Inbal Segev - Inbal Segev: 20 for 2020 (2022) Hi-Res

The convergence of cataclysmic events of 2020 spurred cellist Inbal Segev to conceive an ambitious and inspirational commissioning project, "20 for 2020", for which she asked 20 composers to document in music their responses to the challenges posed by the pandemic and social unrest. The result is an utterly moving and immensely varied palette of strong and distinctive compositional voices spanning a range of ages, genders and cultures.

Originally released over time as four digital EPs, all 20 compositions come together for the first time here and are capped by the premiere of Inbal’s own work, Behold for cello quartet. When Inbal conceived "20 for 2020", she could not have foreseen the scope of musical imagination from the 20 composers she asked to write works for her. Further pronouncing her passion for promoting new works for her instrument: "Art needs to move forward, otherwise it will die". Collectively these compositions celebrate a stunning array of music for the soulful sound of the cello in the 21st century.