through the piano’s entire soundboard and strings. The typical acoustic piano sounds thus fades away, giving way to a distinctive world of sound – the many musical possibilities of which Evens further explores by way of improvisation and composition. The Belgian pianist creates her own absurd musical universe, full of narrative fragments, using granular textures, playful whimsy, compelling pianistic passages, naive phrases, percussive accents, piano preparations, rhythmic sequences and the exploration of the space between different musical genres.