Intercultural Encounters
24 August 2023
19:00 - 20:30 hrs (GMT+7)
The title of this program might sound a little too ambitious. However, each piece, or at least each composer, has a certain connection to another culture and has transformed that interest into an integral part of his/her artistic work. Throughout his career, Györgi Ligeti was interested in the music of other cultures, though he would never imitate one. As being close to Hungarian and Romanian folk music, he had different roots as well compared with the central European aesthetics which he experienced when he came to Cologne. Similarly, Kaija Saariaho reflects Northern European culture (with its vast, even melancholic landscapes) and was later confronted with the busy Central European mainstream, when she started to study and later live there. Australian composer Liza Lim's connection to her Chinese roots is in her very name, while Dieter Mack is known for his involvement with Balinese gamelan, which spans decades. Finally, Aphudom K. has delved into the world of various Thai music styles regarding modality, but has transformed that into a challenging composition based on his own approach to new sound concepts rooted in other music styles.
PROGRAM
Kebyar Baru II by Dieter Mack
Natapat Pisutwong, Violin
Tayana Tavibunyakon, Piano
Musica Ricercata No.3 and 7 by György Ligeti
Étude No. 13 "L'escalier du diable" by György Ligeti
Continuum by György Ligeti
Kerksakul Jaree, Piano / Harpsichord
Late Song by Dieter Mack
Peter Veale, Oboe
Nocturne by Kaija Saariaho
Aline Sarah Müller, Violin
Laconisme de l’aile by Kaija Saariaho
Lena Katharina Seitz, Flute
Ming Qi by Liza Lim
Peter Veale, Oboe
Max Riefer, Percussion
Thong Pha Phum by Aphudom Kasemsathitsathaphorn
Aline Sarah Müller, Violin
Aphudom Kasemsathitsathaphorn, Violin
Phattarapoj Sawangchaeng, Viola
Thanpapon Prinyakul, Viola
Maike Danner, Cello
Parinya Tassanamas, Sor
Pongsakorn Pongpitag, Clarinet
Nattapong Thongsuk, Percussion
Kasidet Rittipornpan, Vibraphone
Peter Veale, Conductor