Programme notes
Susanna Mälkki conductor
Efrem Workman flute
Jason Ma cello
Junyan Chen, Emanuil Ivanov piano
Huw Boucher, Aisha Palmer, Bonnie Scott harp
Nathan Gatenby, Guozhi Long, Paddy Davies percussion
BOULEZ Dérive 1; Mémoriale (…explosante-fixe… Originel) for solo flute and small ensemble; Messagesquisse; Sur Incises
Susanna Mälkki is sought-after at the highest level with symphony orchestras and at opera houses worldwide. By invitation of Boulez, Mälkki was Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain from 2006 to 2013.
Experience a riot of colour as she leads Academy alumni alongside current and Juilliard students in a programme of fiercely ambitious, wondrously precise music. The concert concludes with the seldom heard Sur Incises, one of Boulez’s most distinctive works.