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12
BERIO
Master of
interaction
Brussels: Belgium's Ictus Ensemble,
in co-operation with the Kaaitheater,
will shed light on some of the
many facets of Luciano Berio's
oeuvre on 18 Dec: universality and
virtuosity, eroticism and revolt, and
of course Berio's indefatigable search
for the roots of language.
Alongside Ricorrenze for wind
quintet (1987) and Linea for 2 pianos,
vibraphone and marimba (1973),
the focus is also on Circles for harp,
mezzo-soprano and percussion
(1960) and Naturale for viola, percussion
and tape (1985). Circles was
the result of an interaction between
Cathy Berberian and 3 instrumentalists.
In Naturale, Berio - starting
with Sicilian folk songs and
the impressively original voice of
folk singer Peppino Celano - developed
a stream of harmonising
contrasts. Soloists: Paul De Clerck,
vla, Maria Husmann, Mezzo.
Helsinki: SOLO for trombone and
orchestra, premièred in 1999 by
Christian Lindberg in Zurich, has
become one of Berio's most successful
concert pieces, and Lindberg
has since performed it in all
the important musical centres of
the world. On 21 Jan, he plays this
piece in Helsinki (Finnish RSO).
Amsterdam: On 16-17 Dec, SOLO
will also be on the programme of
Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra
(soloist: Jörgen van Rijen).
Turin: Roberto Abbado, a passionate
interpreter of Berio's oeuvre, will
conduct Epiphanies for female
voice and orchestra with the
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI on 13
January 2005.
berio