TSC at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Chaillot at same time
Commissioned by the
Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Tero Saarinen’s choreography
Zimmermann Trio received its world premiere at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 19 January. The orchestra was led by Principal Guest Conductor
Susanna Mälkki. The cello soloists of
Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Cello Concerto were
Ben Hong,
Eric Byers and
Timothy Loo. Dance is by Tero Saarinen Company dancers
Auri Ahola,
Misa Lommi and
David Scarantino. Set and lighting design is by
Mikki Kunttu, and costumes by
Erika Turunen. Choreographer’s Assistant is
Sini Länsivuori. The performances on 19–21 January
received acclaim from both audiences and critics.
At the same time, Tero Saarinen Company also performed in Paris: choreographed to music by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Morphed was seen at the renowed Théâtre National de Chaillot on 18–20 January. The creation interpreted by seven male dancers has risen to become one of the group’s notable international successes. It has already toured in countries such as Austria, Canada, Croatia, Finland France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Serbia, the United Kingdom and the USA. Morphed was premiered at Helsinki Festival, Finland in 2014.
The total of six performances in Paris and LA were seen by nearly 10 000 spectators.