[Entertainment\Music]
Grammy Award-winning singer Solange Knowles will be presenting “Witness,” an original performance–accompanied by a 38 piece orchestra–at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany.
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On Sept 16th and 17th Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and visual artist Solange Knowles presented Witness!, an original performance piece featuring new musical works composed, directed and choreographed by Solange Knowles at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in Germany accompanied by a 38 piece orchestra and dance ensemble.
With support from Dropbox, the performances were presented by the artist within the architectural marvel that is Elbphilharmonie’s world-class concert hall, one of the most acoustically advanced in the world.
“Performing at the Elbphilharmonie was a very gracious and special moment I’ll hold close forever,” said Solange. “To hear and see these compositions and choreography come to life on that scale, and with such a divine ensemble will be such a lasting memory to carry on.”
The performance piece debuted 6 new musical works composed by the artist featuring an ensemble of Tubas, Trumpets, Cellist, Violinist, and Percussionist as well as highly featuring new compositions of songs from her ode to Houston, the When I Get Home (2019) album.
Solange has conducted performance art shows across the globe including at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC and the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas. She has exhibited video art installations at London’s Tate Modern and premiered an interdisciplinary video and dance performance piece, Metatronia, which featured Metatron’s Cube, 2018; a sculpture conceptualized and created by Solange, in partnership with the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
Solange has also performed sold out shows at legendary venues including Radio City Music Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Sydney Opera House.
