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Sounds of nature: Sir George Benjamin conducts Francesco Filidei world premiere in Berlin

Sir George Benjamin conducts Ensemble Modern
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Anna Prohaska
© Fabian Schellhorn
Sir George Benjamin conducts Ensemble Modern
© Fabian Schellhorn
By Elena Luporini, 06 September 2023
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“Cantico doesn’t flaunt its means, but rather uses them to recreate a sense of full, swarming life”
Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 3 September 2023
Programme
Chin, SPIRA – Concerto for Orchestra
Ogonek, Cloudline
Filidei, Cantico delle Creature (World premiere)
Benjamin, A Mind of Winter for soprano and orchestra
Ammann, glut
Performers
Anna Prohaska, Soprano
Ensemble Modern
Sir George Benjamin, Conductor
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Elena Luporini
Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.