Ensemble Modern II
31 May 2025, 8:00 PM
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How much does a ticket cost? 600 CZK
For all Prague Offspring events, you can purchase a discounted Prague Offspring season ticket for 900 CZK.
Concert is a part of the Prague Spring festival.
Multifunctional hall DOX+
Poupětova 3, Praha 7
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A Czech premiere of an opera Into the Little Hill by George Benjamin and a world premiere of Slavomír Hořínka’s composition concludes the first year of Ensemble Modern’s three-year residency at the Prague Spring. The second Prague Offspring concert presents Sir George Benjamin not only as a composer; listeners will also have a rare opportunity to see him in action as a superb conductor. The maestro will present the work of British composer Oliver Knussen (1952–2018), he will perform the world premiere of a new piece by Czech composer Slavomír Hořínka (*1980), and he will conduct a Czech premiere of a concert performance of his first opera Into the Little Hill, based on the old German legend about the ratcatcher (Pied Piper) and his pipe. “Ensemble Modern – the ultimate precision machine – gave every sound a charge and brilliance of its own,” wrote the leading music website bachtrack.com after one of the ensemble’s concerts with George Benjamin. Their joint collaboration at the Prague Spring promises something truly exceptional for the Prague music scene.
Programme
Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices
Slavomír Hořínka: Zrno, plevy a oheň (světová premiéra skladby na objednávku Pražského jara)
George Benjamin: Into the Little Hill
Artists
Ensemble Modern
George Benjamin - dirigent
Jennifer France - soprán
Krisztina Szabó - mezzosoprán
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