Programme

In
Ann a
Lockwood’s Piano Garden

Radical performance, come rain or shine
Externer Veranstaltungsraum
Sat
Part of the rainy days 2024 on -
Many things can be considered and regarded as extreme – and art has always been a playground and test tube for all kinds of exaggerations, a place to push boundaries. In the second edition of the festival, curated by the Luxembourg composer Catherine Kontz, a wide range of extremes will converge, forming new relationships. Modern classics from such composers as John Cage, Morton Feldman or even Erik Satie will stand alongside brand new works. How extreme will our experience be today to music that caused scandals decades ago? The full Luxembourg Philharmonic with soloists on the one hand, and the invisible interpreter in a new piano concerto without pianist by Liam Dougherty on the other, mark extremes just as much as do 17 electric guitars or a single harp. And the age and career spectrum of the participants also holds extremes with names such as those of the old masters of the Arditti Quartet stand next to the participants in the composition workshop for children.
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  •  An upright piano stands amidst overgrown grass, with modern buildings and multiple flags in the background.
    ©: Veronique Kolber
  • Black and white picture of Catherine Kontz, standing in front of the European Court of Justice
    ©: Veronique Kolber

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Cornelius Cardew Treatise (extraits)

The artists

  • Catherine Kontz piano
  • Xenia Pestova Bennett piano

An open-air performance of an excerpt of one of the most radical graphic scores,

performed on the piano which was planted at last year’s «memory» festival. Come rain or shine.



In partnership with the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Fonds Kirchberg

Tickets

  • Day ticket 22 €
Festival pass (5 days): 58 €
The ticket sale takes place through another website.

Details

  • Date Saturday 23.11.24
  • Time 09:00
  • Duration 30' no break
  • Venue Externer Veranstaltungsraum

Available in the package: rainy days 2024

«Extremes» is the motto of this year’s rainy days.

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