Konzert für Spielzeug und Schwimmbad

Classical compositions, including the concerto, are traditionally written in standard forms using exposition, development and recapitulation to form a clear storyline and climax for its listeners. In Konzert für Spielzeug und Schwimmbad the performer takes on the role of the soloist and the swimming pool that of the orchestra. The piece’s monotonous and noisy melody, made when the performer breathes through the toy, defies the traditional forms of classical music by never ascending towards a climax, providing the listener with a continual stimulus without a solution. Performed in Hallenbad Allmend and at LungA Warm Up, LungA Art Festival, Plan-B Art Festival and Rewire by Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir. Performed at Ung Nordisk Musik Tampere 2020 by Antti Tolvi. Photographs by Julie Rowland and Plan-B Art Festival. Videos by Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir and UNM Finland.