Ligeti 100: “Music as frozen time, as an object in imaginary space”
The 1960s and early 1970s were a very productive period for Ligeti. He composed, among other things, the Cello Concerto and Chamber Concerto.
Péter Eötvös
Sleepless: gloomy yet beautiful Péter Eötvös opera in the Müpa
Péter Eötvös adapted Jon Fosse’s Trilogy. The story of precarious couple Alida and Asle is childishly innocent yet deeply sinful…
Péter Eötvös: I ran away from Bartók’s works to avoid falling into repetition
For me the genre of opera is an absolute miracle – says Péter Eötvös before the premiere of his newest opera Sleepless.
Four premieres, one basic piece: old and new generations of the Eötvös Foundation
If a profession has its masters, “the wise old”, we can learn from them at any age. That is what current mentees of the Eötvös Foundation do.
Angels fly to Budapest – Péter Eötvös’ opera for the first time in Hungary
The Budapest premiere will happen on the 10th of October as part of the CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, together with the Neue Oper Wien.
Ryoko Aoki interview: Japanese lady found alternative ways that led to Hungarian composer
Peter Eötvös knew that I am Noh singer: he said “Please sing my piece Harakiri”. Ryoko Aoki remembers how the collaboration started.