Name: Xenakis: Architect of Sound
Start: 2022-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: South Bank Centre

Organization

Southbank Centre

Orchestra

London Sinfonietta

Conductor

Geoffrey Paterson

Singer

Mark van de Wiel

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Philip Howard

Piano

Oliver Lowe

Percussion

Xenakis: Architect of Sound

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Xenakis: Architect of Sound: Concert Various

Public

O-Mega

Palimpsest for 11 instruments

Échange for bass clarinet & ensemble

Thalleïn

Approved

South Bank Centre

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Countertenor

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Baritone

Bass

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

To mark the centenary of Iannis Xenakis, take a step into his stunningly and unpredictably futuristic sonic world with the London Sinfonietta.

Here, the mathematical forces which govern the atoms and elements also provide the basis for musical form and understanding.

Xenakis’ joyously visceral aesthetic shocked even the musical avant-garde in the 1950s.

To this day his sound comes across as ultra-modern, even as its subject matter conjures up ancient gods and monsters.

The London Sinfonietta had a long, close relationship with Xenakis, dating back to 1976 when the ensemble commissioned and gave the premiere performance of Phlegra, which features at this event.

The performance features Xenakis’ ensemble works Palimpsest, Échange and Thalleïn.

English

Xenakis: Architect of Sound by Xenakis, From (2022/2022), Conductor Geoffrey Paterson, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues