Composer

CARION is a Danish/Swedish/Latvian wind quintet, which is both well-founded in the traditional classical wind quintet repertoire, but has also achieved enthusiastic reviews for their performances of lesser-known and newer repertoire within the wind quintet genre in many places in Europe, the USA, and Brazil. The quintet has collaborated with contemporary composers such as Jeppe Just, Renate Stivrina, Andris Szenitis, Britta Byström and Anders Nordentoft.

CARION Wind Quintet

MantziusLive

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Yuja Wang does double duty in two virtuosic piano concertos: Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand, which transforms an apparent limitation into a jaw-dropping tour de force, alongside Ligeti’s fiendishly playful contribution to the genre. Czech conductor Petr Popelka continues the celebrations for Ravel’s 150th birthday with the composer’s magnificent orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

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Yuja Wang Plays Ravel

Severance Music Center

Leading Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski takes an innovative approach to contemporary chamber music, blending intricate textures and bold sonic explorations. Academy instrumentalists bring her distinctive sound to life.

Composer in Residence: Lotta Wennäkoski

Royal Academy of Music

This concert is included in these packages: Chamber Music Dialogues, Fantasy and Fury: Music of the Romantic, and Season Sampler.

Habsburg Harmonies: Haydn, Ligeti, and Brahms

Colburn School

When Yuja Wang and Teddy Abrams last shared the stage in Louisville, it led to a Grammy win. Now, the longtime collaborators reunite for a night of electrifying virtuosity, diving into the bold sounds of Hungary.

Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 kicks things off with a whirlwind of fire and flair, followed by Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, a dazzling, shape-shifting masterwork that Wang navigates with “sly, jazzy exuberance” (Gramophone). Closing the program is Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, a tour-de-force that spotlights every section of the orchestra in a vibrant, folk-infused celebration.

Yuja Wang & Teddy Abrams Return

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

At once rooted in the purest liturgical tradition and a laboratory for avant-garde music intent on seduction, Ligeti's Requiem is a landmark work of the 20th century, succeeded by the mystical medievalism of the Fourth Symphony that Bruckner himself called “Romantic”.

Orchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Philharmonie de Paris

Students join forces with Connaught Brass in a powerful tribute concert honouring the legendary conductor and composer Elgar Howarth, former Director of Brass Ensembles at the Academy. Renowned trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger takes the podium to conduct, paying homage to his influential mentor.

Remembering Elgar Howarth

Mozart & Mendelssohn

Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Join us on a musical space adventure like no other when the Odense Symphony Orchestra explores known and unknown galaxies in a giant program with the biggest draw. Gustav Holst's Planeterne is a symphonic masterpiece that requires considerable instrumental muscle to realize, and the 7 movements that encapsulate the essence of the planets in our solar system are here followed by Colin Matthews's addition: Pluto – despite the fact that we are now no longer allowed to call the one planet. Ligeti's Atmosphères is the sound of being stretched out in space with no possibility of coming back – and that's what Stanley Kubrick heard when he catapulted the piece to world fame as an invisible and eerie co-star in his ground-breaking film Space Travel in 2001.

The Planets & Star Wars

Odense Concert Hall

In the antiphon "O Radiant Dawn," which serves as the theme for this Chorage program, Scottish composer James MacMillan moves from the delicate touch of a ray of light to the rich spectrum of colors of the ever-awakening morning. In MacMillan's "A New Song," a setting of Psalm 96, the choral voices, singing a new day to the Lord, build upon a sustained pedal point, which arguably expresses the life-giving foundation of the earth, where the "primordial light" dwells (heard in Mahler's setting). Organist Stephan Pollhammer unfolds the splendor of daybreak with Reger's powerful Choral Fantasia on the Morning Star.

Chorage® #2 A Radiant Dawn

Pfarrkirche Salzburg-Itzling

Guest Concertmaster Alexandra Preucil and violist Antoine Tamestit lead a thrilling exploration of Hungarian music and culture with the raw passion of Bartók's duos, the folk-infused charm of Weber's Andante e Rondo ungarese, the dazzling virtuosity of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, and the fiery rhythms of Brahms' Hungarian Dances.

Hungarian Dances

Orpheum Theater

District Concert Winzerla № 1

Galileo Community School, Aula

Join us on an unforgettable journey through Europe – a journey where wine and classical music merge in a relaxed, atmospheric atmosphere.

Taste the notes

Aarhus Music Hall

Pianist Anna Geniushene returns to Tippet Rise to play alongside pianist Lukas Geniušas, in his debut at the art center. The husband-and-wife duo have been performing together for over ten years, while also maintaining celebrated individual careers. Geniushene was the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Cliburn Silver Medal, and Geniušas is the laureate of several prominent international competitions, notably Silver Medalist at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and at the 2010 International Chopin competition. At Tippet Rise, their program features three works for four hands.

Anna Geniushene, piano; Lukas Geniušas, piano

Tippet Rise Art Center

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Grand Théâtre de Provence

Parents with babies up to one year old and expectant mothers can make themselves comfortable on round baby blankets, and listen to the string sounds of Ensemble Resonanz. Familiar melodies invite the audience to sing along. Pram parking spaces and baby changing units are available both in the city districts and in the Elbphilharmonie.

Twinkle Concert XS / Elfi Baby Concert

Elbphilharmonie

Listening to live music is a wonderful experience. In the »Klangzeit« (Sound Time) concerts, you can close your eyes and escape everyday life for a moment. In the entertaining, hour-long concerts featuring the string players of Ensemble Resonanz, you can listen in a relaxed atmosphere, express yourself, sing along to well-known songs and move freely. Here, everyone can be themselves. This makes the format particularly suitable for people with dementia and their relatives. All venues are accessible.

Klangzeit

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The Staatskapelle Halle and the Moritzburg Art Museum present a chamber music series in a special format: art and music come together in the jointly organized gallery concerts.

4th Gallery Concert

Art Museum Moritzburg Halle

Pentecost Festival: Chamber Concert

Baden-Baden

In the popular chamber music series “Workshop.Dialogue.Music”, musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker introducing themselves and their instruments, and talking in a relaxed atmosphere about the works presented, their interpretation and their approach. Questions and a dialogue with the audience are very welcome! A new feature is that visitors can enjoy a French breakfast from 11:00 onwards, before the concert begins at 11:30. Breakfast is included in the ticket price.

“Workshop.Dialogue.Music” Concert breakfast at the Palais Populaire

PalaisPopulaire

For almost three minutes, the cinema audience looks at a black still image while the spherical soundscapes of György Ligeti's "Atmosphères" wander through the hall. Stanley Kubrick's cinematic masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" begins with this introduction to the dissolution of time and space. Instead of using specially composed film music, Kubrick preferred to use magnificently composed concert music. With his violin concerto, Igor Stravinsky found an idiosyncratic, almost cheerful approach to the genre. With baroque and romantic stylistic borrowings, he plays with the audience's listening expectations, only to then ironically break through the familiar. Prokofiev's first violin concerto is interpreted by Leonidas Kavakos, one of the most accomplished violin virtuosos of our time, who is praised for his unique violin sound. The road to the creation of Brahms' first symphony was long and rocky, but the composition of his "Second" was quick and easy. Since its successful premiere in 1877, Brahms' "pastoral" Second Symphony has been considered his most popular symphonic work, conducted here by the future chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic, Lahav Shani.

Ligeti Strawinsky Brahms

Gasteig HP8

Alongside Ligeti’s musical puzzles and Nielsen’s captivating Wind Quintet, the Ormonde Ensemble shine a spotlight on incredible works by female composers and those from underrepresented backgrounds. They’ll perform some exciting new arrangements and Isa Gibbs’ Dreamery – a musical journey through a factory where dreams are made…

Ormonde Ensemble

The Music Room

Sounds of the World: Hungary!

Stadtpark Schützenhof Hangül GmbH

Join us for an exquisite chamber music concert titled "Mendelssohn, Barber, and Music for Two Pianists," featuring the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Robert Spano, with the talented Pedja Mužijević as a guest artist. This event promises an afternoon of enchanting melodies and sophisticated harmonies, showcasing the brilliance of Felix Mendelssohn, the evocative tones of Samuel Barber, and the innovative compositions for two pianists by Ligeti, Debussy, and Amy Beach.

**Event Details:**

- **Date and Time:** Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 3:00 PM
- **Location:** Kimbell Art Museum
- **Program:**
  - MENDELSSOHN: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
  - BARBER: Summer Music, Op. 31
  - DEBUSSY: En blanc et noir
- **Featured Artists:** Robert Spano and Pedja Mužijević

**Overview:**
Felix Mendelssohn, a child prodigy often compared to Mozart, composed his Octet at the tender age of 16, a piece that combines youthful exuberance with a mature and sophisticated style. This piece, particularly known for its Faust-inspired scherzo, helped launch Mendelssohn's international career. Samuel Barber's "Summer Music" adds a hazy, atmospheric quality to the program, while the pieces for two pianists by Ligeti, Debussy, and Amy Beach will showcase the exceptional synergy between Robert Spano and Pedja Mužijević.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the magic of chamber music performed by world-class musicians in the beautiful setting of the Kimbell Art Museum.

Mendelssohn, Barber, and music for two pianists

Kimbell Art Museum

„The 'Concert Românesc' reflects my deep love for Romanian folk music and Romanian-speaking culture as such. The piece was immediately banned and only performed many decades later,“ says Ligeti about his 1951 work, which was banned at the time due to some dissonances that were considered undesirable.

Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Anja Bihlmaier

Konzerthaus Berlin

The Planets

Hemmens Auditorium

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Music. Tatum Hodgson is a student of Desmond Hoebig.


Tatum Hodgson, Cello

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Immerse yourself in three days of captivating chamber music, where Shepherd School students come together to create moments of pure musical magic and artistry. Concert times may change as the festival approaches.


Spring Chamber Music Festival

Four 20th-century masterpieces close out the chamber season. Ligeti’s music has been utilized in film scores by Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese. Shostakovich dedicated his brief string quartet to his wife, Nina, who had died unexpectedy. Bozza’s brass quintet is a virtuosic showpiece. The program concludes with Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, a glorious work showcasing the harp.

20th Century Masters

Sarasota Orchestra

Settle in as the world’s most electrifying artists and ensembles converge at Davies Symphony Hall. Two of today’s leading pianists join forces for a wide-ranging duo recital.

Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson Duo Piano Recital

Davies Symphony Hall

The exceptional violinist James Ehnes returns with Bartok’s intensely romantic concerto, written for and about a woman whom Bartok loved and lost. Brahms’ symphony begins in a stormy and dramatic mood but ends with a sense of calm acceptance.

Brahms 3

Auckland Town Hall

The string quartet is considered the supreme discipline of chamber music. Almost all important composers have written string quartets, with a few exceptions: Gustav Mahler and Hector Berlioz, for example. The ensemble around concertmaster Manuel Kastl has once again put together a beautiful program from the rich repertoire.

Four times four strings

Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg

Players from Royal Northern Sinfonia and the orchestra’s Principal Conductor Dinis Sousa.

Once upon a time

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Ingo Metzmacher conducts works by Shostakovich, Ligeti and Hartmann

Mannheimer Rosengarten

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Konzerthalle im Kurpark

Konzerthaus

Sattel-Fest Hamm 20. Juli 25

Stadttheater Minden

Kurpark Bad Oeynhausen

Stadthalle Gütersloh

Paderhalle Paderborn

Koblenz is one of our regular guest venues and we are always delighted to be guests in a beautiful hall and with an enthusiastic audience. The backbone of the carefully curated symphony concert series in which we are allowed to participate are the concerts of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie. The stage in Koblenz allows for large programs, so the Koblenz orchestra has had Stravinsky’s Le sacre du printemps on the program in the 2022/2023 concert season and Mahler’s 5th Symphony and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Elijah in the past season. Following Also sprach Zarathustra in 2023/24, the BOB is now returning to the Rhein-Mosel-Halle with the Ride of the Valkyries through Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen.

Der Ring

Rhein-Mosel-Halle

Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Shostakovich, Ligeti and Hartmann

Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle

Every so often you encounter a composer who manages to draw you into a sound world that is distinctly their own. From the sumptuous satisfaction of Goulet’s Symphonic Chocolates to Ligeti’s titanic Violin Concerto to the plumbing of the emotional depths of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, this concert gives us a glimpse into the sound worlds of three extraordinary composers, and all the treasures, surprises, and delights found therein.

Ligeti & Tchaikovsky

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

Richard Wagner probably had the opposite in mind for Bayreuth to what we are presenting to our audience in the 5. Freitagskonzert: Namely an opera without a (visible) orchestra. We play his music, on stage: The Ring – a symphonic adventure! Henk de Vlieger has condensed the 15 hours of this major musical-theatrical event into a breathtaking 70 minutes. But let’s return to Bayreuth, where the orchestral musicians are »tucked away« underground, neither seen by the audience nor able to see anything of the hall or stage themselves: Perhaps this evening we can give you a little insight into the perspective of the Bayreuth orchestral musicians, many of whom say that Wagner close to the orchestra, without the » distracting« singers, is the greatest thing imaginable! The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Marvel’s fantastic film and comic universe are all related in one way or another to Wagner’s sex-and-crime story about gods, superheroes and a fateful ring. But Wagner’s musical theater work is much more: social revolutionary drama, utopian theater, biting social criticism! Above all: great, passionate, rousing music, from which many film music composers of our time have copied, and in which Wagner perfects one of his greatest inventions, the so-called leitmotif: Feelings, actions, characters, even things are given their own musical signet, a little theme or motif – a theme that we can sometimes trace from the beginning of the Ring to its end: for 15 hours, the leitmotifs fight and argue, love and quarrel, are lonely or in company. In our orchestral journey through the Ring, we experience its history as if in fast motion – but with the most important and best-known motifs, themes and pieces of music full of beauty! From the Ride of the Valkyries to the magic of fire, from Wotan’s farewell to Siegfried’s Rhine journey: » Hojotoho! Hojotoho! Heiaha! Heiaha! «

Theater Bonn Opera House

Watch This Space | Stefan Schilli and the BRSO Academy

Technikum

Artist in Residence Seong-Jin Cho and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker unfold a panorama of Hungarian musical styles in this concert. Johannes Brahms was often inspired by Hungarian music in his works, for instance in the finale of his clarinet trio, which oscillates between deep emotion and serenity. The trio for violin, horn and piano, which the Hungarian György Ligeti wrote in homage to Brahms, is characterised by folk rhythms. The piano quintet by the young Béla Bartók, who would go on to revolutionise Hungarian music, is still very much rooted in the Romantic period. But even here – according to Seong-Jin Cho – you can sense “Bartók's musical future”.

Seong-Jin Cho and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Berliner Philharmonie

The clavichord instrument emerged in the 1400’s, as referenced to an instrument owned by John II, the Good King of France, called an eschiquier, which resembled an organ, but operated by means of strings, according to writings of the king’s doctor, Henri Arnaut. The word “Clavichord” appeared in German writings during this time, and a German altar-carving from 1425 depicts the instrument. Like the harpsichord, it combined the keyboard of the organ, but incorporated the hammers striking strings found in the Renaissance dulcimer. By the Baroque era, the clavichord had become the predominant practice instrument and compositional tool for composers. Sound is created when brass strings are struck by tangents, which are small metal blades. Because of the instrument’s size and construction, it could not produce a sound loud enough to be used for performance outside of private home concerts.

The Art of the Touch

Salmagundi Club

Asia tour with Sir Simon Rattle 5

ARK Hills

This chamber concert takes our premiere of Verdi's MACBETH as a thematic opportunity to shed light on power and power relations over the centuries and to look at composing in their field of tension. Experience a journey through time from Bach's "Musical Offering" to Haydn's "Emperor Quartet" and socialist realism.

Chamber Music II: Emperor, King.... Composer

Deutsche Oper Berlin

chamber concert 2024

Herford Studio of the Philharmonic

### Event Description: Symphonic Classics by Rockford Symphony Orchestra

**Event Title:** Symphonic Classics

**Date and Time:** Saturday, November 16, 2024, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM

**Location:** Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 North Main Street, Rockford, IL, 61101, United States

**Event Overview:**
Join the Rockford Symphony Orchestra for an enchanting evening of Symphonic Classics. This concert promises a delightful program featuring timeless pieces from the Classic era, paired with a contemporary touch.

**Program:**
- **Conductor:** Yaniv Attar
- **Guest Artist:** Paul Merkelo, trumpet
- **Repertoire:**
  - Ligeti, Romanian Concerto
  - Haydn, Trumpet Concerto
  - Mozart, Symphony No. 40

Experience the iconic and beloved Symphony No. 40 by Mozart, alongside Haydn’s exquisite Trumpet Concerto, performed by the renowned trumpeter Paul Merkelo. The program is beautifully complemented by Ligeti’s melodic Romanian Concerto, offering a perfect blend of classic and contemporary music.

**Tickets:**
- **Subscription:** Available now
- **Single Tickets:** On sale starting July 1

**Additional Information:**
For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Rockford Symphony Orchestra's website. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy a night of exceptional music at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.

**Tags:** Masterworks 24-25, Grand 24-25, Platinum 24-25, 24-25 Season

Mark your calendars and prepare for an unforgettable evening of symphonic masterpieces!

Symphonic Classics

Friends of the Coronado

Sir Simon Rattle 4

Sean Chen

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Organ Concert

Wiener Konzerthaus

“Spielfreude,” the joy of playing, describes the sheer physical and emotive pleasure of performing at the keyboard. Mark Robson’s recital offers a program that largely takes its cue from this idea, with pieces from a range composers including Ligeti, Glass, Cowell, Messiaen, Aldo Clementi and Ginastera, with premieres by Peter Knell, Hannah Rice and Daniel Rothman. Also featured will be Schoenberg’s Zwei Klavierstücke, Op. 33 in honor of the composer’s 150th birth anniversary.

Mark Robson: Spielfreude

One California Plaza

Nicolas Altstaedt and Alisa Weilerstein shine in new cello concertos by Liza Lim and Matthias Pintscher respectively. The composer–conductor Pintscher also conducts colourful works by Dutilleux and Ligeti.

The cello takes centre stage

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

The Concertgebouw

“Capriccio bohémien” – the title that the constantly cash-strapped but dandy-like dressed Sergei Rachmaninoff gave to his Opus 12 in 1894, two years after graduating from the Moscow Conservatory, which effectively strings together melancholic, dance-like and fiery themes in the style of a fantasy with folkloristic coloring “alla zingarese”, already names the two elements that the program of the coffee concert of the Jena Philharmonic under the direction of Philippe Bach wants to focus on: On the one hand, the Capriccio – an expression of mood, deliberate, pleasurable and imaginative violation of rules and its musical manifestations, and on the other hand, the dimensions and implications of the word “bohème”, from the equation with traveling people to the milieu of idealistic young artists in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 19th century.

Coffee Concert № 3 »Capriccio bohémien«

Volkshaus Jena

Two supernovas of today’s piano world share the stage in virtuoso works for two pianos and piano four hands, crossing three centuries of music.

Víkingur Ólafsson & Yuja Wang: Two Pianos

Southbank Centre

The Esmé Quartet, one of the world’s most watched young ensembles, is celebrated for its depth and maturity, as noted by the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Formed in 2016 at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany, the quartet comprises four musicians who have been friends since their youth: Wonhee Bae and Yuna Ha on violin, Dimitri Murrath on viola, and Ye-Eun Heo on cello. The ensemble has rapidly gained a worldwide reputation for its exceptional artistry and achievement, winning the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in 2018, along with several other accolades.

The Esmé Quartet is acclaimed for its spellbinding dynamics, stylistically assured interpretations, and precision ensemble playing. Their performances are known for their warm sound and powerful stage presence, bringing together four distinct musical personalities into a cohesive, close-knit group passionately dedicated to the string quartet repertoire. The ensemble has performed at renowned venues and festivals worldwide, including the Lucerne Festival, Wigmore Hall, and the Aix-en-Provence festival, among others.

Their program features a rich selection of works, including Mozart's String Quartet in D Major, K. 575, Ligeti's String Quartet No. 1, and Schubert's String Quartet in G Major, D. 887. These pieces showcase the quartet's ability to navigate a diverse range of musical styles with depth and precision. The Esmé Quartet continues to captivate audiences with their compelling performances and dedication to the art of the string quartet.

Esmé Quartet

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Join the Toot! Ensemble for a fun family concert that’s perfect 7 to 11-year-olds and their families.

Travel around the world with music from all over the globe in a performance filled with warmth, excitement, and magic.

In this thrilling 40-minute family concert, five playful musicians set off on an unforgettable journey through music and make-believe, with a little help from a magical dressing-up box!

Toot! A Concert for Families

The Stoller Hall

A woodwind quintet is like a paintbox full of musical colours – and when Galliard Ensemble plays live, there’s no end to the musical fun. Today they deliver a weather report from Cecilia McDowall and savour the Hungarian spice of Liget’s Bagatelle’s. As for Luciano Berio’s brilliantly silly musical trip to the zoo…well, you’ve just got to hear it, really. Please do not feed the bassoon…

Galliard Ensemble

Bute Park

Ensemble Q is a group powered by the passion and fizz of curiosity and underpinned by the virtuosic integrity of some of Australia’s finest musicians. It might just be the perfect playground for making music. Their ear-catching program includes works by William Barton and Paul Dean alongside hand-picked masterpieces by Brahms and Ligeti, which promise to wrap audiences in a multi-faceted kaleidoscope of sound.

Ensemble Q & William Barton

Perth Concert Hall

The 2024/25 season, the last with General Music Director Kent Nagano, starts with Anton Bruckner's Ninth - one of the many ninth and final symphonies in music history. How far the old believer looked ahead to what was to come at the end of the 19th century is still impressive and deeply moving. A symphony for eternity. One that will continue almost indefinitely.

1st Philharmonic Concert

As part of Tippet Rise’s Wander series, this concert will take place among works of art located on the art center’s Cottonwood Campus, including Iron Tree by Ai Weiwei and Daydreams and Cursive Takes a Holiday by Patrick Dougherty. Performing together as a group, returning flutist Jessica Sindell will be joined by debuting artists including oboist Tamer Edlebi, clarinetist Afendi Yusuf, bassoonist Jake Thonis, and horn player Nathaniel Silberschlag, offering a unique opportunity to hear these talented musicians outside their orchestral settings. The group will take the audience on a trip to Hungary, Argentina, and back to the United States with music by György Ligeti, Endre Szervánszky, Astor Piazzolla, and Samuel Barber.

Wander series: Jessica Sindell, flute, Tamer Edlebi, oboe, Afendi Yusuf, clarinet, Jake Thonis, bassoon, Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn

Particolare is a new curated contemporary art salon and will take place for the first time from 11-15 September 2024 at Kursalon Hübner in Vienna. The music programme is curated in collaboration with Klangforum Wien. 

Particolare – Contemporary Art Salon

Kursalon Hübner, Vienna

Pieces by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ligeti, and Koppel

Wednesday Concert

Koncertkirken

With great zeal and curiosity, V Coloris seeks to nuance the broad audience's perception and experience of what a wind quintet is, and does so through, among other things, cross-aesthetic collaborations and a humorous and personal presentation.

V Coloris - Danish-Faroese-Romanian wind quintet

Roskilde Klosters gård

Mozart, Ligeti & Brahms

Real Collegio di Lucca

Four all-star performers take on three exceptionally thrilling works for their instruments! World-renowned horn master Radovan Vlatković tackles Ligeti’s devilishly difficult Horn Trio. Portland’s own revolutionary flutist Amelia Lukas with the astounding pianist/composer Stewart Goodyear premiere his stunning The Torment of Marsyas. Then, Busoni and Geneva Piano Competitions winner Chloe Mun conquers Beethoven’s monumental “Hammerklavier.”

PREEMINENT PIANO: Beethoven, Ligeti & Goodyear

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Winners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas are committed ambassadors for wind chamber music and the rich variety of repertoire that it offers. They are Making Music’s Phillip and Dorothy Green Young Artists and took up an Aldeburgh residency in March 2024 as Britten Pears Arts Young Artists.

Lumas Winds

St John's Church Buxton

Award-winning pianist Zoltán Fejérvári—praised for the “gripping power” of his performances by Gramophone— plays a rich recital program that features a varied collection of short works by Ligeti, Schumann, and Bartók as well as Brahms’s first published work: the highly virtuosic and symphonic Sonata in C Major. 

Zoltán Fejérvári Piano Recital

New Mexico Museum of Art

Yekwon Sunwoo has been hailed for his “unfailingly consistent excellence” (International Piano) and celebrated as “a pianist who commands a comprehensive technical arsenal that allows him to thunder without breaking a sweat” (Chicago Tribune). A powerful and virtuosic performer, he also, in his own words, “strives to reach for the truth and pure beauty in music”.

Yekwon Sunwoo Piano Recital

Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall

Our 51st season begins with a thrilling program that spotlights the genius of three masters. Ligeti’s enchanting Six Bagatelles is a playful excursion through the wide range of delights only a wind quintet can offer, and Beethoven’s landmark Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 69, revels in the virtuosic demands placed on both the piano and cello, played here by Zoltán Fejérvári and, in his Festival debut, Narek Hakhnazaryan, whose performances the San Francisco Chronicle hailed as “nothing short of magnificent.” The program comes to a spectacular close with Mendelssohn’s superlative D Minor Piano Trio, which Schumann called “the master trio of our time.” 

Beethoven, Ligeti & Mendelssohn

This concert will bring Mozart's timeless elegance, Dvořák's Bohemian lyricism, Ligeti's avant-garde complexity, and Janáček's folk-inspired passion to life. Join us for a chance to hear the hugely talented wind musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) featuring:

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble

The Hawth Crawley

Curated by Torsten Wiesel, this performance celebrates the occasion of his centennial birthday. In this program, Dr. Wiesel shares his diverse musical taste from the baroque era to the present day. The evening features a world premiere of a commissioned work written by Mike McGinnis, inspired by the essays and ideas of Seneca culture

Torsten Wiesel 100th Birthday Celebration

Carnegie Hall

Join us for an enchanting evening of music with "Kirill Gerstein & Friends" at the prestigious Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, on Friday, 31 May 2024, at 7pm. This early-evening chamber concert, curated by the virtuoso pianist Kirill Gerstein, celebrates four centuries of musical innovation and is a highlight of his Spotlight Artist series with the London Symphony Orchestra.

The concert promises a rich and diverse programme, featuring masterpieces that span the breadth of musical history. The evening will commence with Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio in G major, followed by a selection of Hungarian Folk Songs by Béla Bartók, and György Ligeti's Concerto for Piano & Orchestra. After a brief interval, the concert will resume with Ludwig van Beethoven's Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano, "Gassenhauer", Robert Schumann's Blumenstück, and a trio of works by Thomas Adès, including Növények, Concerto Conciso, and the composer himself taking the conductor's baton.

Kirill Gerstein will be joined on stage by a stellar lineup of musicians, including Katia Skanavi and Joseph Havlat on piano, Katalin Karolyi as mezzo-soprano, and a selection of LSO Musicians, ensuring an evening of exceptional performances. The concert is set to conclude at approximately 9pm.

Tickets are priced at £20, £15 for concessions, and £6 for under-18s, with a £1.50 booking fee per online or phone transaction. Special discounts are available, including multibuy discounts, under-18s tickets, group savings, and free companion tickets for Barbican Access Members.

This concert is not only a celebration of musical mavericks but also an exploration of the vibrant musical ideas that have shaped our cultural landscape. The New York Times has praised the collaboration between Thomas Adès and Kirill Gerstein, highlighting the remarkable results of their partnership. Don't miss this carnival of vivid colours and vibrant musical ideas, recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

Book your tickets online at lso.co.uk, by phone on +44 20 7870 2500, or in person at the Barbican Centre. Join us for a memorable evening that promises to be a highlight of the musical year.

Composer

György Ligeti

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Jul 1, 2025 - Apr 15, 2026

Twinkle Concert XS / Elfi Baby Concert · Elbphilharmonie

5 - 6 Dec, 2025

Salonen, Jansen & Ligeti's Requiem · Swedish Radio Choir

5 - 6 Dec, 2025

Salonen, Jansen & Ligeti's Requiem · Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jan 15, 2026

Hélène Grimaud and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester · Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Dec 2, 2025

CARION Wind Quintet · Birkerød Kammermusikforening

28 - 30 Nov, 2025

Yuja Wang Plays Ravel · The Cleveland Orchestra

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