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 Pal Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmen, formerly of Bridges, formed Norwegian synth pop group a-ha in the early '80s. Nimble vocalist Morten Harket joined the duo, and they left for the now "legendary London flat" (so called because of its state of disrepair) to make it. By late 1983 they had achieved part of that goal by signing to WEA. Their debut single, "Take On Me," went through three versions before becoming a hit in the U.K., eventually reaching number two in November 1985. It went one better in the U.S., mainly due to the wide exposure of its stunning video on MTV, which fused animation with real-life action. They returned to the charts with "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." which became a U.K. number one in early 1986, helping take the album Hunting High and Low to the Top Ten. The song hit the Top 20 in the U.S., where the album reached number 15. In 2004, a-ha celebrated their 20th anniversary by releasing Singles 1984-2004, a collection that would put them back in the U.K. Top 20.
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 Leo Abrahams is a guitar player, composer, arranger, and sound producer. He lives in London and works in very diverse areas of music. He has been involved in the creation of 350 projects, both solo projects and collaborations with Imogen Heap, David Holmes, Paul Simon, Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave, Brian Eno, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Annie Lennox, Bryan Ferry, Seal and others. Music composed or performed by Leo is featured in numerous films including Code 46, The Lovely Bones and the Ocean’s series.Leo’s solo works are a universe of their own, ranging from guitar ambient (Scene Memory, 2006) to rock-cabaret (The Unrest Cure, 2008), from instrumental bard-folk (Honeytrap, 2005) to gear testing (Guitar Stuff (2008). Culturally omnivorous, Leo is a person of fascinating openness and musicianship, whose total dedication to each and every project gives listeners, colleagues and producers no choice - they literally fall in love. Leo is a self-proclaimed Russophile who has recorded with Boris Grebenshchikov of Aquarium and participated in Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s Dau project. During his 2019 tour, Leo will perform a solo programme of guitar electronics and ambient soon to be released on CD.
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19:00 | Piotr Anderszewski (Poland) |
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 Piotr Anderszewski is regarded as one of the outstanding musicians of his generation. He appears regularly in recital at such concert halls as the Wiener Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. His collaborations with orchestra have included appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic and Berlin Staatskapelle orchestras, the London Symphony and Philharmonia orchestras and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. He has also placed special emphasis on playing and directing, working with orchestras such as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Camerata Salzburg. Piotr Anderszewski has been an exclusive artist with Warner Classics/Erato (previously Virgin Classics) since 2000. His first recording for the label was Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, which went on to receive a number of prizes. He has also recorded Grammy-nominated discs of Bach's Partitas 1, 3 and 6 and Szymanowski's solo piano works, the latter also receiving a Gramophone award in 2006. His recording devoted to works by Robert Schumann received the BBC Music Magazine's Recording of the Year award in 2012. Recognised for the intensity and originality of his interpretations, Piotr Anderszewski has been a recipient of the Gilmore award, the Szymanowski Prize and a Royal Philharmonic Society award.
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