On August 23, György Kurtág’s newest orchestra piece, Petite musique solennelle en hommage à Pierre Boulez 90, was premiered at the Lucerne Festival under the baton of Matthias Pintscher to great critical acclaim. Starting this month, Kurtág will be composer-in-residence at one of Europe’s most prestigious orchestras. In the 2015/16 season, the Staatskapelle Dresden will perform several of Kurtag’s ensemble and orchestra works in four different concerts. The performances will be conducted by Alan Gilbert, Gustavo Gimeno, Manfred Honeck and Alessandro De Marchi.

September 19, 2015
Merran’s Dream for string orchestra op. 34a Nr. 7 Download the score
Brefs messages for small ensemble op. 47 Download the score
Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno

September 22, 2015
… a Százévesnek … for small string orchestra Download the score
Sinfonia breve per archi for small string orchestra Download the score
Conductor: Alessandro De Marchi

October 23, 24 and 25, 2015
Grabstein für Stephan op. 15c for guitar and instruments Download the score
Conductor: Alan Gilbert

July 3, 4 and 5, 2016
Stele op. 33 for orchestra Download the score
Conductor: Manfred Honeck