Days of contemporary music

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Experience one of the most fascinating and intense song cycles in contemporary music. In his 'Kafka Fragments' op. 24, the Hungarian composer György Kurtág weaves intimate diary entries, letter excerpts and notes by the writer Franz Kafka into a highly expressive masterpiece for soprano and solo violin.
A breathtaking kaleidoscope of human emotions unfolds in condensed musical miniatures. From the deepest existential isolation to absurd comedy and fleeting moments of tender poetry: Kurtág's radical and delicate music illuminates Kafka's enigmatic textual worlds down to the smallest musical corner. The two performers enter into a captivating, almost intimate dialog that demands the utmost virtuosity and expressiveness. On this evening, you will hear the first part of this cycle.
The vocal works are framed by a multifaceted selection from Kurtág's instrumental oeuvre in the form of solo works for cello and duos for strings and piano.

Program (exclusively works by György Kurtág):
"Kafka Fragments" op. 24 (part 1) for soprano and violin

"Az hit ..."
"Pilinszky Janós: Gérard de Nerval"
"Népdalféle"
"In memoriam Aczél György"
"Szókratesz búcsúja"
"Jele op. 5, Jele III"
"Hommage à John Cage"
"Message-consolation à Christian Sutter"
"Kroó György in memoriam"
for violoncello solo

"Árnyak" for violoncello and piano

"Tre Pezzi" for violin and piano

Performers
Oda Lou Johansen | soprano
Yaodong Zhang | violin
Michaehl Heupel | violoncello
Matteo Weber | piano

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Registration is required and can be done via eventbrite.

The Days of Contemporary Music are sponsored by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius.