Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EST)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States
Kaija SaariahoSombre (for bass flute, baritone, harp, percussion, & double bass)
Philippe ManouryHypothèse du Sextuor (for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello, & percussion)
Tyshawn SoreySentimental Shards (for string quartet, two vibraphones, glockenspiel, & piano)
Pierre BoulezAnthèmes II (for violin & electronics)
VariousPIiages, hommage à Pierre Boulez (world premiere; for ensemble & Somax2 AI electronics)

This cutting-edge concert is a vital part of Carnegie Hall's Pierre Boulez centennial celebration, combining the creative forces of the International Contemporary Ensemble with the latest breakthroughs in responsive music-performance technology. It features a world premiere that incorporates the machine-learning advancements of Somax2, developed with researchers at IRCAM (Boulez's world-renowned institute for computer and electro-acoustic music and innovation). The program also includes works by Boulez and leading composers inspired by his legacy, including longtime IRCAM researcher and visionary composer Philippe Manoury; genre-defying American multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey; and the late Kaija Saariaho.

About International Contemporary Ensemble

With a commitment to cultivating a more curious and engaged society through music, the International Contemporary Ensemble – as a commissioner and performer at the highest level – amplifies creators whose work propels and challenges how music is made and experienced.

https://www.iceorg.org/

About Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/

About Josh Modney, violin

Josh Modney—AKA Modney—is a violinist and creative musician working at the nexus of composition, improvisation, and interpretation. A "new-music luminary" (The New York Times) hailed for "jaw-dropping technical skill…" and as "one of today's most intrepid experimentalists" (Bandcamp Daily), Modney is a foremost interpreter of adventurous contemporary music, and has cultivated a holistic artistic practice as a composer, solo improviser, bandleader, music director, writer, arts administrator, and collaborator.

https://joshmodney.com/

About Levy Lorenzo, Somax2 interactive AI & percussion

https://www.levylorenzo.com/

Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall)

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