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The Boulez/Cage Letters

Leave your assumptions at the door and discover the unexpected similarities in the work of Pierre Boulez and John Cage with the London Sinfonietta.

Sunday 9th March 2025
7:00pm til 8:00pm

Sunday 9th March 2025
7:00pm til 8:00pm

The Boulez/Cage Letters

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The Boulez/Cage Letters


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Between 1949 and 1954, composers Pierre Boulez and John Cage exchanged letters revealing unexpected common ground despite their post-war divergence in musical approaches. This intimate chamber concert reveals a story of intriguing correspondence between performances of their music, highlighting the often-overlooked similarities between Boulez's mathematical precision and Cage's avant-garde freedom, creating a curious conversation through their compositions and dialogue.

Programme includes: 
Pierre Boulez  Pour Dr Kalmus
Pierre Boulez  Domaines (for solo clarinet)
Pierre Boulez  Dérive 1
John Cage  Credo in US
John Cage  6 Melodies
John Cage  Radio Music

Mark van de Wiel clarinet
London Sinfonietta

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Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

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