Inaugural Concert - Goldsmiths Residency
Join us for our inaugural concert as resident ensemble at Goldsmiths, University of London! In this one-hour programme, we present some of our favourite works.
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Music in the Round
Cat O'Nine Tails
(1988)
Sivunittinni
(2016)
Black Angels
(1970)
Fellow Traveler
(2007)
Different Trains
(1988)
The Ligeti Quartet present a gripping picture of modern classical music at The Leadmill. Two 20th century classics - Steve Reich’s Grammy award-winning Different Trains and George Crumb’s iconic Black Angels for electric string quartet - feature alongside the rock-riff influenced minimalism of John Adams; John Zorn’s explosive collage of jazz, American folk, punk, modernist and classical music; and Tanya Tagaq’s Sivunittinni - inspired by Inuit throat singing.
Sense (Chamber Music on the Mind)
Gran Torso
(1971)
tInNiTuS sOnGs
(2018)
How does limiting our senses change how we experience music? The Ligeti Quartet examine ‘sense’ in the first instalment of a series of concerts exploring music and the brain.
Be immersed in pitch darkness for an intense perceptual experience with music by Georg Friedrich Haas. Explore deeply personal dialogues between composer/singer/writer/TV personality Kerry Andrew and her experiences of hearing in the world premiere of tInNiTuS sOnGs. To see is as much as to hear in music by Helmut Lachenmann where the string quartet is reduced to raw materials of wood, metal, string, and hair.
Sense (Chamber Music on the Mind)
Gran Torso
(1971)
tInNiTuS sOnGs
(2018)
How does limiting our senses change how we experience music? The Ligeti Quartet examine ‘sense’ in the first instalment of a series of concerts exploring music and the brain.
Be immersed in pitch darkness for an intense perceptual experience with music by Georg Friedrich Haas. Explore deeply personal dialogues between composer/singer/writer/TV personality Kerry Andrew and her experiences of hearing in the world premiere of tInNiTuS sOnGs. To see is as much as to hear in music by Helmut Lachenmann where the string quartet is reduced to raw materials of wood, metal, string, and hair.
Sense (Chamber Music on the Mind)
Gran Torso
(1971)
tInNiTuS sOnGs
(2018)
How does limiting our senses change how we experience music? The Ligeti Quartet examine ‘sense’ in the first instalment of a series of concerts exploring music and the brain.
Be immersed in pitch darkness for an intense perceptual experience with music by Georg Friedrich Haas. Explore deeply personal dialogues between composer/singer/writer/TV personality Kerry Andrew and her experiences of hearing in the world premiere of tInNiTuS sOnGs. To see is as much as to hear in music by Helmut Lachenmann where the string quartet is reduced to raw materials of wood, metal, string, and hair.
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Singing Strings
(2017)
Sivunittinni
(2016)
The Ligeti Quartet deliver a concert that poses existential questions of contemporary music: who is it by, and who is it for?
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A deeply political act considering the way work was billed and presented in the predominantly white music institution he occupied, this piece presents the essential voice Julius Eastman provided and was often maligned for.
The Music of Change
Chi
(2017)
Quartet in Four Parts
(1950)
The concert is preceded by a masterclass from 14:00-16:00.
London Festival of American Music
This programme explores music by living American composers. Beginning with a ten-thousand-year-old affirmation of spiritual balance, the plea for peace and justice is heard through different musical expressions. It also showcases the emerging composer Sarah Rimkus in a new work written for the Ligeti Quartet, inspired by the sounds of the human voice.
Laura Jurd’s Dinosaur & Friends - Stepping Back, Jumping In
Curated by trumpet player/composer Laura Jurd, Stepping Back, Jumping In is a celebration of new sounds featuring world-class improvisers and contemporary music-makers from Norway and the UK, resulting in a superbly dynamic, 14-piece ensemble.