Xenakis and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Encouraging the creation and dissemination of contemporary music has been, from early on, a priority of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Iannis Xenakis was one of the greatest beneficiaries of this action through commissions, the inclusion of many of his Portuguese and world premieres in the Foundation’s musical programming, or the promotion of events disseminating his legacy.
The Gulbenkian Archives hold unpublished materials that reveal the relationship between Xenakis and the Gulbenkian Foundation. The Art Library and Archives provides, within the context of the documentary display Xenakis and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, audio recordings extracts of the Portuguese premieres of Nuits, Aroura, Synaphaï, Oresteïa, Ikhoor, Mikka-S, Pléïades and A l’Île de Gorée, and of the world premieres of Cendrées and Tetras, as well as the full audio recording of the conference Formalisations en musique.
1. Nuits, Portuguese premiere, 02-06-1969
1. Nuits, Portuguese premiere, 02-06-1969
Solistes des Choeurs de l’Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF), conducted by Marcel Couraud, Lisbon, Tivoli Theater, XIII Festival Gulbenkian de Música
2. Aroura, Portuguese premiere, 14-06-1973
2. Aroura, Portuguese premiere, 14-06-1973
Orquestra Sinfónica da Emissora Nacional and Orquestra Gulbenkian, conducted by Michel Tabachnik, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, Season 1972-1973
3. Synaphaï, Portuguese premiere, 14-06-1973
3. Synaphaï, Portuguese premiere, 14-06-1973
Orquestra Sinfónica da Emissora Nacional and Orquestra Gulbenkian, pianist Yuji Takahashi, conducted by Michel Tabachnik, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, Season 1972-1973
4. Lecture Formalisations en Musique, 20-06-1973
4. Lecture Formalisations en Musique, 20-06-1973
Lecture given by Iannis Xenakis, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Auditorium 2
5. Oresteïa, Portuguese premiere, 21-06-1973
5. Oresteïa, Portuguese premiere, 21-06-1973
Coro Infantil Gulbenkian, Coro Gulbenkian and Orquestra Gulbenkian, conducted by Michel Tabachnik, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, Season 1972-1973
6. Cendrées, World premiere, 20-06-1974
6. Cendrées, World premiere, 20-06-1974
Coro Gulbenkian and Orquestra Gulbenkian, conducted by Michel Tabachnik, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, Season 1973-1974
7. Ikhoor, Portuguese premiere, 08-06-1983
7. Ikhoor, Portuguese premiere, 08-06-1983
Arditti String Quartet, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, 7.ºs Encontros Gulbenkian de Música Contemporânea
8. Mikka-S, Portuguese premiere, 08-06-1983
8. Mikka-S, Portuguese premiere, 08-06-1983
Irvine Arditti (Arditti String Quartet), Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, 7.ºs Encontros Gulbenkian de Música Contemporânea
9. Tetras, World premiere, 08-06-1983
9. Tetras, World premiere, 08-06-1983
Arditti String Quartet, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, 7.ºs Encontros Gulbenkian de Música Contemporânea
10. Pléïades, Portuguese premiere, 07-05-1987
10. Pléïades, Portuguese premiere, 07-05-1987
Ensemble de Percussion Les Pléïades, conducted by Sylvio Gualda, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, 11.ºs Encontros Gulbenkian de Música Contemporânea
11. A l´île de Gorée, Portuguese premiere, 09-05-1987
11. A l´île de Gorée, Portuguese premiere, 09-05-1987
Orquestra Gulbenkian and harpsichordist Elisabeth Chojnacka, conducted by Michel Swierczewski, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Grand Auditorium, 11.ºs Encontros Gulbenkian de Música Contemporânea