ARDITTI 50.2

Program

• Peter Ablinger: Wachstum und Massenmord für Titel, Streichquartett und Programmnote (2010) - 10'
• Arnold Schönberg: Streichquartett Nr. 4 op. 37 (1936) - 32'
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• Salvatore Sciarrino: Sei Quartetti brevi (1967–1992) - 15'
• Sarah Nemtsov: Or Bahir (2024 EA) - 20'
  Kompositionsauftrag von Wien Modern im Rahmen von Schönberg 150, Arditti Quartet und Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, gefördert durch die Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung

Cast

• Arditti Quartet
• Irvine Arditti: Violine
• Ashot Sarkissjan: Violine
• Ralf Ehlers: Viola
• Lucas Fels: Violoncello
• Alfred Reiter: Klangregie

This evening offers many things: the world premiere of a large commission by Sarah Nemtsov, Schönberg's surprisingly beautiful last string quartet (considering the contemporary critics of the 1930s), and a cycle by Arditti’s long-time companion Salvatore Sciarrino, which is also not lacking in beauty. But that is not all: this evening offers an extra challenge from Peter Ablinger. For the "Quardittiade" in Donaueschingen in 2010, which brought together the Arditti Quartet, the JACK Quartet and the Quatuor Diotima to compare interpretations, Ablinger composed a concept piece that allows the audience to become witnesses to an internal rehearsal of sight-reading. How does a string quartet work together to play a technically and philosophically challenging piece whose sheet music they have only just received? The Arditti Quartet will have its first go at this special piece at Wien Modern 2024.

We very much regret that the cellist of the Arditti Quartet broke his arm a few days before the start of the planned major anniversary project ARDITTI 50 (1st and 2nd November 2024 Wiener Konzerthaus, 4th and 5th November 2024 Musikverein) and wish him a speedy recovery. In consideration of the quartet's intensive preparations and rehearsals for this project, which have been ongoing for months, we have jointly decided to maintain the integrity of the programme and the quartet and not to look for short-term replacements for parts of the programme. We are working to reschedule all four concerts unchanged to 2025; the new dates will be announced as soon as possible. Festival passes and individual tickets will remain valid. We thank you very much for your understanding and look forward to welcoming you to one or more of the remaining 140 events in the 37th edition of the festival.

Das Konzert wurde auf den 1. November 2025, 17.30 Uhr verschoben. Festivalpässe Wien Modern 2024 und Einzelkarten behalten ihre Gültigkeit.