SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Elliott Carter 100th Birthday Concert

Shell Classic International

Thursday 11 December 2008, 7.30pm

Elliott Carter: Dialogues
Elliott Carter: Matribute for solo piano
Elliott Carter: Intermittences for solo piano
Elliott Carter: Catenaires for solo piano
Elliott Carter: Clarinet Concerto
Interval
Pierre Boulez: Derive II

Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulezconductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano

A 100th birthday celebration for the American composer Elliott Carter, one of the prime innovators of 20th-century music. The concert features his solo piano piece Caténaires, specially written for Pierre-Laurent Aimard, as well as his glittering piano concerto Dialogues.

'American composer Elliott Carter is one of the miracles of modern music' (Guardian).

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.30pm: Pre-concert talk. Admission free (subject to availability).

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