Manson Ensemble: jóvenes virtuosos de la música contemporánea

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 04 October 2022

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Reviewed at Espacio La Granja, Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 2 October 2022

Keting, Steppe

Birtwistle, Duet 4

King, Estreno

Colomina i Bosch, 200 Pieces: Down Fifth Avenue

Finnis, Unfolds

Askenar, HyperFicta (Estreno)

Cashian, Relay (Estreno)

Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble

Aaron Holloway-Nahum, Conductor

London Sinfonietta explodes fixed views of Boulez

Roy Westbrook, 5th October

Pierre Boulez died in 2016, but on this evidence of this exploration into …explosante-fixe…, his music will live on.

*****

Failing better, sounding again: Beckett and Feldman at the Southbank

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th November

Beckett’s theatrical precision and Feldman’s fragile soundscapes cross paths at the Southbank Centre, creating a fleeting beauty in a profound artistic dialogue.

****1

Birtwistle tribute: singing the praises of a modernist giant

Christopher Woodley, 5th March

The London Sinfonietta and Martyn Brabbins pay tribute to Sir Harrison Birtwistle with a programme of very fine music-making at London's Southbank Centre.

****1

Stockhausen rediscovered: Donnerstag aus Licht shines brightly

Chris Garlick, 21st May

The evening left you in no doubt that in Donnerstag aus Licht is more approachable than many would imagine, as well as being a major creative achievement that is crying out to be explored by opera houses.

****1

Stockhausen fills the Royal Festival Hall: Gruppen at The Rest is Noise

Paul Kilbey, 6th October

Karlheinz Stockhausen has done rather well out of this weekend’s instalment of Southbank Centre’s The Rest is Noise festival, with his music featuring in all three of the concerts as well as the mouthwatering additional event “Breakfast with Stockhausen”.

****1

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

****1

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Francisco Martínez Ramos

Francisco Martínez Ramos nació en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Comenzó sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio de su ciudad natal y con profesores privados. Posteriormente estudió en Madrid, Philadelphia y Londres. Ha dado recitales y conciertos con orquesta por diversos países. Es doctor por la Universidad de la Laguna y catedrático de piano en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León.