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By Julius Lay, 07 September 2020

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“Peu de concerts font rire autant qu'ils perturbent et captivent”

Reviewed at Centre Pompidou, Paris on 5 September 2020

Saunders, The Mouth (création mondiale)

Schwitters, Ursonte / Sonate in Urlauten (extraits)

Ablinger, Voices and Piano (extraits)

Heidsieck, Vaduz

Bloch, Three Ladies

Juliet Fraser, Soprano

Hervé Sellin, Piano

Jean-Luc Plouvier, Vocals

Michael Schmid, Vocals

Smart, stylish Klangforum Wien residency wraps at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 1st June

Klangforum Wien finishes a far-reaching excursion into the boldest realms of modern music with a flourish.

****1

A Requiem for Peace: Exaudi saves the day at London’s Kings Place

Christopher Woodley, 16th February

A sonorous performance by Exaudi brings to life Eugene Birman's Requiem for Peace, Russia: Today.

***11

Karajan Academy rounds off Musikfest Berlin with Grisey and Neuwirth

Liam Cagney, 18th September

Listening to Grisey's Quatre Chants two decades after its composition, it is clear that he was on a threshold into a new approach to dramatic vocal music.

****1

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

****1

Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 2nd June

From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

****1

Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

****1

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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.