Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) and Lin Liao

Südpol, Halle, Kriens, Switzerland

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9:30 PM

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Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: Kriens, Switzerland

Starts at: 21:30

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Programme

Victor Coltea: Orbitor for ensemble

Samir Amarouch: New work for ensemble

Pierre Boulez: Polyphonie X, for 18 instruments

Overview

Seventy years ago, Polyphonie X was premiered. Its fragmented sounds, subjected in all their parameters to a radically serial approach, caused a veritable scandal. The attention abruptly catapulted Pierre Boulez, then 26 years old, to the forefront of the musical avant-garde. To his colleague John Cage, Boulez had compared the Polyphonie project to the hubris of building the Tower of Babel, quipping, “I hope I don’t fall on my face balancing on the curb like this.” After a few performances, he deleted it from his official catalog of works because he felt it was too theory-laden; the score never appeared in print. The Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra offers a new encounter with Polyphonie X – which is to say with a fascinating Boulezian work concept that marks an important step in his development. It will be juxtaposed with two brand-new works by representatives of the young generation of composers, both written for the same instrumentation.

Venue Info

Südpol - Kriens
Arsenalstrasse 28

Opened in 2008, the Südpol is a cultural center and a place where Lucerne’s young creative scene meets up.

The Südpol serves various groups and individual artists as a venue for rehearsing and a workshop, housing different institutions that are active in various cultural sectors under one roof: the Music Academy of the City of Lucerne, the Luzerner Theater, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, the Brassband der Bürgermusik, and Südpol | Musik Tanz Theater. Four conference rooms enable a divers program to be presented, ranging from concerts and club nights to contemporary dance and theater events.

Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: Kriens, Switzerland

Starts at: 21:30

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