Aldeburgh Music

Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
Haffner Wind Ensemble
Quatuor Diotima

A free-thinking musical fantasy created by new Festival Artistic Director Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

Music of different eras and styles are combined in a succession of bold and imaginative sequences. Well-known chamber works create new and unexpected connections whilst modern masterpieces find resonance in music of the past.

The four-part programme contrasts exhilarating moto perpetuo movements from Beethoven and Bartók string quartets with serene, contemplative chamber music by Brahms and Messiaen. To conclude, a startling ‘scherzo’ and a Hommage to the captivating music of György Ligeti, a composer whose eclectic styles and imaginative experiments in sound seem tailor-made for an evening such as this.

Playing on aspects of unity and conflict, space and silence, and including some of the music closest to Aimard’s heart, this is a chamber music recital like no other.

Collage [kuh-lazh] noun. a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one other.

Evening out: best available seat for the concert, food and a soft drink from the Oyster Bar with a reserved table, tea or coffee in the interval, £32.50.