Chers Amis

Composer
Mandhira de Saram
Date of composition
2023
Duration
150 Seconds
Instrumentation
String quartet

Part of Nouvelles Études, 14 pieces inspired by György Ligeti's Études for piano, as part of the 2023 celebrations for the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Generously supported by Britten Pears Arts, BBC Radio 3, Bourgie Hall, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, and private donations.

First performed in 2023 at the Aldeburgh Festival.

Galamb Borong (my designated Étude) loosely translates as 'melancholic pigeon' in Hungarian.  A Google rabbit hole led me to Cher Ami, a WWI hero carrier pigeon who was awarded the Croix de Guerre.  However, truth be told, this piece is inspired by my Dear Friends in the Ligeti Quartet.

Events for this work

Friday
19
January 2024
St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye

Ligeti @ 100: Hay Music Trust

Lukas Ligeti
Entasis (2023)
Richard Steinitz
Quartet in Memoriam (1981)
Mandhira de Saram
Chers Amis (2023)
Nicole Lizée
Entreflaques (2023)
Ana Sokolović
Ungherese (Ghost 3) (2023)
Rolf Hind
L'Esprit de l'Escalier (d'après no. 13) (2023)
György Ligeti
String Quartet No. 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes (1952-54)
György Ligeti
String Quartet No. 2 (1968)

Hay Music celebrates 101 years since the birth of György Ligeti with the return of the superb Ligeti Quartet, highly acclaimed exponents of his work. The concert will be preceded by a 15 minute introduction by two people who knew Ligeti well: Prof Richard Steinitz OBE, author of the definitive book on Ligeti and Sally Groves MBE, who was Ligeti's agent for many years, together with a member of the Ligeti Quartet.

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Sunday
5
November 2023
Bourgie Hall, Montreal
Photo of Salle Bourgie (Bourgie Hall)

Ligeti Festival - Quartets and Etudes

Lukas Ligeti
Entasis (2023)
Nicole Lizée
Entreflaques (2023)
Xiaoyong Chen
The Blocked and In Between (2023)
Emily Hazrati
György's Apprentice (2023)
Mandhira de Saram
Chers Amis (2023)
Rolf Hind
L'Esprit de l'Escalier (d'après no. 13) (2023)
Sidney Corbett
Suspended Disbelief (2023)
Ana Sokolović
Ungherese (Ghost 3) (2023)
György Ligeti
String Quartet No. 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes (1952-54)
György Ligeti
String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
Delve into the world of György Ligeti’s chamber music, from his youthful forays into composition inspired by Hungarian folklore to the radical experimentations of his later years. / Ces musiciens et musiciennes d'exception nous entraînent au cœur de l’univers de György Ligeti, de ses premiers essais de jeunesse inspirés du folklore hongrois aux expérimentations radicales de sa maturité.
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Friday
23
June 2023
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Aldeburgh Festival 2023

Ligeti Day: Nouvelles Etudes

Lukas Ligeti
Entasis (2023)
Rolf Hind
L'Esprit de l'Escalier (d'après no. 13) (2023)
Mandhira de Saram
Chers Amis (2023)
Sidney Corbett
Suspended Disbelief (2023)
Ana Sokolović
Ungherese (Ghost 3) (2023)
Nicole Lizée
Entreflaques (2023)
Cassie Kinoshi
Désordre: Sampled (2023)
Manfred Stahnke
String Quartet No. 9: Fragment (2023)
Emily Hazrati
György's Apprentice (2023)
Xiaoyong Chen
The Blocked and In Between (2023)
Elliot Galvin
Hungarian Metal (2023)
Benoît Delbecq
Ushant (2023)
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
Fanfares for Ligeti (2023)
Justė Janulytė
Infinite Column (2023)
Silvia Fômina
Vertigo: The Unsupportable Pleasure (2023)
The world premieres of Entasis by Lukas Ligeti, and Nouvelles Etudes, a collection of works inspired by Ligeti's Etudes by 14 different composers, all in celebration of the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti's birth.
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