Lachenmann, Helmut (*1935)

It is all too easy to dismiss the work of Lachenmann as "musica negativa", in the deprecatory manner that the term was used by Hans Werner Henze in his attack on this composer. What is at play is the fact that Lachenmann's music forces the listener to confront and question their ingrained expectations from and responses to music, in an attempt to extend and further illuminate one's powers of perception. This is far from mere nihilism.
(Ian Pace, Musical Times)

Photo © by Markus Kirchgessner, Frankfurt/Main

Events

17
Jan
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Consolation II
Dresdner Kammerchor, cond. Hans-Christoph Rademann
Dresden, Musikhochschule Dresdner Chorwerkstatt für Neue Musik (Germany)
21
Jan
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Zwei Gefuehle
Echo Ensemble für Neue Musik, cond. Manuel Nawri
Berlin, Musikhochschule „Hanns Eisler“, Studiosaal, 7 pm (Germany)
10
Feb
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: String Quartet No. 3 'Grido'
iO-Quartet
New York, Merkin Concert Hall (USA)
13
Feb
2009
Lachenmann: Consolation I + II, Child's Play, String Quartett No. 2
Circus Music Stuttgart, Percussion Ensemble Stuttgart, cond. Dieter Kurz, Helmut Lachenmann (pno), Lotus String Quartet
Portrait concert. Moderation: Jörg-Hannes Hahn and Ewald Liska
Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Spätgotische Stadtkirche, „Musik am 13.“ (Germany)
13
Mar
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Child's Play
Lachenmann, Helmut: Sakura
Ilona Christina Schulz (vocals, presentation), Christian Dierstein (perc), Yukiko Sugawara (pno), Marcus Weiss (sax) - as a part of the program 'Lola und das fliegende Ohr - eine Weltreise in Tönen'
Wien, Konzerthaus, 3 pm and 5 pm (Austria)
14
Mar
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Child's Play
Lachenmann, Helmut: Sakura
Ilona Christina Schulz (vocals, presentation), Christian Dierstein (perc), Yukiko Sugawara (pno), Marcus Weiss (sax) - as a part of the program 'Lola und das fliegende Ohr - eine Weltreise in Tönen'
Wien, Konzerthaus, 3 pm and 5 pm (Austria)
15
Mar
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Child's Play
Lachenmann, Helmut: Sakura
Ilona Christina Schulz (vocals, presentation), Christian Dierstein (perc), Yukiko Sugawara (pno), Marcus Weiss (sax) - as a part of the program 'Lola und das fliegende Ohr - eine Weltreise in Tönen'
Wien, Konzerthaus, 11 am and 3 pm (Austria)
21
Mar
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: TemA
Anna-Maria Pammer (voice), Irmgard Messin (fl), Peter Sigl (vc)
Salzburg, Mozarteum, Salzburg Biennale, 6 pm (Austria)
05
May
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Pression
Ensemble Modern
Athen, Megaron, Master course IEMA Paxos (Greece)
26
May
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: String Quartet No. 3 'Grido'
Lachenmann, Helmut: Allegro sostenuto
Shizuyo Oka (Klar), Yukiko Sugawara (pno), Yasutaka Henmi und Yoshu Kamei (vl), Takahiro Yasuda (va), Tomoki Tai (vc)
Tokyo, Opera Recital Hall, Composium 2009, 7 pm (Japan)
28
May
2009
Lachenmann, Helmut: Accanto
Shizuyo Oka (clar), Shinya Hashimoto (tuba), Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, cond. Norichika Iimori
Tokyo, Opera City Concert Hall, Composium 2009, 7 pm (Japan)
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