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100 cymbals
100 cymbals
100 cymbals © Ian-Byers Gamber / LA Philharmonic



In 2018 Ryoji Ikeda created a special version of Metal Music III for 100 cymbals, commissioned by LA Philharmonic, conducted by Eklekto's artistic director Alexandre Babel.
The work was premiered in France in 2020, performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg, as part of the Portrait Ryoji Ikeda in Musica Festival.

Premiere: 15 February 2019, Fluxus Festival, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, (US)

French premiere: 17 September 2020, Musica Festival, Palais de la musique et des congrès, Strasbourg (FR)


Concept and composition
Ryoji Ikeda

Performed by
Les Percussions de Strasbourg

Co-production
Musica
Les Percussions de Strasbourg
KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen Hanover

Commissioned by
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Tours
Richard Castelli - Epidemic