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12 Aug 2016, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO 2016-17 Season Edinburgh International Festival: Boulez, A Celebration

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Edinburgh International Festival: Boulez, A Celebration
19:30 Fri 12 Aug 2016 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Matthias Pintscher conducts works by Boulez, Berg & Debussy at the Usher Hall
Matthias Pintscher conducts works by Boulez, Berg & Debussy at the Usher Hall

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German composer and conductor Matthias Pintscher was a close friend of Boulez and is a world-renowned interpreter of his music, also following in the great Frenchman’s footsteps as musical director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain. In this special concert, Pintscher directs the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music reflecting Boulez’s rich musical legacy and distinguished Edinburgh connections.

Boulez conducted Berg’s powerful Three Pieces for Orchestra several times at the International Festival, and Debussy’s exquisite La mer was one of the very first works he brought to Edinburgh, in 1965. Pintscher begins and ends the tribute concert with two of Boulez’s most personal works: his affectionate ²Ñé³¾´Ç°ù¾±²¹±ô±ð, and the colourful, lyrical ‘Don’ from his monumental Pli selon pli.