Pure Energy – Trans-Classics IX

This dynamic duo lives and breathes “Today’s Music” down to their fingertips! In real life, Vivi Vassileva and Lucas Campara Diniz are a couple, embodying the belief that music should constantly reinvent itself to deeply resonate. In 2023, the German-Bulgarian percussionist Vivi Vassileva clinched the Leonard Bernstein Award. Speaking with Friederike Westerhaus on NDR Kultur, the artist shared, “I believe that in classical music, we percussionists are trailblazers because we not only embrace other instruments, but we crave them. We’re genuinely hungry, curious, and captivated by other cultures, other instruments, and entirely different playing techniques that we traditionally know. We’re open to all the possibilities. I think if society operates this way, we can have better harmony together.” The openness and creativity are evident, as even plastic bottles can become fantastic musical instruments for Vivi Vassileva. In Boltigen, you can expect something spectacular when the rich tapestry of percussion music collides with the vibrant temperament of the guitar – two instruments destined, according to Lucas Campara Diniz, to merge into one.