Roots in the Exil – Music for the Planet II – Escape to Exile IV

When images follow words … Marco Borggreve is a renowned photographer in the classical music scene. For this programme, his work engages in an inspiring dialogue with the sound worlds brought to life by Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Camerata Bern in the second concert of this years “Music for the Planet” series. A concert that creates space for exchange and collaboration while symbolising unity. “The origin of our programme lies underground, but also in the sky”, explains Kopatchinskaja, together with cellist Thomas Kaufmann. “And most of all, in our hearts. The Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik believed that trees and their roots possess magical powers. Since his childhood, he had a special love for trees, admiring their many shapes and colors, the dancing of their branches in the wind, the rustling and sighing of the leaves. He imagined that their roots grow upward into the cosmos, while their branches reach deep into the earth. From this idea, fascinating short pieces for string orchestra were created, which we combine with images by Marco Borggreve, Schnittke’s Cello Sonata, Telemann’s “Frog” concerto and many more short nature fantasies by other composers.”