Lachenmann Chamber Music Day

Concert, Saturday 23 October 2010 3:00PM, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

3.00pm
Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No 1 (Gran Torso)
Helmut Lachenmann String Quartet No 3 (Grido)

4.15pm Ivan Hewett in conversation with Helmut Lachenmann.

5.30pm
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina for solo violin
Helmut Lachenmann Pression for solo cello
Helmut Lachenmann Got Lost for voice and piano

Helmut Lachenmann Weekend
The London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre celebrate German composer Helmut Lachenmann’s 75th birthday with a weekend of performances by the world’s leading contemporary musicians. Lachenmann has re-imagined the nature of musical sound, distilling the traditions of Western classical music, electronic music and the avant-garde into new sounds of extreme originality.

Presented by Southbank Centre and Intermusica as part of International Chamber Music Series.

Arditti String Quartet
Sarah Leonard soprano
Rolf Hind piano
Clio Gould violin
Oliver Coates cello