The famous British pianist John Tilbury was invited in 2009 for the french exhibition "The freedom of the listening" at CAC de Brétigny sur Orge in 2009 (directed at that time by Pierre Bal-Blanc). The purpose of the exhibition, curated by Dean Inkster, Lore Gablier and myself, retraced the artistic career of the English composer Cornelius Cardew who died tagically in 1981 at the age of 45.
For this occasion, John Tilbury, whose close friendship with Cardew dates from the early 1960, played different piano pieces for prepared pinao including the third of the Cardew's "February Pieces for Piano". Here is an extract of the piano recital-talk he performed. The complete performance of this lecture is archived here .
"February Pieces for Piano - N°3" by John Tilbury - 17th may 2009
more infos in the Cardew's biography by John Tilbury"a life unfinished"
more on Cornelius Cardew on "beyond the coda" here
Pictures by Steeve Beckouet - courtesy CAC Brétigny 2009
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