Thursday 26 November, 19:00

György Kurtág – Composer’s Centenary Celebration

Booking Required

An itinerant concert honoring György Kurtág on his centenary, this programme presents intimate, poetic works that reveal his dialogues with Bartók and Webern. Performed by students from HEM Geneva with guest soloists from Ensemble Contrechamps and participants from the University of Geneva’s musicology unit, the music unfolds in concentrated, emotionally intense fragments. The evening juxtaposes Kurtág’s sparse textures with related works from the MAH collection, creating a reflective soundscape attentive to detail and gesture.

Rue Charles-GALLAND 2,
1206 Genève
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Photo Credit: © Szerzői jogok Huszti István / BMC

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