The Italian composer Luigi Nono (1924–1990) is referred to as one of the most central – and radical – composers of the last century. In 2024 Nono would have turned a hundred years old, and at the Grieg Academy in conjunction with the Bergen International Festival, the Holberg Week and the artistic research project Sounding Philosophy, we celebrate the centennial anniversary of Nono’s birth with a symposium and concerts around his work, thinking, philosophy and ongoing relevance in our time.
This concert will premier four compositions created by the next generation of composers – Ljubov Katerli, Ida Grande Kaurin, James Layton and Julia Constance Wiger-Nordås – responding to the works by Nono. These works will be followed by pieces by composers influenced by Nono such as Marta Gentilucci, Henrik Hellstenius, Helmut Lachenmann and Salvatore Sciarrino.
The concert will feature musicians from the chamber ensemble Cikada, SWR Experimentalstudio, tubist Max Murray, mezzo soprano Zsuza Zseni, flautist Bjørnar Habbestad, accordionist Sergej Tchirkov and clarinetist Adria Torres Amoros.
Program
Julia Constance Wiger-Nordås Desiderium (2024)
Ljubov Katerli Dies Irae (2024)
James Layton weav (2024)
Ida Grande Kaurin Sitting at the Bottom of the Ocean (2024)
Zsuzsa Zseni , mezzo-sopran
Max Murray, tuba,
Cikada :
Kenneth Karlsen, piano
Anne Karine Hauge, fløyte
Rolf Borch, klarinett
Dániel Péter Biró, dirigent
Helmut Lachenmann Dal Niente (Intérieur III) (1980)
Adrià Torres Amoros, klarinett
Salvatore Sciarrino Kom vengono prodotti gli incantesimi ? (1985)
Canzona di ringraziamento (1985)
Bjørnar Habbestad, fløyte
Henrik Hellstinius Søkk (1990)
Marta Gentilucci: Exercice de Stratigraphie (2009-2011)
Sergej Tchirkov, akkordeon
SWR Experimentalstudio , Joachim Haas, Michael Aker, Daniel Miska, Sound Direction.