Le Printemps des Arts 2021 s'ouvre avec l’Ensemble intercontemporain

By Manon Decroix, 15 March 2021

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“Une performance maîtrisée et affirmée, incarnant la témérité de l’écriture schönbergienne”

Reviewed at Musée océanographique, Monte-Carlo on 14 March 2021

Schoenberg, Five Orchestra Pieces, Op.16

Strauss II, Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388 (arr. A. Schönberg)

Strauss II, Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz), Op.437 (arr. A. Schönberg)

Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony no. 1 in E major, Op.9

Ensemble intercontemporain

Matthias Pintscher, Conductor

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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Manon Decroix

Titulaire d'un master de musicologie (Université Nice Côte d’Azur), Manon mène des recherches dans le but d’améliorer la compréhension du poème symphonique romantique. Altiste et professeur d’éducation musicale, elle participe à de nombreux projets de recherche, radiophoniques et pédagogiques en France et à Monaco. Elle se passionne pour les interprétations historiquement informées.

Ouverture frénétique pour le Printemps des Arts et l’Ensemble intercontemporain