' Exemplary executions **** ' gave it New European Ensemble according to de Volkskrant during the festival organized itself around the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho in 2011. The musicians come again in the Hague with a own festival for the day. Now Magnus Lindberg.
This Finnish composer conquers a wide audience worldwide with colorful new music where the vitality of af varicose. In this opening concert sound two of his best compositions. Jubilees is a festive composition, Souvenir/gift an impressive homage to Gérard Grisey. This French composer made his name as a sounding magician. With traditional instruments he could surprisingly new sound worlds. Lindberg does not for him at the bottom of this for the New York Philharmonic written composition for 18 instruments. A comprehensive symphonic masterpiece with allure. The program is supplemented by pieces of two of Lindberg kindred spirits: silver by Louis Andriessen and a beautiful song cycle of Esa Pekka Salonen on texts by the Greek poet Sappho.
Cast and Creative team for Magnus Lindberg program at Dr Anton Philipszaal
Lindberg-Jubilees & Souvenirs/Gift Andriessen-Silver Salonen-Five Images after Sappho