This month, Colin returns to Grafenegg in Austria to join the artistic team of the festival’s Academy training scheme for early-career professional musicians. In his role as Guest Soloist and Featured Artist, he will perform alongside the young musicians as the soloist in the Austrian premiere of Andrew Norman’s percussion concerto Switch, and will also play a special late night chamber event featuring music by Andy Akiho, Steve Reich and Julia Wolfe.
The mission of the Grafenegg Academy is to think holistically and to approach the profession of young musicians from different perspectives and to reflect this during the residency. It is important to respond to the diversity of the career paths of modern musicians. This is highlighted in various concert formats - but above all in the work that happens during the residency within the context of diverse rehearsal work, various formats, workshops, lectures, and much more. Previously Artistic Curator of the Academy, this is the fifth time Colin has been involved in the Academy’s artistic team.