Concert “eSACHERe” is held under the auspices of the Embassy of Switzerland and as part of the 9th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days.
“eSACHERe”
(12 composers of Swiss patron Paul Sacher)
CONRAD BECK (1901-1989): Drei Epigramme
LUCIANO BERIO (1925-2003): Les mots sont alles …
PIERRE BOULEZ (1925): Messagesquisse*
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976): Tema ‘Sacher’
HENRI DUTILLEUX (1916): 3 Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
WOLFGANG FORTNER (1907-1987): Thema und Variationen
ALBERTO GINASTERA (1916-1983): Punena No. 2
CRISTOBAL HALFFTER (1930): Variation uber das Thema eSACHERe
HANS WERNER HENZE (1926): Cappriccio
HEINZ HOLLIGER (1939): Chaconne
KLAUS HUBER (1924): Transpositio ad infinitum
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI (1913-1994): Sacher-Variation
FRANTISEK BRIKCIUS – cello
*Guests: JAN TALICH – conductor & eSACHERe Cello Ensemble
Monday 9th May 2011, 7pm
The National Gallery – Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia in Prague (U Milosrdnych 17, Praha 1, Czech Republic).
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Under the auspices of the Embassy of Switzerland
CONCERT eSACHERe – 12 COMPOSERS OF SWISS PATRON PAUL SACHER (1906 – 1999)
You are invited to the concert of Swiss project “eSACHERe”, by Czech cellist Frantisek Brikcus, held on Monday 9th May 2011, 7pm, at the National Gallery – Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia in Prague (U Milosrdnych 17, Praha 1, Czech Republic).
Concert “eSACHERe” will feature Czech Cellist Frantisek Brikcius with compositions of 12 world composers (Conrad Beck, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Benjamin Britten, Henri Dutilleux, Wolfgang Fortner, Alberto Ginastera, Cristobal Halffter, Hans Werner Henze, Heinz Holliger, Klaus Huber and Witold Lutoslawski). Event will host conductor Jan Talich and eSACHERe Cello Ensemble.
In the occasion of the 70th birthday of Swiss composer and maecenas Paul Sacher (1906 – 1999), Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich asked 12 composers to create dozen compositions for cello (eSACHERe). They were partially premiered in Zurich 2nd May 1976. Compositions are using theme from the name of Paul Sacher (Es, A, C, H, E, Re).
Concert “eSACHERe” is held under the auspices of the Embassy of Switzerland and as part of the 9th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days.
Program was supported by scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. In the cooperation with the National Gallery in Prague, Tiskap, Railreklam, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Britten-Pears Foundation.
Entry is free, but thanks to limited capacity of the concert hall, we recommend to reserve your seats on following email: rezervace@Brikcius.com . More details on websites http://www.Brikcius.com .