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The third of 16 planned concerts and four events, Perilous Balance sees three young composers respond to Arnold Schoenberg’s groundbreaking Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 with three brand new compositions. Also premiering is Peter Knell’s orchestral synthesis of ARKHIPOV, his gripping two-act opera depicting a Soviet submarine run amok. Among its musical arsenal, Arkhipov Synthesis uses a key technique invented by Schoenberg. Additionally, Tomas Peire Serrate's Awake reconsiders Schoenberg’s famous “Pierrot ensemble” with a fresh approach.

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Perilous Balance

First Presbyterian Church

Schoenberg revered Wagner whose piano Elegy introduces the expressionist moods of Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11, Schoenberg’s first important piano work. The passion of Berg’s Piano Sonata Op. 1, a single movement ripe with Wagnerian chromaticism follows. Lyris Quartet performs Webern’s zingy Five Pieces of String Quartet. Then Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble, with David Bloom conducting, gives the world premiere of Peter Knell’s Arkhipov Synthesis, based on his gripping tale of apocalypse averted. This program is part of the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music — 100+ music institutions showcase forward-looking voices with new works written within the past five years.

First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica

60th Anniversary of the nuclear crisis aboard a B-59 Soviet submarine. Presented in partnership with the Wende Museum of the Cold War.

Arkhipov

Kirk Douglas Theatre

Join “America’s finest chamber orchestra” and concertmaster Margaret Batjer for Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” — one of the most popular works of the 20th century — in its original form: a string quartet.

Composer

Peter Knell

Events

Past events

Nov 11, 2023

Perilous Balance · California Festival

Nov 11, 2023

Perilous Balance · Jacaranda Music

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