In Memoriam Péter Eötvös

Ensemble Phoenix Basel is planning a memorial concert for the important Hungarian composer and conductor Peter Eötvös, who died unexpectedly in March 2024, with three ensemble works written by Eötvös over a period of 32 years. The guest conductor is the Hungarian composer, clarinettist and conductor Gregory Vajda. He has been the programme director of the «Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation» in Budapest since 2018.

With

Christoph Bösch (flute solo), Gregory Vajda (musical direction)

Christoph Bösch (flute/alto flute/piccolo), Nathalie Gullung (oboe/English horn/wind imitation), Toshiko Sakakibara (clarinet), Andrea Nagy (clarinet), Christian Spitzenstätter (bass clarinet), Povilas Bingelis (bassoon), Mihaly Fliegauf (bassoon), Aurélien Tschopp (horn), Marcial Holzer (horn), Nenad Marković (trumpet), Krystian Jarosz (trumpet), Michael Büttler (trombone), Antonio Jiménez Marín (trombone), Janne Jakobsson (tuba), Nejc Grm (accordion), João Pacheco (percussion), Gregory Vajda (percussion), Aleksander Gabryś (double bass)

Program

Peter Eötvös (1944-2024): «Windsequenzen – Sequences of the Wind» for flute and ensemble (1975-2002)

1. calm I
2. three sequences of the mountain wind
3. seven sequences of the whirlwind
4. sequence of the morning wind
5. Four sequences of the sea wind - north wind
6. Four sequences of the sea wind - south wind
7. Four sequences of the sea wind - east - west wind
8. calm II

«Octet» for eight wind instruments (2007)

«Brass – The Metal Space» action piece for seven brass players and two percussionists (1990)

Info

19:00 Concert introduction with Gregory Vajda and Jürg Henneberger

Admission only via the café/station concourse!

Duration

90 minutes, no break

Prices

CHF 35.-/25.-/15.- (free choice at the box office or in advance)
Free admission applies to persons with residence permit N, F or S. / CHF 5.- students of the Hochschule für Musik FHNW and the Musicology Seminar of the University of Basel / CHF 10.- members Colourkey and children under 12 years.

Links

→ ensemble-phoenix.ch
→ gregoryvajda.com