乔治•本杰明对位陈其钢

乔治•本杰明对位陈其钢—伦敦小交响乐团当代作品音乐会

【北京】

日期：2012年10月24日 星期三 19:30

地点：北京三里屯VILLAGE橙色大厅

艺术形式：音乐

活动简介

“乔治•本杰明晋身为当代最令人钦佩的作曲家之一，理所当然。”

---《纽约时报》

北京国际音乐节自创办之日起，素来不遗余力地支持当代音乐发展，每逢金秋十月奉上当代作品音乐会以让观众紧随世界音乐发展潮流。被誉为世界上演绎当代音乐最佳乐团之一的伦敦小交响乐团在其三十多年的发展历程中一如既往地致力于委约当代杰出作曲家们的新意之作。英国作曲家乔治•本杰明系当代音乐代表人物，任哈雷管弦乐团首席客座艺术家与伦敦大学国王学院作曲教授的他在作曲领域享有与潘德列茨基不相伯仲的音乐成就。此番本杰明指挥伦敦小交响乐团实属新音乐的权威合作。

音乐会曲目安排尽显中西文化合璧之意，作曲家陈其钢以中国西北音乐元素创作的《道情Ⅱ》将融入到英国当代作品中。哈里森•伯特威斯尔和奥利弗•克努森皆为当代英国独具个性的作曲家，《卡门的机械花园》、《无声的歌》分别是他们的代表作。曾荣登英国皇家歌剧院舞台的《走进小山》本为乔治•本杰明的歌剧杰作，此次亦将以音乐会版与观众见面。现代之音奏响前，同为音乐大师梅西安弟子的本杰明与陈其钢将对话新音乐观念的本质，引领观众走入新音乐之地。

伦敦小交响乐团官方网站：www. londonsinfonietta.org.uk

票务信息：

北京国际音乐节票务中心

电话：65071833/65072833 65930299(英文)

网址：www.bmf.org.cn

电子邮箱：ticket@bmf.org.cn

保利票务 Poly Tickets

电话：65065343 65065345 65001188转5126/5682

网址：www.blpw.cn

中山公园音乐堂票务中心

电话：65598285

网址：www.fcchbj.com

George Benjamin in counterpoint with Qigang Chen – contemporary music performed by the London Sinfonietta

Beijing

When: 24 October 2012 Wednesday 7.30 p.m.

Venue: Orange Hall, Sanlitun Village, Beijing

Art form: Music

Introduction

This rare treat of a concert features both East and West, with Chen Qigang’s Extase II programmed amidst British contemporary works. Harrison Birtwistle and Oliver Knussen are both distinguished living British composers, and Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum and Songs without Voices are their respective representative works. Benjamin’s operaInto the Little Hill, which has graced the stage at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden’s Linbury Theatre, is presented in concert version to the Beijing audience.

For more than thirty years, the London Sinfonietta has been committed to commissioning new works from living composers; it is one of the leading ensembles in the world today. A major figure in contemporary music, British composer George Benjam

Programme

Harrison Birtwistle - Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum

Oliver Knussen - Songs without Voices

Luke Bedford - By the Scene in the Sun at the Hill on the Gold (17’)

Chen Qigang - Extase II, scored for solo oboe and ensemble

George Benjamin - Into the Little Hill, concert version

London Sinfonietta Orchestra

Conductor - George Benjamin

About George Benjamin

Born in 1960, George Benjamin is one of the most outstanding composers of his generation. He started to play the piano at the age of seven, and began composing almost immediately. In 1976, he entered the Paris Conservatoire to study with Olivier Messiaen (composition) and Yvonne Loriod (piano), after which he concluded his studies at King's College Cambridge under Alexander Goehr.

As a conductor, he regularly appears with some of the world's leading ensembles and orchestras, among them the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra and Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Since 2001, he has been the Henry Purcell Professor of Composition at King’s College, London. His works are published by Faber Music and are recorded on Nimbus Records.

About Beijing Music Festival

Ever since its inauguration almost 10 years ago, the Beijing Music Festival has been devoting its efforts to supporting the development of contemporary music. This year, they are particularly focusing on fusion and crossover music, exploring the possibilities of combining different genres from different countries.

“That George Benjamin is one of the most formidable composers of his generation should come as no surprise.”

—The New York Times

London Sinfonietta’s website: www. londonsinfonietta.org.uk

Ticket informaion:

Beijing Music Festival Ticket Office:

T: 65930299 (English)

W: www.bmf.org.cn

E: ticket@bmf.org.cn

Poly Tickets

T: 65065343 65065345 65001188 ext 5126/5682

W: www.blpw.cn

Forbidden City Concert Hall Ticket Office:

T: 65598285

W: www.fcchbj.com

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）