Hungarian György Ligeti said he saw colors when he heard sounds. Just imagine what you'll "see" when, on the tenth anniversary of the composer's death, MetLiveArts teams up with the New York Philharmonic and the Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI for an all-star, three-concert mini-marathon focusing on the music of Ligeti and the successors he influenced. Ligeti was a fountainhead of modern music. Each concert in Ligeti Forward pairs one of his concertos with new works it inspired.
Conceived and programmed by Jay Campbell
FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd @ 7 PM
Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Fulmer, conductor (Chin's Fantaisie mécanique)
Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI
Conor Hanick, piano
Alexandre Lunsqui, Kinetic Study #2 & Three Short Pieces
Unsuk Chin, Fantaisie mécanique
György Ligeti, Piano Concerto
SATURDAY, JUNE 4th @ 7 PM
Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Fulmer, conductor (Fukijura's ice)
Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI
Jay Campbell, cello
Marc-André Dalbavie, Axiom
György Ligeti, Cello Concerto
Dai Fujikura, Ice
SUNDAY, JUNE 5th @ 2 PM
Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Fulmer, conductor (Grisey's Talea)
Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Mivos Quartet
Gérard Grisey, Talea
John Zorn, Remedy of Fortune
György Ligeti, Violin Concerto
