Since the beginning of the twentieth century, new horizons have opened for voice, thanks to Arnold Schönberg and his use of Sprechgesang whose Pierrot Lunaire is the first masterpiece. Today, composers aspire to push the limits of the instrument / voice. This is the case of the Polish composer and vocalist Agata Zubel in his Aphorisms by Czeslaw Milosz, and fellow Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980.

At 19:30: Pre-Concert with Matthias Pintscher and soloists of the Ensemble Intercontemporain

Program

• Manfred TROJAHN : Nocturne – Minotauromachie (for ensemble), National Establishment
• Agata ZUBEL : Aforyzmy na Miłosza (for soprano and ensemble), National Establishment
• Arnold SCHÖNBERG : Pierrot lunaire, op. 21 (for voice and five instruments)

Salomé Haller, mezzo-soprano
Agata Zubel, soprano
Ensemble intercontemporain
Matthias Pintscher, director