Dimitri Vassilakis, the pianist, has been a soloist with the Ensemble Intercontemporain since 1992 and has collaborated with composers like Iannis Xenakis and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Recording & Production
The pieces on this album were recorded in 2014 and 2016 at the Cité de la musique-Philharmonie de Paris.
Performer Biography
Éric-Maria Couturier, the cellist on this recording, has been a soloist with the Ensemble Intercontemporain since 2002 and plays on a Frank Ravatin cello.
Composition History
The Ensemble Intercontemporain was founded in 1976 by Pierre Boulez with the support of Michel Guy, then Secretary of State for Culture.
Composer Biography
Matthias Pintscher, the composer and conductor on this album, trained in piano, violin, and percussion before studying conducting with Peter Eötvös.
Performer Biography
Evan Hughes, the baritone, made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut in the West Coast premiere of Pintscher's Songs from Solomon's Garden, conducted by the composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Matthias Pintscher views his conducting and composing activities as entirely complementary, enriching one another.
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