Work: Wozzeck: Three fragments for soprano and orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s exploration of the Weimar Republic captures the seriousness but none of the fun of the turbulent artistic period.

Barbara Hannigan joined the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle for performances of Berg’s Three Fragments from Wozzeck and Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre. 

The four-part concert, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, emphasized Boulez's relationship with the orchestra as composer, teacher, conductor, and friend, with four musical works to illustrate those characteristics.