Allevi in London
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Allevi in London

The private face of a public instrument

Italian pianist and composer Giovanni Allevi, documented in London before and after a performance. The backstage, the soundcheck, the signing queue, the empty hall after. The music is not in the photographs. What is in the photographs is what the music costs.

31 images
London
Giovanni Allevi at the piano backstage, eyes closed, rehearsing alone 1 / 31
Allevi in conversation before the show, gesturing with both hands 2 / 31
Close detail of hands on piano keys, the keys not yet pressed 3 / 31
Allevi looking out of a window, face in profile against the London skyline 4 / 31
The concert hall filling from above, audience finding seats 5 / 31
Stage lighting in the empty hall before the performance, the piano solitary 6 / 31
Allevi entering from the wings, head down, the audience beginning to applaud 7 / 31
Performance in full: hands in motion, expression concentrated 8 / 31
The audience mid-performance, faces turned toward the stage 9 / 31
A moment of stillness mid-piece, Allevi and the silence both held 10 / 31
The bow at the end: Allevi standing, the hall responding 11 / 31
Fans gathering at the stage door after the performance 12 / 31
Allevi signing programmes, the pen moving fast 13 / 31
A child holding out a programme to be signed, Allevi crouching to meet them 14 / 31
Allevi photographed by a fan, his expression easy and open 15 / 31
The stage after the audience has gone: the piano still, the lights dimming 16 / 31
Allevi in the green room after the show, the performance still visible in his face 17 / 31
Close portrait: Allevi looking directly at the camera, post-performance calm 18 / 31
Walking through London the morning after: the city indifferent, him attentive 19 / 31
Detail of sheet music annotated in pencil, the markings dense at the difficult passages 20 / 31
Allevi at a café table in London, notebook open, coffee cooling beside it 21 / 31
Sound check: the technician and the artist agreeing on the balance 22 / 31
The empty stage in morning light, the piano uncovered and waiting 23 / 31
Allevi speaking to a journalist after the performance, relaxed and precise 24 / 31
Close-up of Allevi's face mid-performance, the concentration visible 25 / 31
The audience applauding, hands raised, the sound implied by the image 26 / 31
Allevi backstage with the crew, the formality dissolved 27 / 31
Piano keys in detail, lit from above, the ivories warm against the black 28 / 31
Allevi looking out over London from a high window, city spread below 29 / 31
The final image in the series: Allevi departing, case in hand, back to the camera 30 / 31
London street after his departure: the city having briefly been touched by something else 31 / 31
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