Covert Ensemble
PAGANINI LOST
Nagao’s Paganini Lost pulls Caprice 24 into a new era. Its familiar lines appear in flashes—glimpsed, stretched, and transformed—creating a dramatic narrative built from fragments of one of classical music’s most iconic themes. Covert Ensemble amplifies that evolution with precision and urgency. Nagao’s writing demands everything: speed, clarity, color, and absolute control.
Recorded in NYC with Tingting Yao on piano, this session showcases the blend of discipline and risk that makes Paganini Lost such an electrifying ride.
Recorded on October 31, 2025 at Spin Recording Studios in NYC. Featuring Dave Camwell, Kateřina Pavlíková, and Tingting Yao.
Convert Ensemble is the name of Dave Camwell and Kateřina Pavlíková's musical partnership that began in early 2021 and has resulted in more than 25 exceptional and unique arrangements of popular classical music from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers such as Max Richter. DC & KP also produce music that deliberately blurs the line between the classical, rock and pop worlds. Their ethos is centered upon musical virtuosity and beguiling visuals.
The ensemble has toured the Czech Republic, Canada and the USA, and recently led international consortiums by composers Jenni Brandon and Martin Hybler, and recorded Hybler’s Aquarius double concerto with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra.
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