Interview: Sir George Benjamin talks to Ensemble Modern

Sir George Benjamin talks to Ensemble Modern The concert "British Composers", originally planned for the Alte Oper Frankfurt, will now be streamed live from hr-Sendesaal on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Unfortunately, the composer and conductor Sir George Benjamin, who conceived the programme, will not be able to come to Frankfurt due to the corona restrictions. We are happy that the concert will now be conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer. Ensemble Modern violinist Jagdish Mistry spoke with Sir George Benjamin via Zoom about the programme and the composers. More information and tickets for the livestream: https://ensemble-modern.reservix.de/e... Programme: Harrison Birtwistle: Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum (1977/78) Helen Grime: Piano Concerto for piano and ensemble (2016–17) Laurence Osborn: Automaton für Cembalo und Ensemble (2019) Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices op. 26 (1991-92) George Benjamin: Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra (1993-95) Ensemble Modern Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor | Felix Schauren, conductor (Helen Grime) Hermann Kretzschmar, piano | Ueli Wiget, cembalo Hessischer Rundfunk video produktion and streaming Gefördert durch die Deutsche Bank Stiftung. Die Mitwirkung von Studierenden der IEMA wird ermöglicht durch die Friedrich Stiftung. Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Ensemble Modern Patronatsgesellschaft e.V.