Helmut Lachenmann @90

The Callithumpian Consort, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Boston, celebrates the 90th birthday of Helmut Lachenmann, one of the most influential and deeply visionary composers of the last 100 years. Lachenmann's "musique concrète instrumentale" created a new and unique sound world using extended instrumental techniques, re-creating the sonic landscape of electronic music with the vividness and intimacy of live performance. This portrait concert will include music that span's Lachenmann's creative life, including Pression for solo cello and temA (an anagram of Atem [breath] and a play on Theme) for trio, as well as two works for solo piano: Ein Kinderspiele ("Child's Play") which uses simple gestures to expressively explore the overlooked resonances of the piano, and Serynade (Serenade, with the Y dedicating the piece to Lachenmann's wife, pianist Yukiko Sugawara), a 30-minute ecstatic vision of devotion and faith. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/helmut-lachenmann-90-tickets-1735678774939?aff=erelpanelorg