During these days, under the hands of the CNDM, we see a great French pianist again in Madrid Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Lyon, 1957), for many reasons Rare avis.
His trajectory is clean, straightforward and coherent, which are truly surprising from the beginning of his career in the world of music, which formally began in 1964 in the halls of the conservatory of his hometown.
Years spent as pianist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, where he was invited by Pierre Boulez, contributed to his becoming dive into the universe of new creationin the one that moves on its sides for five years.
Let’s move on a musician willing to shed light on the historical, musical and cultural significance of his surroundingsas well as paying attention to influences between composers, generations and greats. You can follow these criteria, recommended for a long time, in your classes at the Paris Conservatoire, among others.
Now, between your concerts last summer at the Festival de Granada touching Player catalog de Messiaen, We’ll keep it in Madrid for the various escaramuzas. Last February 9, together with the pianist Lorenzo Soulès, in some cases and in the Auditorio 400 of the Reina Sofia Museum, he addressed En blanc et noir de Debussy, Cahier de filigrees de Thomas Lacôte (CNDM Encargo), Sonata de Yves Chauris, Division de George Benjamin yThe Selbstportrait und Bewegung monument de György Ligeti.
This week, the 11th, this time in the Chamber of the National Auditorium, hurry yourself, very wide selection of pies Jatékok of the very original György Kurtág in commemoration of the centenary of his birth on February 19. Short pieces that established a very constructive and strategic dialogue with a selection of The Well-Tempered Club and three numbers of The Art of Fugue.
These events are part of the expansion and collaboration between the pianist and the CNDM started within this character, which is called Artist in Residence, which began in October last year and which will end in April this year.
On March 30th we will move forward with the song cycle Zarzuela Theateraccompanying soprano Anna Prohaska, works by Ives, Mahler and Debussy. He will be there on April 21st Symphony Hall of the National Auditorium embark on a truly tempting program: from the new Kurtág with other fragments Jatékokselections from Schubert’s Waltzes and Dances, compositions for piano Op. 19 de Schoenberg, Variations de Webern and finally Andante K 616 y Marcha KV Anh 139 de Mozart.
And regardless, he may be performing in the same room on April 23 at the monumental Sinfonía Turangalila de Messiaen alongside the Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña with the infallible Jonathan Nott on stage. Todo a mundo.
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