Sat 25th March, QEH, 3.30pm

Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano

Programme introduced by Pierre-Laurent Aimard

 

Boulez Notations

Schoenberg Five Pieces, Op. 23

Boulez Sonata No.1

Debussy Twelve Ètudes

Tickets £18, £13, £8, Concessions £8


Sat 25th March, Purcell Room 7.00pm

Boulez On-line

GCSE pupils from four secondary schools in London and Brighton, and London Sinfonietta players, perform their own compositions inspired by the music of Pierre Boulez. Workshops will also be posted on the site, enabling teachers across the United Kingdom to participate in a ëremoteí project. The performance includes a demonstration of the London Sinfoniettaís Boulez internet site, BOULEZ ON-LINE.

The site will be on display in the foyer of the RFH.

Admission free subject to availability

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Sat 25th March, QEH, 8pm

London Sinfonietta

George Benjamin conductor

 

Boulez Dérive I

Boulez Éclat

Benjamin Upon Silence

Boulez Anthèmes 2 (UK première)

Benjamin Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra

Tickets £15, £10, Concessions £6


Sun 26th March, QEH, 2.30pm

London Sinfonietta

Pierre-AndrÈ Valade conductor

John Constable piano

Rolf Hind piano

 

Part 1 - Performance introduced by Pierre Boulez

Boulez Incises

Boulez sur Incises

Part 2

"Notes for Pierre": 12 world premières

A very special birthday present from SBC to Boulez - Rolf Hind performs twelve SBC commissions composed by: Harrison Birtwistle, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, György Kurtág, George Benjamin, York Höller, Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Philippe Manoury, Unsuk Chin, Wolfgang Rihm and Toshio Hosokawa.

A limited edition CD recording of this concert will be available shortly after the concert ends (included in the ticket price).

Tickets £11, £7

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Sun 26th March, RFH

7pm

Pierre Boulez, in conversation with Roger Wright.

 

8pm

Ensemble InterContemporain

Pierre Boulez conductor

Valdine Anderson soprano

 

Boulez Pli selon pli

Tickets £11(stalls) £7(terrace) Concessions available

 

 

 

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introduction : biography : chronology : celebrating pierre : recommended reading : recommended listening : interview
boulez : composing : workshops : support : contact