NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth

»Greatest Hits« / Festival for Contemporary Music

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This concert has already taken place! 10 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 57
Antoine Tamestit
Antoine Tamestit © Julien Mignot / harmonia mundi
Francois-Xavier Roth
Francois-Xavier Roth © Marco Borggreve
  • Doors open 19:00

  • Start 20:00

  • Interval

  • End ca. 22:10

Description

Edgard Varèse’s inspiration for the work »Arcana« came from a dream: »The images and the luminescence alternated with increasing speed – more intensive – the fanfares more nervous – impatient ... and then – shit – I woke up«. The process of composition proved to be more protracted than the dream would have indicated. Since Varèse rejected all conventional systems of composition, he was forced to reinvent his approach right from the very first sketches – making this a perfect piece for »Greatest Hits«, the festival of contemporary music that presents works from Boulez to Varèse as well as very recent compositions over four days.

Performers

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

Antoine Tamestit viola

conductor François-Xavier Roth

Programme

Pierre Boulez
Figures – Doubles – Prismes

– Interval –

Luciano Berio
Voci (Folksongs II)

– Interval –

Edgard Varèse
Arcana

Festival

Greatest Hits

Promoter: HamburgMusik / NDR / Kampnagel Internationale Kulturfabrik

In cooperation with Internationale Kulturfabrik Kampnagel and Norddeutscher Rundfunk

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

A public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie

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Food and Drink

Before the concert and in the interval

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Coughing, clapping, chatting

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