Essential Rzewski & Friends by Rzewski, Wolff, Christian, Curran, A., Weir, Šerkšnytė, T 21 nov 2023, Alates (2023/2023), Dirigent Petr Kotík, DOX+ Multifunctional Hall, Prague, Czech Republic

Ostrava, November 16 – On Tuesday, November 21, the multifunctional hall DOX+ in Prague will host an extraordinary evening – Essential Rzewski & Friends. It will be the sixth in a series of Essential Concerts organised by the Ostrava Centre for New Music in cooperation with the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art. This year, the focus will be on representatives of the American avant-garde, headed by the renowned composer and piano virtuoso Frederic Rzewski (1938–2021). In addition to three Rzewski compositions, this unique concert will also feature works by Christian Wolff, Alvin Curran and Petr Kotík, composers who have enjoyed both lifelong friendship and professional collaboration with Rzewski. The concert will feature the international orchestra Ostravská banda with members of ONO – Ostrava New Orchestra