De Boulez, Eötvös à Mantovani : Emotion et Sophistication

By Julius Lay, 27 April 2018

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Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Salle des concerts de la Cité de la musique, Paris on 25 April 2018

Eötvös, Steine

Mantovani, Other (World première)

Boulez, Dérive 2

Ensemble intercontemporain

Peter Eötvös, Conductor

Gilles Durot, Percussion

Ensemble intercontemporain revel in the sounds of our time

Christopher Woodley, 3rd May

The charismatic Ustina Dubitsky leads EIC in first-rate performances, including a world premiere from Katherine Balch, to support of Wigmore Hall's flagship ‘Voices of Today’ initiative.

*****

In Lucerne, Enno Poppe kicks things off in style

Elodie Olson-Coons, 13th August

The Lucerne Festival's 2023 composer-in-residence conducts a masterful Prozession alongside the world premiere of Blumen.

****1

Masters of style and grace: Ensemble intercontemporain in Huddersfield

Christopher Woodley, 19th November

Ensemble intercontemporain finally make it to the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival – and leave an indelible mark with their unrivalled artistry.

*****

A late night homage to Pierre Boulez

James Imam, 2nd September

This Late Night Prom was a fitting way to remember the man. Such events draw a lighter scattering of musical night owls, minimising the hall and allowing for meditative concentration.

****1

Neuwirth’s Le Encantadas in Lucerne

Sarah Batschelet, 14th August

At the Lucerne Festival, composer Olga Neuwirth, Ensemble Contemporain and a sound team from IRCAM recently shone in a theatrical performance of an complex and ocean shore-inspired score.

*****

A Pierre Boulez hommage in Lucerne

Sarah Batschelet, 23rd August

The Lucerne Festival recently celebrated the life and musical achievement of the great French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez on the occasion of his 90th birthday.

***11

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Julius Lay

Professeur de formation musicale et de violon à l'Académie Inter-Musicale de Paris, Julius Lay est un musicien éclectique. Etudiant au conservatoire de Marseille, il y obtint son DEM de formation musicale ainsi que son baccalauréat technologique musical (TMD). Il eut son DEM de violon et de musique de chambre -notamment contemporaine- au conservatoire d'Aix-en-Provence. Il est actuellement en classe de composition électroacoustique au CRR de Paris chez Denis Dufour.