Matthias Schack-Arnott collaborates with acclaimed pianist Cédric Tiberghien on John Cage’s magnum opus, his ‘Sonatas and Interludes’ of 1948. Schack-Arnott brings his distinct voice to John Cage’s classic work for prepared piano, augmenting it with a massive kinetic sound sculpture that floats above the piano and rings and chimes in synchronicity. A pioneer in the development of percussion, Cage initiated the prepared piano as a means of giving the instrument a greater percussive quality. More than 70 years after its composition, the work is reimagined as a three-dimensional sculptural world, with Tiberghien’s exquisite playing at its heart.
Paul Kildea & Matthias Schack-Arnott Original Concept
Matthias Schack-Arnott Sculptural Design & Musical Treatment
Cedric Tibhergien Pianist and Musical Treatment
Keith Tucker Technical Design and Management, Lighting Design
Nick Roux System Design and Robotics
Michaela Coventry (SAGE ARTS) Producer
Video James Wright
Recording Engineer Tilman Robinson
The Cage Project has been co-commissioned by Musica Viva Australia, Perth Festival, Adelaide Festival, and the Naomi Milgrom Foundation.
Musica Viva Australia is grateful to Project Partners, The Nelson Meers Foundation, for supporting the performance of this work.