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, keyboard), Jóhann Jóhannsson (piano, programmer), Yuki Numata Resnick (violin), Tarn Travers (violin), Ben Russell (viola), Clarice Jensen (cello), Joep Beving (piano), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Daniel Hope (violin), Hilary Hahn (violin), Hauschka (preparedpiano), Francesco Tristano (piano), Brasstríó Mosfellsdals, Ólafur Arnalds (piano, synthesizer), Þorkell Jóelsson (frenchhorn), Emil Friðfinnsson (frenchhorn), Bergur Þórisson (trombone), Sven Helbig (programmer), Cory Smythe (piano), Chie Peters (violin), Jacques Ammon (piano), Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin (chamberorchestra), Alice Sara Ott (piano), Viktor Orri Árnason (strings), Björk Óskarsdóttir (strings), Þórarinn Már Baldursson (strings), Unnur Jónsdóttir (strings), Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson: (strings), Luke Howard, Roedelius (piano), Arnold Kasar (piano), Jarvis Cocker, Chilly Gonzales (piano), Tale Of Us, Rui Massena (piano), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Prague (orchestramember), Mari Samuelsen (violin), Hakon Samuelsen (cello), Thomas Enhco (piano), Vassilena Serafimova (marimba), Simos Papanas (violin), Basel Chamber Orchestra (chamberorchestra), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Aaron Dessner (guitar), Richard Reed Parry (doublebass), Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello), Lambert (piano), Felix Weigt (cello), Jochen Carls, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Fauré Quartett, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, YMusic, Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, André de Ridder, Kristjan Järvi, Clark Rundell, Anthony Weeden