Con-ri-sonanza received its world premiere at the 2019 Moderne Muziek Nijmegen Festival, performed by pianist Joseph Houston and Quatuor Diotima, who recorded it as part of Simaku’s eponymous album of chamber music released by the Swedish label BIS Records in November 2020 – the album has since received much international acclaim.
Described by the German magazine Das Klassik & Jazz as “a piece to throw yourself into wholeheartedly”, con-ri-sonanza explores a network of relationships embedded in its title: consonanza, risonanza, con risonanza; as the French magazine Diapason put it, “piano and strings seem to stare each other down, alternating, and mutually accompanying each other. At the moment of fusion, a spectral chord is once more indexed on the lowest string of the cello, bringing with it a much-awaited resolution."
The recording with the score may be heard here.