Kurtág 95 | Meeting of Generations: Ligeti – Kurtág – Eötvös

Budapest Music Center celebrates György Kurtág's 95th birthday with a four-day online festival. The opening event is organized in cooperation with the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation. The concert introduces the mentored composers and conductors participating in the Foundation's masterclass, while the professors, Peter Eötvös and Gregory Vajda also make an appearance as conductors, celebrating the life and works of György Kurtág. PROGRAM: Hankyeol Yoon: Hipab – Premiere Leonardo Marino: Previsioni del tempo – Premiere Ligeti György: Aventures Ligeti György: Nouvelles Aventures Kurtág György: ... pas à pas - nulle part ...  Kurtág György: Four Poems by Anna Akhmatova FEATURING: Andrea Jőrös – soprano Sarah Defrise – soprano Devi Suriani – alto Daniel Nicholson – baritone UMZE Ensemble Conductors: Péter Eötvös (5), Gergely Vajda (1, 2), Martin Rajna (3, 4, 6), Jonas Bürgin (3, 4, 6) Supporters: Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary, National Cultural Fund of Hungary, Goethe Institut Budapest, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne