A Little Summer Suite
György Kurtág / Betsy Jolas Cycle
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- 19:00 / Cancelled 19:00 / Sold out Friday, 19:00
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Grand Auditorium Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationPricing
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- Corinna Niemeyer Conductor
- Hila Baggio Soprano
- Timothy Ridout Viola
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Gulbenkian Orchestra
In 1962, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation decided to establish a permanent orchestral ensemble. Originally with only twelve musicians (strings and continuo) it was named “Orquestra de Câmara Gulbenkian”. This collective was successively enlarged and today the “Orquestra Gulbenkian” (the name it has adopted since 1971) has a permanent body of sixty instrumentalists, a number that can be expanded depending on the repertoire.
This structure allows the Gulbenkian Orchestra to interpret works from the Baroque and Classical periods, a significant part of 19th century orchestral literature and much of the music of the 20th century, including works belonging to the current repertoire of the traditional symphonic orchestras. In each season, the orchestra performs on a regular series of concerts at the Gulbenkian Grand Auditorium in Lisbon, where it has had the opportunity of working together with some of leading names of the world of music (conductors and soloists). It has also performed on numerous locations all over Portugal, in an effort to decentralize music and culture.
The orchestra has been constantly expanding its activities in the international level, performing in Europe, Asia Africa, and the Americas. In the recording field, Orquestra Gulbenkian is associated to labels as Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion, Teldec, Erato, Adès, Nimbus, Lyrinx, Naïve and Pentatone, among others, and this activity was recognized with several international prizes.
Betsy Jolas
A Little Summer Suite
Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 1. Nuages; 2. Fêtes
György Kurtág
Songs to Poems by Anna Akhmatova, op. 41
— Intermission of 20 min —György Kurtág
Movement for Viola and Orchestra
Olivier Messiaen
L’Ascension: 3. Alléluia sur la trompette, alléluia sur la cymbale
Betsy Jolas
Ces belles années…
Total approximate duration: 120 min
The second event in the György Kurtág / Betsy Jolas Cycle features some of the most distinguished orchestral works by the two composers, conducted by Corinna Niemeyer, renowned for her bold and inventive artistic personality. The solo parts are entrusted to two of today’s greatest talents: the versatile and expressive soprano Hila Baggio, a specialist in twentieth- and twenty-first-century repertoire, and the outstanding violist Timothy Ridout.
Photo © Simon Pauly
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