Ligeti
7th Brunch & Lunch Concert
Hanna Weinmeister, Violin
Anahit Kurtikyan, Violin
Karen Forster, Viola
Claudius Herrmann, Violoncello
Robert Pickup, Clarinet
Clément Noël, Oboe
Program
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Andante and Allegretto for string quartet (1950)
Mátyás Seiber (1905-1960)
Divertimento for clarinet and string quartet (1928)
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Bölcsötöl a Sírig (From cradle to grave), for soprano, baritone, oboe, clarinet and string quartet (1948) - Swiss premiere
A wide variety of ensemble formations consisting of members of the Philharmonia Zurich will again be presenting works of chamber music in our informal, intimate Brunch & Lunch concert series this season. Together with the musicians, discover forgotten gems, unusual arrangements of well-known works, and embark upon extraordinary auditive adventures.
Brunch concerts begin at 11.15 a.m. on Sundays, followed by brunch at the Restaurant Belcanto. Concert and brunch cost CHF 6O including a welcome glass of champagne (students: CHF 52 / children 16 and under: CHF 32).
Lunch concerts – featuring the same programme – are repeated the following day at 12.OO noon, and do not include a culinary option. Tickets: CHF 2O (students: CHF 18).
The Brunch & Lunch Concerts are supported by Evelyn und Herbert Axelrod
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Abstract
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The Ensemble Labyrinth, a chamber music formation of the Philharmonia Zurich, presents in this lunch/brunch concert early works by György Ligeti, which were composed before his escape from Hungary in 1956. Bölcsötöl a Sírig (From cradle to grave) is also more lyrical and influenced by Hungarian folklore. This work for soprano, baritone, oboe, clarinet and string quartet (1948) was found by an ensemble member after extensive research in Ligeti's compositional estate at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel and will be premiered in Switzerland on February 3. Ligeti's contemporaries Mátyás Seiber also play the Divertimento für Klarinette und Steichquartett, which unites folkloristic, neo-classical and jazz influences.
