One of classical music’s most creative minds, in the 2023-24 season Alice Sara Ott appears as Artist-in-Residence at London’s Southbank Centre and Paris’s Radio France; gives the worldwide premieres of a new piano concerto composed for her by Bryce Dessner; embarks upon an extensive Asia tour with her project Echoes of Life; and releases two major new albums on Deutsche Grammophon, for whom she is an exclusive recording artist.
2023-24 also sees Alice Sara Ott on tour with London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada. She makes her debut with New York Philharmonic performing Ravel’s G Major Concerto with Karina Canellakis conducting. Ott also premieres Bryce Dessner’s piano concerto with Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich with Kent Nagano, before going on to perform it with the likes of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic and Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
Two major album releases this season include Beethoven and Echoes of Life Deluxe, a follow-up to Echoes of Life, Ott’s widely successful 10th album on Deutsche Grammophon. The Beethoven project, with Karina Canellakis and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, was born as a collaboration with Apple Music, with the album released exclusively upon launch of the new Apple Music Classical app. Ott was the face of Apple Music’s global advertising, starring and performing in the multi-platform video campaign.
In 2023-24 Ott takes Echoes of Life on an extensive Asia tour, taking in China, Hong Kong and Japan. Echoes of Life, built around Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28 and featuring works from the likes of Chilly Gonzales, Francesco Tristano, Arvo Pärt and György Ligeti, is, in its live incarnation, an affecting and original collaboration with architect Hakan Demirel. A digital video installation accompanying the recital takes the audience on their own virtual journey to create a unique concert experience.
With her talent not limited to a global career as a high-level performing artist, Alice Sara Ott also expresses her creativity through design and brand partnerships beyond the borders of classical music. She was personally requested to design a line of high-end leather bags for JOST, has been global brand ambassador for Technics, and has collaborated with luxury brands Chaumet (part of LVMH group) and Wempe.