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Jozef Van Wissem
An underground avant garde artist.
Jozef Van Wissem is ‘both an avant-garde composer and a baroque lutenist, and thus no stranger to dichotomy,’ (New York Times). He has been ‘pushing the lute’s agenda out of the academy and into more accessible circles’ (Pitchfork). The titles of his works often have a Christian-mystical appeal. His solo lute compositions are featured in the Sims medieval video game. In 2013 he won the Cannes Soundtrack Award for best score at the Cannes Film Festival for "Only Lovers Left Alive". A prolific composer of music for film, Van Wissem has released four records with the film director Jim Jarmusch. In December 2017 he was invited to perform the madrigal depicted in Caravaggio’s painting ‘The Lute Player ‘(1596) at The Hermitage. In 2022 Van Wissem released the neo- classical solo lute record " Behold I Make All Things New" and the soundtrack to Nosferatu . “The soundtrack goes from silence to noise over the course of 90 minutes, culminating in “dense, slow death metal.” (NewYork Times)
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What kind of music does Jozef Van Wissem play?+
Jozef Van Wissem plays avant garde, classical - refined and atmospheric. Jozef Van Wissem is ‘both an avant-garde composer and a baroque lutenist, and thus no stranger to dichotomy,’ (New York Times).
What are Jozef Van Wissem live shows like?+
Jozef Van Wissem's live sets are atmospheric and controlled - built around sound detail and dynamics rather than spectacle.
When is Jozef Van Wissem performing next?+
Jozef Van Wissem plays Kraftfeld in Zurich on Sunday 18 October.
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