KKL Luzern 17 August 2019 - Late Night 1 | GoComGo.com

Late Night 1

KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Lucerne, Switzerland
Starts at: 21:00
Duration:

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Programme
Mivos Quartet / Saul Williams / Thomas Kessler
Overview

Mivos Quartet / Saul Williams / Thomas Kessler

Thomas Kessler (*1937) - String quartet with live electronics
Saul Williams (*1972) - Solo performance
Thomas Kessler (*1937) - NGH WHT for speaker and string quartet

At the beginning of the new millennium, when he was in his mid-60s, composer-in-residence Thomas Kessler dared to try something completely new: he fused rap and contemporary music. The starting point was his encounter with the U.S. poet Saul Williams, one of the founding fathers of the spoken-word movement. NGH WHT is their second collaboration. Kessler chose an unconventional way in which to set Williams’s text, which the poet describes as “a piece that speaks to the origins of hip hop, the essence of resistance.” Kessler “translated” Williams’s speech staccato directly into music: “The string quartet follows its breathless recitation like a synchronous track,” explains the composer, “at a tempo at which it would be very difficult to read the text.” The American Mivos Quartet will open this Late Night concert with Kessler’s String Quartet from 2013. All four musicians will be equipped with a live-electronic setup, allowing them to control their own sound via laptop. In parts, they sound like “four large symphony orchestras that are not on the stage but actually right there, filling up the space.”

With the friendly support of: 
Fondation Suisa
Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council

Venue Info

KKL Luzern - Lucerne
Location   Europaplatz 1

KKL Luzern’s spectacular architecture designed by Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel and the quality of its facilities set this venue apart from more traditional culture and convention centres. Its trade-mark is the common theme of culture, conferences and culinary choices – the complete experience orchestrated under the famous roof. The building is situated in the heart of Switzerland, only one hour by train from Zurich Airport, within walking distance of Lucerne’s finest hotels and a few sheltered steps from the international railway station. It is the perfect venue for your next premium event, such as product launches, anniversary celebrations and award ceremonies, high-profile meetings, receptions and banquets.

Concert Hall
The showpiece of the KKL Luzern is its renowned Concert Hall with 1,898 seats and acoustics that provide incredible sound and inspire the world’s leading conductors, orchestras and soloists to perform at their best.

Conventions
The outstanding Concert Hall with its multifunctional usage, is also an exciting possibility for conventions. A wide screen is hidden above the stage and may be lowered for awards, product presentations and other events. Interpreting booths and excellent infrastructure are at hand for a most memorable convention or meeting or live television broadcast.

Two water canals frame the Lucerne Hall, a venue that is also unique in its adaptability and convertible for 200 up to 1,800 guests. It can be used for a variety of settings including product presentations, congresses, concerts and banquets. With its appropriate audiovisual facilities, variable height staging and mobile rostrum, all combined with the deliberately simple design of the hall, the organizer will find creative freedom to style the event.

The Auditorium for up to 271 listeners, too, is equipped with state-of-the-art congress installations and, like the Lucerne Hall, provides an attractive setting for conferences. Event organizers are also increasingly discovering the Crystal Lounge, the attractive meeting point in the KKL Luzern. It boasts an oval-shaped bar that can be moved around the space, allowing for maximum flexibility and turning the lounge into a premier events venue.

Culinary experiences
The cuisine facilities of the KKL Luzern offer organizers and guests all kinds of catering options and total culinary experiences. Packages and offers – such as refreshing time-outs, cocktail receptions for networking, stand-up lunches, seated dinners or exclusive lounge experiences – can be tailored to the organizer’s specific needs.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Lucerne, Switzerland
Starts at: 21:00
Duration:
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