Wed, March 17, 2027
Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan first attracted attention as a young singer with her virtuosic and sensitive interpretations of modern music: no role was too demanding for her, neither Bernd Alois Zimmermann nor György Ligeti pushed her to her limits. And as a conductor? Here, too, she impresses with cleverly conceived programs, sometimes even accompanying herself. This was also the case with Benjamin Britten's vividly enchanting song cycle "Les Illuminations," with which he, having just arrived in America, marked the beginning of a new life away from the turmoil of war in Europe. Just a few years earlier, Igor Stravinsky had also been in America, where he received the commission for the Baroque-inspired chamber concerto "Dumbarton Oaks." It was his last work as a guest in America. After its completion, he too settled there permanently. Beethoven's reorientations, however, occurred without any change of location. After two less professionally productive years—apart from the large number of love letters—he suddenly burst with creativity in 1806 and created several masterpieces. Among them is his seminal Fourth Symphony. Barbara Hannigan presents three well-known names with three of their (comparatively) less frequently performed works.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60;

Benjamin Britten: "Les Illuminations," Op. 18 for high voice and string orchestra, text by Arthur Rimbaud;

Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Chamber Orchestra in E-flat major, "Dumbarton Oaks"

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