THE BOULEZ/CAGE LETTERS
Leave your assumptions at the door
Southbank Centre's Purcell Room, London
Leave your assumptions at the door and discover the unexpected similarities in the work of Pierre Boulez and John Cage with the London Sinfonietta.
Between 1949 and 1954, composers Pierre Boulez and John Cage exchanged letters revealing unexpected common ground despite their post-war divergence in musical approaches. This intimate chamber concert reveals a story of intriguing correspondence between performances of their music, highlighting the often-overlooked similarities between Boulez's mathematical precision and Cage's avant-garde freedom, creating a curious conversation through their compositions and dialogue.
John Cage Six Melodies
Pierre Boulez Pour Dr. Kalmus
John Cage Credo in Us
Pierre Boulez Derive 1
INTERVAL
Pierre Boulez Domaines
John Cage Variations No. 1
This concert was co-curated by Andrew Burke & Michael McCarthy.
Mark van de Wiel clarinet
Thomas Kemp conductor
Michael McCarthy director
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers actor
London Sinfonietta
This event is produced by the London Sinfonietta. The work of the London Sinfonietta is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
The Boulez/Cage Letters is kindly supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation and the John Ellerman Foundation.
The Boulez/Cage Letters is performed with the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
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£20-£35Venue: (view map)
Purcell Room
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
Lambeth
London SE1 8XXBox Office No:
02038799555