Boulez and the young generation
»Le marteau sans maître« for alto voice and instrumentalists – with Ema Nikolovska, Sean Shibe and others / Hamburg International Music Festival
Tickets €25
€25
Tickets €25
€25
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Doors open 18:30
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Start 19:30
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Interval
Surreal great
Pierre Boulez catapulted himself to the forefront of music pioneers in 1955 with his chamber cantata »Le marteau sans maître« (The Hammer Without a Master). Top young talents such as Ema Nikolovska and Sean Shibe, both Elbphilharmonie FAST LANE artists, juxtapose the Boulez with works by the next generation as part of the Hamburg International Music Festival with the motto »Future«: a brand new piece by drummer and Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey (also featured in the Elbphilharmonie’s »Jazz Drums« focus) and »Bel Canto« by Cassandra Miller, which is dedicated to the opera diva Maria Callas.
»Le marteau sans maître« is one of Boulez’s most renowned signature works. He took three surrealist poems by the Frenchman René Char from his eponymous collection as the starting point for this composition for alto voice and six instruments. This is not a traditional setting of text to music though. While the verses are sung, they are also interpreted purely instrumentally – resulting in an almost labyrinthine realm of words and sounds that invite the listener in to search and discover.
Performers
Ema Nikolovska mezzo-soprano
Adam Walker flute
Matthew Hunt clarinet
Mira Benjamin violin
Emma Wernig viola
Colin Alexander violoncello
Sean Shibe guitar
George Barton percussion
Sam Wilson percussion
Iris Vandenbos percussion
conductor Alphonse Cemin
Programme
Tyshawn Sorey
Neues Werk
Cassandra Miller
Bel Canto für Mezzosopran und Ensemble
– Interval –
Pierre Boulez
Le marteau sans maître
Promoter: HamburgMusik
