In Memoriam Peter Eötvös

Ensemble Phoenix Basel is planning a memorial concert for the important Hungarian composer and conductor Peter Eötvös, who died unexpectedly in March 2024, with three ensemble works written by Eötvös over a period of 32 years. The guest conductor is the Hungarian composer, clarinettist and conductor Gregory Vajda. He has been the programme director of the «Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation» in Budapest since 2018.

With

Ensemble Phoenix Basel: Christoph Bösch (flute/alto flute/piccolo), Antje Thierbach (oboe/English horn), Richard Haynes (clarinet/bass clarinet), Edurne Santos Arrastua (bassoon), Mihaly Fliegauf (bassoon), Aurélien Tschopp (horn), Nenad Marković (trumpet), Michael Büttler (trombone), Janne Jakobsson (tuba), Nejc Grm (accordion), João Carlos Pacheco (percussion), Daniel Stalder (percussion), Aleksander Gabryś (double bass), Gregory Vajda (musical director)

Program

Peter Eötvös (1944-2024): «Windsequenzen – Sequences of the Wind» (1975-2002) for flute and ensemble

1. calm I
2. three sequences of the mountain wind
3. seven sequences of the whirlwind
4. sequence of the morning wind
5. Four sequences of the sea wind - north wind
6. Four sequences of the sea wind - south wind
7. Four sequences of the sea wind - east - west wind
8. calm II

«Octet» (2007)

«Brass – The Metal Space» action piece for seven brass players and two percussionists (1990)

Info

19:00 Concert introduction with Jürg Henneberger

Duration

90 minutes, no break

Prices

CHF 35.-/25.-/15.- (free choice at the box office or in advance)
Free admission applies to persons with residence permit N, F or S. / CHF 5.- students of the Hochschule für Musik FHNW and the Musicology Seminar of the University of Basel / CHF 10.- members Colourkey and children under 12 years.

Links

→ ensemble-phoenix.ch
→ gregoryvajda.com