Homage to Ligeti: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Susanna Mälkki and the Karajan Academy

On 28 May, György Ligeti would have celebrated his 100th birthday. The Karajan Academy and Susanna Mälkki commemorate the Hungarian composer – with a programme that showcases the creativity and versatility of his oeuvre: from his contemplative Ramifications and the soaring, iridescent Chamber Concerto, to the humorous Six Bagatelles and the witty Poème Symphonique for 100 metronomes and the Piano Concerto, a work full of propulsive dynamism. Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a long-time associate of Ligeti and an expert on his music, is the soloist. There is also the world premiere of a work by Hovik Sardaryan, a student of Wolfgang Rihm.

Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Susanna Mälkki conductor

Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano