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Event: 'MusicNOW: Pierre Boulez @ 85'

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Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010 At 03:00PM
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Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Cliff Colnot, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Tamara Stefanovich, piano
Nathan Cole, violin
John Sharp, cello
Arshia Cont, IRCAM computer production
Jérémie Henrot, IRCAM sound engineer

Boulez -   Notations
Borowski -   Wandlung (CSO Commission)
Boulez -   Structures, deuxième livre for two pianos
Boulez -   Messagesquisse for Seven Cellos
Fujikura -   Mirrors (CSO Commission)
Boulez -   Anthèmes II

Join us for a momentous tribute to Pierre Boulez, renowned conductor and composer. As part of Symphony Center’s monthlong celebration of his 85th birthday, this program will showcase some of Boulez’s exhilarating and intense chamber works using his groundbreaking combination of instruments and electronics. The program will also include two new works commissioned in his honor. Leading Boulez interpreter Pierre-Laurent Aimard and musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will explore the originality and innovations that make Boulez a legend.

This event takes place at Symphony Center