Abel Selaocoe

Abel Selaocoe
Pula

Traditional
Senzeni na (South Africa)

Ben Nobuto
Living

Joseph Dall'Abaco
Capriccio No. 5 in B-flat major

Colin Alexander
Alva's Riff

Abel Selaocoe
Sefako

Abel Selaocoe
Tshepo

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude from the Suite for Solo Cello in C major BWV 1009

Abel Selaocoe, Michel van der Aa
Entanglements for Voice, Cello, and Live Electronics

South-­African cellist Abel Selaocoe is among the most exciting artists on today’s international music scene, creating programs that blend genres, eras, and cultures while combining composition and improvisation. At the Pierre Boulez Saal, he presents Entanglements, a new collaborative work inspired by African folk tales. Written together with composer and director Michel van der Aa, it blends musical traditions from Central Africa and Ethiopia with live electronics and contemporary sounds. Selaocoe will also perform music by Bach and Dall’Abaco, recent pieces by British-Japanese composer Ben Nobuto and cellist Colin Alexander, as well as several of his own compositions.