Total Immersion: Pierre Boulez - Pli selon pli

Date & Time

Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 19:00

Venue

An evening-long tribute to the limitless creative mind of Pierre Boulez, culminating in a rare performance of his five-movement epic masterpiece Pli selon Pli.

Keywords: Vocal Music, Young Musicians

Info & Ticket (www.barbican.org.uk)

Musicians

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins	Conductor
Tamara Stefanovich	Piano
Anna Dennis	Soprano
BBC Singers

Program

Pierre Boulez	Deux Études, musique concrète for tape
Pierre Boulez	12 Notations
Pierre Boulez	Incises
Pierre Boulez	Cummings ist der Dichter
Pierre Boulez	Pli selon pli

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