Francesco Tristano (LU)
Saturday June 4, 2016 - Métropolis
Presented by Red Bull Music Academy
WHO: Luxembourg-born, Barcelona-based pianist and producer Francesco Tristano
STYLE: Big fancy virtuosic classical piano chops meet midi and techno flourishes; Debussy goes to Detroit
LATEST WORK: Body Vanquish EP (2015), Body Language Vol. 16 Mix (2015), Piano, Hats and Stabs EP (2014)
LABELS: Deutsche Grammophon, InFiné, Get Physical
MORE: On top of it all, he also plays clarinet
Tristano occupies a unique position along the musical space-time genre continuum: he dwells effortlessly in the traditional, classical yesterday and in the ever-evolving technological tomorrow – simultaneously. His records come out on esteemed 120-year-old German classical label Deutsche Grammophon and modern techno arbiter, Get Physical. While classical and electronic are not novel elements to cross anymore, Tristano’s trick is in seamlessly integrating his Juilliard training with revelations gleaned from far less formal studies in New York city clubs.
