Chilly Gonzales

Sometimes he sits at the piano and plays solo pieces that seem almost classical, tracing melodies that you simply can’t get out of your head. Sometimes he becomes a subversive rapper. Or he might spend some time opening our eyes and ears with a brief excursion into music theory. On his penultimate album, French Kiss, he even sang in French in homage to “la grande Nation.” He has collaborated with such pop stars as Feist, Drake, Peaches, and Jarvis Cocker and won a Grammy Award together with the electro duo Daft Punk. Oh, and he happens to hold the Guinness World Record for longest solo performance: he played for more than 27 hours at an event in Paris in 2009. It’s not that easy to pin down Jason Beck, aka Chilly Gonzales. But despite his prolific discography, one thing is clear: this unique piano entertainer is best experienced live onstage, where he prefers to wear a bathrobe and slippers. You never know what to expect from Chilly Gonzales - but it will definitely be entertaining! In Lucerne, Chilly Gonzales will perform with the young violinist Yannick Hiwat, presenting hits from his Solo Piano trilogy and other pieces.

Program
19.30
Chilly Gonzales (*1972)
Music from the albums Solo Piano I, II, and III in new arrangements as well as new works

This concert has no intermission.