4 Cities -F.Say, Debussy, Janacek, Shostakovich : Nicolas Altstaedt(Vc)Fazil Say(P)

4 CITIES - This bracingly eclectic recital opens with Fazil Says Four Cities, a musical celebration of four Turkish locations the composer describes as full of personal memories. Originally a BBC commission, it was premiered in June 2012 during the City of London Festival by Nicolas Altstaedt and Jos Gallardo. 4 Cities is a dive into the world of poetry, mysticism, into the history, the secrets and passions of the Orient.

I have never been more fascinated exploring the miracles and the stories of peoples daily life challenging the limits of my own instrument. The cello is transformed into a flute, a fiddle, a percussion instrument until it becomes the voice of the people inviting us to a world that feels closer to us than ever before having encountered it through its music. Nicolas Alstaedt