Five concerts to remember
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David YangThinking about concerts – not ones I’ve played, but ones I have attended. Here are the top five that jumped out at me, in no particular order.
Thank you to everyone who attended the talk on “Officium Breve in Memoriam Andreae Szervánszky” Monday, and a special thanks to Jen at Illume Books. Many of you have asked for the link to the striking video of Marta and György Kurtágplaying together. Here it is at the bottom of this post.
The Guardian, in a moving article, wrote:
His greatest desire, he says, is to “lay down next to Márta,” who died in 2019 aged 92. “Márta and I were married for 73 years, but it feels like no time at all. I’m simply waiting until we can be together again.”
The couple’s performances on stage were legendary, literal embraces at the piano, their hands interlocking over the keys, the intimate interactions reflected in the scores – dotted lines dancing between the notes like their arms around each other. Their collaboration amounted to one of the longest and most meaningful relationships in the history of music.
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David YangThinking about concerts – not ones I’ve played, but ones I have attended. Here are the top five that jumped out at me, in no particular order.
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David YangWe’re somewhere around the mid-point of the festival which began with a talk last Monday on Kurtág and ends with our final concert this Sunday.
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David YangMaybe it is the action of sitting in a concert or lecture or open rehearsal or Hausmusik with others.
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