2xSOLO: Loxbo/Palmieri

Name an instrument that symbolises the music of the past century more than any other. Did you think of the guitar too?

The instrument that, together with a sawn-off bottleneck, gave birth to the blues, made Elvis the king of rock, and was electrified to give rise to everything from punk and symphonic rock to black metal. This concert with Finn Loxbo and Francesco Palmieri gives us an opportunity to explore the guitar from different angles – acoustic versus electric, through improvisation and composed pieces respectively.

Finn Loxbo previously made his name as a singer-songwriter, but now explores the shadowy sides of the steel-string guitar in precise, often quiet improvisations. He is the founder of the ensemble Kommun and also plays with Skogen and Anna Högberg Extended Attack, among others.

Francesco Palmieri’s part of the programme is devoted to three works in which the electric guitar is confronted with foreign objects made of metal, glass and stone. Instead of a traditional amplifier, the guitar sounds through a custom-built speaker system designed to bridge the gap between electric and acoustic.