EXPO 1 is a well-balanced selection of tracks by Max Richter, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Chilly Gonzales, Joep Beving, Lambert, Luke Howard, Ólafur Arnalds, with interpretations by Víkingur Ólafsson, Hilary Hahn and Francesco Tristano

EXPO 1 presents the most popular music from the today’s leading ‘neo-classical’ composers, that is, the most influential voices in the current wave of post-minimalist composition where contemporary classical and alternative popular musical styles collide. The result is a fascinating kaleidoscope of individual musical approaches and styles, both in composition and interpretation.

At the heart of this music lies a question: does new and revolutionary music have to be aggressive, or can it be experimental, thought-provoking, challenging yet gentle at the same time? A new striking simplicity, occasionally mixed with edgier sounds is what connects the multifaceted approaches featured on EXPO 1.

Artists

Max Richter (piano, keyboards), Jóhann Jóhannsson (piano, programming), Ben Russell (viola), Clarice Jensen (cello), Tarn Travers (violin), Yuki Numata Resnick (violin), Joep Beving, Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Daniel Hope (violin), Hilary Hahn (violin), Hauschka (prepared piano), Francesco Tristano (piano), Brasstríó Mosfellsdals, Ólafur Arnalds (piano), Emil Friðfinnsson (french horn), Þorkell Jóelsson (french horn), Bergur Þórisson (trombone), Cory Smythe (piano), Jacques Ammon (piano), Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin (chamber orchestra), Chie Peters (violin), Alice Sara Ott (piano), Roedelius (piano), Arnold Kasar (piano), Tale Of Us, Rui Massena (piano), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague (orchestra/member), Mari Samuelsen (violin), Hakon Samuelsen (cello), Thomas Enhco (piano), Vassilena Serafimova (marimba), Basel Chamber Orchestra (chamber orchestra), Simos Papanas (violin), Aaron Dessner (guitar), Richard Reed Parry (double bass), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello), Lambert (piano), Felix Weigt (cello), Jochen Carls

Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony, Fauré Quartett, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, YMusic, Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, André de Ridder, Kristjan Järvi, Clark Rundell, Anthony Weeden