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Víkingur Ólafsson celebrates Kurtág at 100

£20.50 – £45.50

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General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

Artists

Elena Schwarz – conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson – piano

Programme

Kurtág Twittering (from Játékok), for piano four hands (with Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir)

Bach Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, for piano four hands (with Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir) arr. Kurtág

Kurtág Aus der Ferne, for piano

Kurtág Harmonica, for piano

Kurtág A Little Chorale, for piano

Bach Air on the G String, for piano arr. Ólafsson

Kurtág (sleepily) (from Játékok), for piano

Kurtág Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (from Játékok), for piano

Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 1: Adagio, for piano arr. Kurtág

Kurtág Hommage à J. S. B.

Schumann Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 60

Kurtág Hommage à R. Sch.

Simpson Hommage à Kurtág

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Kurtág …quasi una fantasia… Op. 27 No. 1

Learn to ‘listen differently’ as the Philharmonia’s Featured Artist Víkingur Ólafsson celebrates the 100th birthday of György Kurtág.

Ólafsson’s meticulous and deeply personal performances and recordings have encouraged his many fans to listen anew to music ranging from the 17th century to the present day. And the music of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, the concentrated essence of an era-defining career spanning seven decades, addresses the phenomenon of sound and the act of listening itself.

In this early evening concert, explore a web of composers from across the centuries paying tribute to those who came before them.

In Kurtág’s … quasi una fantasia…, groups of musicians spread around the hall create a sometimes dreamlike, sometimes nightmarish soundworld from fragments of remembered melody.

Please note revised programme to previously advertised.

Prices & Discounts

£20.50 – £45.50

Multibuy offer available; under-18s and concessions discounts available.

The price of your ticket includes a £2 restoration levy which will be shown as part of your total at checkout. The restoration levy goes towards the upkeep and improvement of Southbank Centre’s historic venues.

This price also includes a booking fee of £3.50 (online) or £4 (phone) per transaction. This fee will be added to your total at checkout.

Running time

1 hr 25 mins, with no interval

Recommended age

From 7+

Box office

Philharmonia Box Office: 0800 652 6717
Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm