Klangforum Wien I.
31 May 2024, 8:00 PM
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How much is the ticket? CZK 600
Concert is a part of the Prague Spring festival.
Multifunctional hall DOX+
Poupětova 3, Prague 7
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For the third time, the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art will be the venue for Prague Offspring, a Prague Spring Festival concert format dedicated to the latest in contemporary music. This will be last time that Klangforum Wien will be appearing in the role of ensemble-in-residence. The players of Klangforum Wien have won over the festival public with their fascinating virtuosity, cultivation of tone, and total devotion to the most demanding contemporary music.
Programme:
Slavomír Hořínka: Grain, Chaff and Fire (world premiere of a work commissioned by the Prague Spring)
Rebecca Saunders: to an utterance (study)
Rebecca Saunders: Fury II, Concerto for solo double bass and ensemble
Rebecca Saunders: Scar
Performers:
Klangforum Wien
Enno Poppe – conductor
Joonas Ahonen – piano
Evan Hulbert - double bass
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