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György Ligeti

Ligeti 100

Orchestras and concert halls around the world are paying tribute to György Ligeti this year on the occasion of his 100th birthday in May
2023. After the start of the Ligeti 100th anniversary year at the Vienna Konzerthaus in January, it was the Berliner Philharmonie that
became the stage for the composer's works with its Biennale in February - an exhibition about Ligeti's life and work is on display until the end of May.

The Biennale offered a comprehensive showcase not only of Ligeti's groundbreaking orchestral music such as Lontano and Atmosphères, but also of works for piano, chamber ensembles, organ, and choir. On For performances of Ligeti‘s large-scale Requiem, Matthias Pintscher entered the Philharmonic podium. Another highlight was the concert of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Robin Ticciati: the Macabre Collage, a suite that has only been performed twice before, was heard. A symposium on Ligeti also took place as part of the Biennale.

Until 31 May, an exhibition of little-known photos and documents from György Ligeti's estate can also be viewed in the foyer of the Philharmonie, curated by the State Institute for Music Research in cooperation with the Paul Sacher Foundation.

Biennale of the Berliner Philharmonie

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"A restless seeker with great independence and inventiveness"

In the summer of 2023, the Salzburg Festival will demonstrate its close affinity with the music of György Ligeti through the concert series Time with Ligeti. Tabea Zimmermann and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, who play a key role in shaping the series, talk about their own relationship with the composer.

New publication in May

Composers with very different voices emerged from György Ligeti's composition class in Hamburg. For a joint book, many of them have compiled their memories of the teacher and of the musical issues that were negotiated in the class.

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Richly coloured, rhythmically concise, expressively significant

In addition to having recorded all of György Ligeti's works for choir a cappella, the SWR Vokalensemble is offering workshops on the composer's work as part of a major school project and is also touring his music in Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France and Italy in May and June.

Vienna celebrates György Ligeti's music

The Wiener Konzerthaus is dedicating an extensive concert series to its honorary member György Ligeti on the occasion of his 100th birthday in the first half of the year.

A new work by György Ligeti?

In any case, an almost unheard new version of Macabre Collage was performed independently by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in February 2023.

Iridescent to unbridled: The Requiem

Hans Memling's Danzig altarpiece of the Last Judgement served György Ligeti as inspiration for the Dies irae from his Requiem, which became one of the most complex polyphonic works in music history. As a summary of his previous work and the nucleus of his new work, the Requiem plays a key role.