Archived Event

Bartók, Aurélio Edler-Copes and Debussy
Ensemble intercontemporain
Date
Mon 22 Feb 2016, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Ensemble intercontemporain

    Programme

    • Béla Bartók
      1881-1945
        • Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for two pianos BB120

    Interval

    1. Co-commissioned by Ensemble intercontemporain and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

    Overview

    Born in Brazil in 1976, Aurélio Edler-Copes has written for many of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles. His latest score for piano and percussion was created for the exceptional collective talents of Ensemble intercontemporain.

    The programme also includes Bartók’s Sonata for two pianos and percussion and Debussy’s three-movement En blanc et noir.

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