Der Komponist als Seismograf: Fagin vom Ensemble intercontemporain

By Michael Klier, 23 April 2021

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“die Geburtswehen unseres Planeten werden... vom Ensemble zu immer neuen Tonkolossen geknetet”

Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 22 April 2021

Czernowin, Day One: On the Face of the Deep

Šenk, T.E.R.R.A II

Fagin, Goodbye Planet Earth

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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Michael Klier

Michael Klier macht schon seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert Musik. Als gebürtiger Berliner kam er 1993 nach Amsterdam. Er war Mitglied unterschiedlichster internationaler Ensembles und Orchester. Heute betreibt er eine florierende Unterrichts- und Coachingpraxis. Als Teamcoach bietet er dort Schulungen an, in denen die Kursteilnehmer miteinander komponieren, um so ihre ungenutzten kreativen Potentiale zu entdecken und besser miteinander zu kommunizieren. Denn: Musiker sind die Architekten des Himmels.

Der Komponist als Seismograf: Lucas Fagin vom Pariser Ensemble intercontemporain