Electro Lieder in the Sydney Fringe Festival

Electro Lieder sees pianist Brieley Cutting and soprano Judit Molnár of Fragments Ensemble join with experimental composers Mark Oliveiro and Vincent Giles, Eleanor Streatfeild on cello, Daniel Lopez on violin, and young emerging composers to produce this wildly expressive multimedia blend of classical and the avant-garde as art song is re-imagined for the Sydney Fringe Festival.

Songs from Schubert, Strauss, Shostakovich and Bartók are presented alongside new material to produce a continuous 55-minute experience.

With this production’s inception being in the modern world, these musicians could not help but be influenced by considerations of continuous night-time and possible dystopia. Yet, hope remains, with feelings of warmth and the sensation of light beautifully appearing in the cracks.

Electro Lieder is born of these musicians’ collective, artistic response to recent world experiences. Their craft allows them to connect past to the present, allowing for imagination of the future.