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London Sinfonietta and Pierre-Laurent Aimard join forces for Ligeti 100 retrospective

Tim Gill, Vimbayi Kaziboni and the London Sinfonietta
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Vimbayi Kaziboni conducts the London Sinfonietta
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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“a concert that convincingly presented Ligeti’s groove and intricate textural writing”
Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 14 October 2023
Ligeti, 6 Bagatelles for wind quintet
Ligeti, Étude no. 5 "Arc-en-ciel"
Ligeti, Etude no. 11 "En Suspens"
Ligeti, Ballad and Dance for two violins
Ligeti, Cello Concerto
Nancarrow, Piece no.2 for small orchestra
Chin, Advice from a Caterpillar
Ligeti, Piano Concerto
Vimbayi Kaziboni, Conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Mark van de Wiel, Clarinet
Timothy Gill, Cello
London Sinfonietta explodes fixed views of Boulez
*****
Patterns in motion: Sasha Waltz & Guests dance Riley’s In C
****1
London Sinfonietta's ‘Hidden Voices’ lack a narrative strand
**111
London Sinfonietta’s spectacular exploration of Cage and Boulez
*****
London Sinfonietta weave Love Lines with passion and drama
****1
Failing better, sounding again: Beckett and Feldman at the Southbank
****1
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