Wooden Elephant Quintet
Guest Ensemble
Wooden Elephant is a boundary-breaking string quintet who create and perform classical reinterpretations of the great electronic albums.
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Wooden Elephant are a contemporary classical string quintet who reimagine classic electronic-based albums, and present them as totally acoustic, long-form contemporary classical concert works.
Formed in 2017, they have collaborated with Moor Mother, Ballett am Rhein, and Beethovenorchester Bonn, and their arrangements have been performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra and soundtracked by AppleTV+.
In Summer 2024 Wooden Elephant premiered their latest project — Aphex Twin’s epic double album Drukqs in collaboration with prepared piano specialist Mathias Halvorsen.
Future plans include a commission by Verbier Festival to rework one of Miles Davis’ countless groundbreaking albums, In a Silent Way, to mark the jazz legend’s centenary in 2026.
Read more on their website: www.woodenelephantmusic.com