Ensemble Modern brings music of global migration to New York City

Ensemble Modern

Tania Léon and Ensemble Modern

Ueli Wiget

By Kurt Gottschalk, 15 April 2024

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York City on 13 April 2024

León, Indigena

Nancarrow, Player Piano Study no. 7 (arr. Mikhashoff and Schwobel)

Khumalo, Invisible Self, pour piano et grand ensemble

Nancarrow, Player Piano Study no. 6 (arr. Mikhashoff and Schwobel)

Trapani, no window without a wall (New York première)

Nancarrow, Player Piano Study no.12 (arr. Mikhashoff and Schwobel)

León, Rítmicas

Morricone, Per i 40 anni

Ensemble Modern

Stefan Asbury, Conductor

Ensemble Modern stages a post-war Modernist revival

Kurt Gottschalk, 3rd July

In Frankfurt, a set of new works sound a little too familiar to one pair of old ears.

***11

Ensemble Modern the ultimate precision instrument in Amsterdam

Eleanor Knight, 16th September

Sir George Benjamin conducts Ligeti and his own Into the Little Hill at the Concertgebouw.

****1

Sounds of nature: Francesco Filidei world premiere in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 3rd September

At the Musikfest Berlin, Sir George Benjamin and the Ensemble Modern present an all-contemporary programme reflecting on nature, including Cantico delle Creature.

*****

Sound and Vision: Enno Poppe and Arnulf Herrmann in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th August

On the third night of the Musikfest Berlin, Enno Poppe conducts Ensemble Modern in a double-feature concert that explores the potential of sound.

***11

Ensemble Modern at the Roundhouse

Benjamin Poore, 6th March

Bold and colourful invocations of twentieth-century classics from Ensemble Modern and composer George Benjamin.

****1

Larcher's The Hunting Gun premieres in Bregenz

Sarah Batschelet, 15th August

The restrained pacing of Larcher's opera suited the intimate setting of the Werkstattbühne.

****1

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.