Miller Theatre at Columbia University.

Sofia Gubaidulina

2012-2013 Season

Thursday, March 21, 2013
7:00 PM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Touring Composer Portrait

International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)

Christian Knapp, conductor

Dancer On A Tightrope (1993)
Meditation on the Bach Chorale “Vor deinem Thron tret ich hiermit” (1993)
Trio (1989)
Quasi Hoquetus (1984)
Sonatina (1978)

Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931) has earned her place among the great living composers. Her singular sound is characterized by a love of unusual sonorities and a deep-seated belief in the mystical properties of music. Quietly encouraged by Shostakovich to boldly pursue what the Soviet establishment perceived as the “wrong course” musically, she fled to Germany, where she cultivated her passion for the avant-garde. This program—her second Portrait at Miller—traces her evolution before and after her relocation to Hamburg, with several solo works as well as larger spiritual tours-de-force.

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