Madrigali

18:30 in P1–introduction with Ming Tsao and ensemble members

19:30 in T3–concert

21:30 in P1–After Show with snacks and drinks

Ming Tsao: The canon book that became water

for six voices (2016/17)

Salvatore Sciarrino: 12 madrigali

on haikus by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashô (2008)

Neue Vocalsolisten

Johanna Vargas, soprano

Susanne Leitz-Lorey, soprano

Helena Sorokina, mezzo-soprano

Martin Nagy, tenor

Guillermo Anzorena, baritone

Andreas Fischer, bass

The madrigal, which flourished in the Renaissance, is once again the supreme discipline of the art of composition with voices. And Salvatore Sciarrino is its master.
‘When, if not now?
Where, if not here?
Who, if not you?
This is what my music says to those who listen to it. It seeks encounters and extends an invitation: Open your mind, sharpen your awareness. Or simply: follow me.
I guide the listener into the music and stimulate them with tiny events…’

Like his opera, Ming Tsao’s ‘Das wassergewordene Kanonbuch’ is also based on Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’.
‘You can think of it as an epilogue to my opera, when Prospero’s influence has disappeared and the spirits can rediscover their music.
Caliban: This island is full of noise, sounds and graceful melodies that amuse and do no harm.’