Ligeti @ 100: An Evening with the Ligeti Quartet

53rd Season / 427th Event

Artistic Direction
Brian Current

Thursday, Nov.09.2023

St.George by the Grange
30 Stephanie St.
Toronto, ON
M5T 1X6

7:00PM Doors
7:15PM Pre-Concert Chat
7:45PM Young Artist Overture featuring students from the Glenn Gould School performing György Ligeti's Ramifications (1968-1969) for strings
8:00PM Main Show
9:30PM Reception

Info

Join the celebrated Ligeti Quartet from the UK in a dynamic tribute to György Ligeti's centenary. Experience Ligeti's classics alongside contemporary voices, creating a unique musical journey that bridges past and present.

Programme

  • György Ligeti (HUN/AUS) Poème symphonique for 100 Metronomes (1962)
  • Tanya Tagaq (Inuk) Sivunittinni (2015)
  • Ana Sokolović (SBA/CAN) Ungherese (Ghost 3) (2023)
  • Sidney Corbett (USA/GER) Suspended Disbelief (2023)
  • Nicole Lizée (CAN) Entreflaques (2023)
  • Mandhira de Saram (UK) Chers Amis (2023)
  • Lukas Ligeti (AUS/USA) Entasis (2023)
  • Xiaoyong Chen (CHI/GER) The blocked and in between (2023)
  • Rolf Hind (UK) L’esprit d'escalier (2023)
  • Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (AZB) Fanfares for Ligeti (2023)
  • György Ligeti (HUN/AUS) String Quartet No. 2 (1968)

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