Are You Still Somewhere?

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Compositions by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ólafur Arnalds, Alexandra Stréliski, Lavinia Meijer and more... Includes duets with Iggy Pop and Pieter de Graaf One of the most acclaimed harpists in the world, Lavinia Meijer offers on her new album Are you still somewhere? a program in which she mixes her own compositions with those of sure values of the neoclassical repertoire: Lambert, Olafur Arnalds, Alexandra Stréliski, Ryuichi Sakamoto... In this soothing musical narrative in the form of introspection, which highlights her past years exploring different genres (classical, pop rock, dance, folk, jazz, electronic music...), Lavinia Meijer focuses on developing strong themes (family, nostalgia, regrets...) and raw feelings. This is the case, for example, of the piece "Mom & Dad," a poem narrated by punk legend Iggy Pop himself - with whom she has already collaborated in the past - that she sets to music here, or her composition "Another Lonely Night," which echoes the epidemic of suicides affecting teenagers in her country of birth, South Korea. Always pushing the boundaries and possibilities of her instrument, Are You Still Somewhere? proves that the harp is not part of ancient history but is a resolutely contemporary instrument.