Written on Skin

11 March 2016

Dortmund

Friday 20:00 / Konzerthaus Dortmund

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PROGRAMME

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/ GEORGE BENJAMIN: Canon & Fugue for small orchestra BWV 108

ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG: Verklärte Nacht op. 4 for string sextet

GEORGE BENJAMIN: Into the Little Hill

  • Conductor George Benjamin
    Soprano
    Anu Komsi
    Mezzo-soprano
    Hilary Summers
ABOUT THIS CONCERT

This Chamber Music concert is part of a three-day event at Konzerthaus Dortmund from 10 to 12 March 2016, entitled Zeitinsel George Benjamin, which puts the spotlight on composer/conductor George Benjamin.

The event features works by Schönberg and Bach, two composers who greatly influenced George Benjamin, as well as a concert version of George Benjamin’s own chamber opera, Into the Little Hill.

Into the Little Hill is a lyric tale in two parts written for soprano, contralto, and an ensemble of 15 players. It represents the first collaboration between George Benjamin and playwright Martin Crimp, and paved the way for their masterpiece Written on Skin, which is their second collaboration.

Into the Little Hill is based on the myth of the Ratcatcher of Hamelin. It premiered in Paris in November 2006 with soprano Anu Komsi and mezzo-soprano Hilary Summers, who also perform at this concert.

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CONCERTS THIS TOUR

10 March 2016 Dortmund

Thursday 20:00pm / Konzerthaus Dortmund

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Guest George Benjamin, Presenter Marie Luise Maintz, Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

12 March 2016 Dortmund

Saturday 20:00pm / Konzerthaus Dortmund

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

13 March 2016 Cologne

Sunday 20:00pm / Kölner Philharmonie

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

15 March 2016 Barcelona

Tuesday 19:00pm / Gran Teatre del Liceu, Foyer

Works by: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Presenter Christina Scheppelmann, Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

16 March 2016 Barcelona

Wednesday 20:00pm / Gran Teatre del Liceu

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

17 March 2016 Madrid

Thursday 20:00pm / Teatro Real de Madrid

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

19 March 2016 London

Saturday 13:00pm / Jerwood Hall, LSO St. Luke's

Works by: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch, Piano George King, Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

19 March 2016 London

Saturday 19:30pm / Barbican Hall

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis