Set one: New Chamber Works

I have the exact programme for the first set now. It is

György Kurtág: 6 pieces from Signs, Games and Messages, an ongoing series of miniatures

Kaija Saariaho: Spins and Spells from 1996

both of these for cello solo and interpreted by Adrian Brendel. He just played the Saariaho for me in a backroom of the LOFT (see above) and it’s a fascinating mix of very dizzy moves and calm, almost eerie passages.

Then:

Hayden Chisholm: Critical Mess (2010) by a quartet of Adrian, Simon, Gareth, Hayden.

Well what can I say about that. Hayden sure has some heavy company behind the composer’s pencil on stage today. (Ellington quote from memory: The composer’s best friend is his pencil. The end with the rubber on it.)

Greetings, Lutz