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“Traveler, there is no road. You make your own path as you walk.” Inscribed on the wall of a Spanish monastery, these words were discovered by Luigi Nono in the 1980s and became a kind of motto for his late works. The search for an unattainable music... moreabout: CAROLIN WIDMANN
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Roberta Mameli, Margret Koell, and Michele Pasotti—previously heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal as part of various Early Music formations—make their debut as a trio, presenting a musical homage to matters of the heart. In vocal works by composers from Caccini... moreabout: ROBERTA MAMELI, MARGRET KOELL & MICHELE PASOTTI
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Many a leading artist’s career might have turned out differently if it had not been for the Young Classical Artists Trust. “Without YCAT I’d probably still be wondering whether or not I should be a singer,” says Ian Bostridge. Since 1984, the British... moreabout: YOUNG CLASSICAL ARTISTS TRUST: 40 YEARS
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon—better known as Nina Simone—was a singer, pianist, composer, and Black civil rights activist whose work had a lasting impact beyond the world of 20thcentury music. Soprano Claron McFadden, first heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal... moreabout: NINA
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Pierre Boulez’s Livre pour quatuor is among the most complex chamber music works of the 20th century. At the same time, the score—left unfinished by the composer—also has a fragmentary quality. The JACK Quartet, regularly heard at the Pierre Boulez Saal... moreabout: JACK QUARTET
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“You must record the Beethoven sonatas at least once in your life,” says violinist Antje Weithaas. Her recently finished complete recording, for which she was joined by pianist Dénes Várjon, has been lauded as a new benchmark. At the Pierre Boulez Saal,... moreabout: ANTJE WEITHAAS & DÉNES VÁRJON
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Following an acclaimed performance of Baroque repertoire last season, Isabelle Faust returns with a program that reveals a completely different side of her musical personality. Together with pianist Alexander Melnikov, a close collaborator since the beginning... moreabout: ISABELLE FAUST & ALEXANDER MELNIKOV
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Earth, water, air, and fire—the four ancient elements provide the inspiration for the concert of Brooklyn Rider, which gives voice to the beauties and mysteries of our world, but also to the threat of its destruction. The program includes modern classics... moreabout: BROOKLYN RIDER
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A critic once described the first encounter with the Chiaroscuro Quartet as a “shock for the ears.” Over the past two decades, the group has come to be regarded as the leading string quartet for historically informed performance practice, and with their... moreabout: CHIAROSCURO QUARTET
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For several years, Schaghajegh Nosrati has championed the music of French composer and pianist Charles Valentin Alkan, contributing to his rediscovery with an acclaimed recording of several of his piano works. As the final piece of her solo recital, she... moreabout: SCHAGHAJEGH NOSRATI
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British composer Thomas Adès’s Arcadiana combines musical and nonmusical influences—from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte to the paintings of Poussin and Watteau, to Greek mythology—to evoke paradisiacal scenes. In its second concert of the season, the Berlin... moreabout: BERLIN STAATSKAPELLE STRING QUARTET
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Young Spanish violinist María Dueñas has been regarded as one of the most promising artists of her generation since winning the Menuhin Competition in 2021, equally acclaimed for the technical and emotional maturity of her playing. Joined by pianist Alexander... moreabout: MARÍA DUEÑAS & ALEXANDER MALOFEEV
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South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini presents the world premiere of A Return to Essence: Tuning into the Modalities of Humanness. A suite for jazz trio, trumpet, string quartet, and vocals, the piece explores aspects of “returning” to... moreabout: NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI
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For English composers of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, the viol consort provided a welcome escape from the strict rules of music written for religious occasions: it became a laboratory where these artists were free to express their most daring ideas... moreabout: PHANTASM
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Join us to celebrate the end of the season with an Open House at the Pierre Boulez Saal and the Barenboim-Said Akademie! Concerts, workshops, and exhibitions throughout the entire building will be dedicated to the work of George Benjamin, who will be... moreabout: OPEN HOUSE
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