Ensemble Modern

Like György Ligeti before him, Michele Sanna is fascinated by the culture of the Pygmies, but it is not only their music, but above all the magnificent storytelling of this Central African tribal group that he translates into colourful and eloquent sounds in his ensemble piece 'The Factory of Illusion', premiered in 2023. Also far from Europe, Ondřej Adámek drew inspiration from Korean folk theatre for his piece 'Let me tell you a story', while the Japanese composer Malika Kishino, without denying her biographical background, consciously draws on the Western musical tradition of modernism. Finally, with Luca Francesconi and Luciano Berio, the programme brings together masterpieces by the student and the teacher: an evening of many facets and fascinating contrasts.