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Selfie in the Dark

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Sat, May 17, 2025, 20:00
Für ihn ist Komponieren eine Art Medikament gegen die Gewalt des Lebens. Georges Aperghis ist »eine unverwechselbare Stimme und ein herausragender Komponist unserer Zeit«, so die Würdigung der Ernst-von-Siemens-Musikstiftung. Bei »Selfie in the Dark« handelt es sich um einen Kompositionsauftrag des Festivals, der hier zur Uraufführung kommt – und dass der Aperghis in Erinnerung an seine verstorbene Frau Edith komponiert hat. Auf der Suche nach dem Klang der Stille hingegen komponierte Eivind Buene 2017 im norwegischen Winter »Lessons in Darkness«... Read full text

Keywords: Vocal Music, World Premiere

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Musicians

Johanna ZimmerSoprano
Christina DaletskaMezzo-Soprano
Ensemble MusikfabrikEnsemble
Emilio PomàricoConductor

Program

Neues Werk für Ensemble Uraufführung Kompositionsauftrag von ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln im Rahmen des Internationalen ACHT BRÜCKEN Kompositionswettbewerbs 2024, ermöglicht durch die Gerhart und Renate Baum StiftungBrendan Champeaux
Lessons in Darkness für EnsembleEivind Buene
Selfie in the Dark à Edith für Sopran, Mezzosopran und Ensemble Uraufführung Kompositionsauftrag von ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln und Radio FranceGeorges Aperghis
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