Concert of percussion in Versailles with a lecture by Sylvio Gualda on October, 14th

A free concert will take place at the Conservatory of Versailles on Tuesday June, 14th at 8:00 pm. The concert will be introduced by a lecture by Sylvio Gualda (in French). Free entrance (booking nevertheless mandatory). https://www.versaillesgrandparc.fr/conservatoire/agenda-du-crr/detail/percussion-solo

Piano concert on 13 October 2022 in Nice: Stéphanos Thomopoulos to play Xenakis

Stéphanos Thomopoulos at the piano for a recital in homage to Iannis Xenakis at the Conservatoire de Nice on 13 October at 6.30pm.https://cotedazurfrance.fr/offres/saison-kosma-recital-en-hommage-a-iannis-xenakis-nice-fr-3819952/#tariffs

Great concert Xenakis in Copenhagen on October 11, 2022

Ying-Hsueh Chen plays Xenakis Photo: Malthe Folke Ivarsson Great concert at Royal Library in Copenhagen on October 11 with a various selection of Xenakis’ œuvres. Programme Atrium Concret PH (1958) for electronics Mikka (1972) for violin solo Ikhoor (1978) for string trio Bohor (1962) for electronics The Queen’s Hall ST/4 (1956-62) for string quartet Mikka »S« […]

Orient-Occident will be performed during Festival Sonic Acts in Amsterdam on 7 October 2022

This event will take place in Het Hem, a former munitions factory that has been converted into a cultural space. A number of electroacoustic pieces will be performed, including Orient-Occident, composed in 1960 by Iannis Xenakis. Information and reservations: https://www.sonicacts.com/biennial/biennial-2022/programme/inner-earth/acousmonium-friday

Two Xenakis concerts in London at Southbank Centre on 8th October 2022

For the centenary of birth of the composer, the Queen Elisabeth Hall of the Southbank Centre of London will host two concerts on October 8th with Xenakis’ music. 1st concert at 1.30 pm: Xenakis: Architect of Sound Performers London Sinfonietta Geoffrey Paterson conductor Mark van de Wiel clarinet Repertoire Xenakis: O-Mega for percussion & ensemble; Palimpsest for 11 instruments; Echange […]

Tribute to Xenakis in Bayonne on 7 October 2022 during the Haizebegi festival

A day full of events in homage to the composer-architect during the festival from 6 to 16 October in Bayonne. Tribute to Iannis Xenakis, meeting hosted by Denis Laborde Screening of the documentary Xenakis Révolution: Le bâtisseur du son, by Stéphen Ghez Talk with Mâkhi Xenakis, artist, daughter of Iannis and Françoise Xenakis, co-curator of […]

Xenakis: Percussion, choir & electroacoustic concert in Lisboa on September 18th, 2022

This free concert will take place in the Main Building – Grand Auditorium of the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisboa. Gulbenkian ChoirTomás Moital Original Concept / PercussionFrancisco Cipriano PercussionPedro Tavares PercussionPierre Carré Computer Music / Lights DesignerInês Tavares Lopes Conductor of the Gulbenkian ChoirNoeli Kikuchi, Cire Ndiaye, Tomás Moital and Mavá José Reciters Iannis XenakisRebonds (A-B)OkhoPsapphaVoyage […]

Xenakis concert in Lisbon on September 16, 2022

The Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra will perform two iconic pieces from Iannis Xenakis’ repertoire: Anastenaria and Pithoprakta. Works by Pierre Boulez and Olivier Messiaen will also be performed. Information and reservations: https://gulbenkian.pt/musica/en/agenda/xenakis-centenary/

L’Ensemble Xenakis will play works by the composer in Chambéry, France on September 16, 2022

Revealed in 2017 by the Victoires de la musique classique, 25-year-old percussionist Adelaïde Ferrière performs regularly as a soloist as well as in chamber music. With her impressive marimba, her incredible touch and her four sticks in hand, she will be one of the outstanding figures of this edition of the Bel-Air Claviers Festival. She […]

100 Years of Xenakis : concert and lecture in Berlin, September 15th, 2022

“On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the great artist Iannis Xenakis – composer, architect and engineer – will happen the event “100 Years of Xenakis”. The event will take place on Thursday, 15 September at 7 pm. Iannis Xenakis was born on 29 May 1922 in Brăila, Romania, to a Greek family and […]