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Sir Simon Rattle | Das Floß der Medusa

Name: Sir Simon Rattle | Das Floß der Medusa
Start: 2026-02-07T19:00:00
Location: Gasteig HP8

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Hans Werner Henze was not an ivory tower composer: uncompromising as well as politically committed, he viewed composing not in terms of style but rather as a means of exploring consciousness. Das Floß der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa), dedicated to revolutionary leader Che Guevara, caused a scandal in the heated atmosphere of the 1960s. It tells the story of the frigate Méduse, which sank in 1816, and whose passengers, abandoned by its officers...

Program

Olga Neuwirth - Zones of Blue

Hans Werner Henze - Das Floß der Medusa

Participants

Jörg Widmann

Clarinet

Anna Prohaska

Singer

Georg Nigl

Singer

Simon Rattle

Conductor