Oscar Edelstein\'s lyrical piano recital with voice and video

1. Rivers and Mirrors: Part I & II
Concert for piano, voice & dance-video
Piano & Composition: Oscar Edelstein
Rivers and Mirrors is a concert by Oscar Edelstein (Argentina) based on a poetic
reflection on the theme of rivers and mirrors, that poses the question “to be in the mirror
or to cross the river.”
-An un-classic piano, an abandoned factory, an empty library -
The silent presence of the dancer Sandra Grinberg (Trisha Brown Dance Company)
moving alone amongst dust, concrete and bare bookcases in the library where Borges
once worked; and the evocative vocals of Deborah Claire Procter add new layers of
meaning as they combine with the virtuosic piano playing of Edelstein.
In this enigmatic and hypnotic mix of music and images, Edelstein creates a concert with
an atmospheric sense of history, memory and longing. His non-standard, “un-classical”
approach to the piano conjures up new possibilities of sound in the piano and opens new
windows of expression.
It is one of those rare performances in which you feel that something has been
added to your life, some new insight, a different kind of association, or the sheer
pleasure of having great music, images and poetry combined in a subtle
way. Oscar´s piano playing and improvisations are really quite extraordinary.
Gloria Carnevali, Director of the Bolivar Hall
[Edelstein] possesses a formidable pianistic technique…The piano sound-scape is
quasi-orchestral & quite striking, and includes an element of improvisation. The
wordless vocals are brought in gradually, and become inseparable from the
images…The interaction of live & recorded performance is very effectively
achieved, & the timing impeccable. Ray Picots, ILAMS
A popular, imaginative, easy to
stage concert of 1 hour 15
minutes. A night of music with a
broad appeal for music, theatre,
dance and film lovers, from an
international artist with a first-
class reputation. An opportunity
to programmed Latin American
music with a difference.

2. Oscar Edelstein is an award winning Argentinean composer
and pianist, is renowned for his inventiveness and originality.
He is frequently described as leading the avant garde from
Latin America and opening new horizons for modern music.
His music crosses the lines between the classic, the popular
and the contemporary, winning enthusiastic audiences
captivated by his compelling use of rhythm, theatricality,
passion and emotion creating what leading critic Federico
Monjeau called “profound and fascinating music.” In 2011 his
work Cristal Argento I was commissioned and premiered by
Basel Sinfonietta. He has many operas and a close connection
with theatre and dance.
Deborah Claire Procter is a vocalist and multi-media artist
from Wales who makes performances for theatres, galleries
and site-specific spaces that are a hybrid of live art, dance and
theatre, and have been seen in America, India, Denmark and
as well as the U.K. In 2005 she received the Creative Wales
Award to work with video. Her collaboration with Oscar
Edelstein began through British Council funding in 2003. For
her vocals in the disc “The Acoustic Grid” with the ensemble of
Edelstein, reviewer Carlos Marín said “To the singer it is only
necessary to be grateful to her for the opportunity to be able to
re-discover the incomparable and inimitable singularity of the
beauty of the human voice… simply dazzling for the technical
solvency in the range and her versatility.”
Sandra Grinberg began working with the Trisha Brown Dance
Company as an apprentice having started dancing as a child
in the the national ballet school of Poland. After graduating
she went to on to study at the dance school P.A.R.T.S. in
Brussels and from there to New York. She joined Trisha Brown
in 2000 and for seven years was one of their senior dancers
and workshop leader until taking a career break.
RECENT REVIEWS OF OSCAR EDELSTEIN’S MUSIC
…A deeply touching work. Thiele - Südwestpresse
…cult, absolutely original, ultra-powerful and new. Marín - El Diario
…works like an unpredictable journey around a kind of sonorous poetry. Fischerman - Pagina 12
Oscar Edelstein opens new horizons for modern music and opera in Argentina. Liut - La Nación
One of the most original & hard to pigeonhole experiences in the current music scene. Monjeau - Clarín
…rhythmical, multilayered sound fields develop like waves. Edelstein’s close woven music…has a force
that goes under the skin with great vitality. Fluri - Basellandschaftliche Zeitung
It is music in physical sense, authentic dithyrambic music, realized simultaneously with millimetric
precision... Monjeau - Clarín
Master-classes available. Tech: Concert Grand CONTACT:
Piano (tuned on day of concert) e.g. Steinway A info@clearinsight.co.uk
or D / Data Projector / Projection Screen / Basic
P.A. system / Microphone / Minimal lighting – 00 54 11 4861 3432
blue gel in a special / Lighting operator. www.riversandmirrors.com