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ACADEMY

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20 August – 11 September 2011Application Brochure | Application Deadline: 14 January 2011

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra20 August – 11 September 2011

Master Class in Conducting27 August – 3 September 2011

Pierre BoulezArtistic Director and Principal Conductor

Musicians of the Ensemble intercontemporainInstrumental Coaches

Charlotte HugGuest Artist

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LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY20 August – 11 September 2011

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra 20 August – 11 September 2011 Master Class in Conducting27 August – 3 September 2011

Pierre Boulez Artistic Director and Principal Conductor

Musicians of the Ensemble intercontemporain Instrumental Coaches

Charlotte HugGuest Artist

Application Deadline: 15 January 2011

In collaboration with

Address | Publisher’s Imprint

AddressluCerne feStIvAl ACADemy | Hirschmattstrasse 13 P.O. Box | 6002 luzern | Switzerlandp +41 (0)41 226 44 47/49 | f +41 (0)41 226 44 60academy@lucernefestival.ch | www.lucernefestival.ch

Application Deadline | 15 January 2011

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Organization | Address

Artistic Director luCerne feStIvAl ACADemyPierre Boulez

Artistic and executive Director luCerne feStIvAlmichael Haefliger

Head of management luCerne feStIvAl ACADemyKatharina rengger

Assistant and Organization luCerne feStIvAl ACADemyDominik Deuber

InformationluCerne feStIvAl ACADemy | Hirschmattstrasse 13 | P.O. Box | 6002 luzern | Switzerlandp +41 (0)41 226 44 47/49 | f +41 (0)41 226 44 60academy@lucernefestival.ch | www.lucernefestival.ch

this program was published on 12 August 2010.Contents are subject to changes.

4 | Acknowledgements 5 | editorial

6 | luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy Orchestra 2011 10 | Pierre Boulez «Pli selon pli» 11 | Charlotte Hug «nachtplasmen»

12 | master Class in Conducting 2011

14 | luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy Orchestra 2011 Audition repertoire

21 | Pierre Boulez 22 | ensemble intercontemporain 23 | Charlotte Hug

24 | Address | Publisher’s Imprint

Application form: see middle of this brochure

Table of contents

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Acknowledgements

luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011

the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011 will include two major symphonic programs featuring works ranging from maurice ravel («le tombeau de Couperin»), Alban Berg («three Orchestral Pieces», Op. 6), Olivier messiaen («Chronochromie»), and Arnold Schoenberg («variations for Orchestra», Op. 31) to Pierre Boulez («Éclat/multiples»), Bernd Alois Zimmermann («Photop-tosis»), and marc-André Dalbavie («Concertate il suono»). In addition, two ensemble programs and a visual-acoustic improvisation project with the musician, composer, and visual artist Charlotte Hug will be the focus.

«nachtplasmen» is the name for Hug’s concept of scores that fill an acoustic space and resemble a seismograph, inspiring eyes and ears alike as new and exciting forms, gestures, and sounds are developed.

As part of a tribute to composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, works for electronics, solo instruments, ensemble, and orchestra will be heard in a wide variety of stages of development.

the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy will set itself an ambitious goal by preparing a performance of «Pli selon pli», a work by Pierre Boulez with which they will tour europe as part of a collaborative project with the ensemble intercontemporain.

A master Class for young conductors will grapple with the «variations for Orchestra», Op. 31, by Arnold Schoenberg and with «Éclat» by Pierre Boulez.

the Academy forum series will also enhance and enrich the Academy’s activities in summer 2011.

michael Haefliger, Artistic and executive Director, luCerne feStIvAl

Editorial

luCerne feStIvAl is extremely fortunate in having found partners to support the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy and who will, in addition to a financial commit-ment, also contribute valuable and supportive ideas to promote the innovative and future-looking philosophy of the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy.

– Art mentor foundation lucerne – Artephila Stiftung– Aventis foundation– familie Goer– Kanton luzern– Karl Danzer Stiftung, vaduz– Kunststiftung nrW– migros Kulturprozent– Zuger Kulturstiftung landis & Gyr

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Profile of Participants– Advanced music students and professional musicians– Age limit: 28 years – Course language: english

Documents to be submitted – Application form (see middle of this brochure)– CD recording with the required repertoire (see following pages) – no other media will be accepted!– Curriculum vitae and photo– list of contemporary works already performed

Audition | the course management will decide on active participation upon receipt of the registration forms and recordings. Applicants may audition live in Paris before 30 January 2011. Please arrange a place and date for your audition with the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy office. the results of the selections will be announced by the middle of march 2011. there is no right of legal appeal. no correspondence regarding the decisions will be conducted.

Application deadline | 15 January 2011 (postmark date)

Course fee | there is no fee for active participation in the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy Orchestra.

Travel | the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy will cover the travel expenses of each active participant.

Accommodation | luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy will arrange and cover the costs of accommodation of each active participant.

Meals | each active participant in the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy Orchestra will receive a per diem for meals.

Scores | the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy will provide all instrumental parts for the orchestral, and ensemble repertoire. Parts for additional solo and chamber music literature must be acquired by the participants.

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra20 August – 11 September 2011

Pierre Boulez Artistic Director and Principal ConductorMusicians of the Ensemble intercontemporain Instrumental CoachesCharlotte Hug Guest Artist

Dates | Saturday, 20 August – Sunday, 11 September 2011 Arrival Day: Saturday, 20 August 2011 Departure Day: monday, 12 September 2011

Course | the participants will work on contemporary orchestral, ensemble, and chamber music repertoire in daily rehearsals and lessons. their work will be supervised by Pierre Boulez and the instrumental coaches of the ensemble intercontemporain. the programs they develop will be performed in several concerts during the festival.

the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011 will be devoted to two intensive concert projects:

Pierre Boulez «Pli selon pli»A collaborative project with the ensemble intercontemporain under the direction of Pierre Boulez.

Charlotte Hug «nachtplasmen» A musical-visual orchestral project combining a conducted composition and improvisation.

Academy participants have the opportunity to collaborate in one of these two projects. more information about these projects can be found on pages 10 & 11.

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Symphonic Program 1LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra | Pierre Boulez conductor

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) «le tombeau de Couperin» (1919)Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) «Chronochromie» (1959/60)Pierre Boulez (*1925) «Éclat/multiples» (1966–70) Marc-André Dalbavie (*1961) «Concertate il suono» (2000)

Ensemble Program 1Musicians of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Charlotte Hug conductor | Stellari String Quartet

Charlotte Hug «nachtplasmen» (2011)

Homage to Karlheinz StockhausenMusicians of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Pierre Boulez conductor

1st PartWorks for ensemble and Chamber music«Kreuzspiel» (1951) | «Adieu» (1966) for Wind Quintet | «Kontrapunkte» (1951)

2nd PartSolo Works and electronic musicKlavierstücke vII und vIII (1954/55) | «Gesang der Jünglinge» (1955/56) electronic music | «In freundschaft» (1977) for Clarinet

3rd PartOrchestral Works«fünf Sternzeichen» (1974/2004) | «fünf weitere Sternzeichen» (1974/2007)

Ensemble Program 2LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Ensemble | Pierre Boulez conductor | Barbara Hannigan soprano

Pierre Boulez (*1925) «Pli selon pli (Portrait de mallarmé)» (1957-62) for Soprano and Orchestra

Symphonic Program 2LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra | Pierre Boulez conductor

Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970) «Photoptosis» (1968)Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) «variations for Orchestra» Op. 31 (1928)Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007) «Punkte» (1993)Alban Berg (1885–1935) «three Pieces for Orchestra» Op. 6 (1929)

Master of Arts in Music

Composition/ Contemporary Art PerformanceThe Composition course at Lucerne University of AppliedSciences and Arts is closely allied to the course in Contem-porary Art Performance, which is run in association with the Lucerne Festival Academy. Cross-disciplinary tuition facilitates intensive exchanges between Composition and Performance students, thereby enabling them to cooperate in implement-ing new musical ideas.

Enrolment and informationDr. Martin Schüsslermartin.schuessler@hslu.ch, T+ 41 41 226 03 68

www.hslu.ch/musik

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As part of the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011, Pierre Boulez’s «Pli selon pli» will be prepared for performance under the composer‘s direction. After the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011 concludes, about 30 Academy partici-pants will be invited to support the ensemble intercontemporain as substi-tutes on their european tour.

Dates | 12 September – 2 October 2011 rehearsal days in Paris: 12 – 19 September 2011 european tour: 20 September – 2 October 2011 (milan, turin – Italy / Amsterdam – netherlands / Paris – france / munich – Germany / london – united Kingdom)

ProgramEnsemble intercontemporain | Musicians of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Pierre Boulez conductor | Barbara Hannigan soprano

Pierre Boulez (*1925) «Pli selon pli (Portrait of mallarmé)» (1957–1962) for Soprano and Orchestra

Conditions | rehearsals and concerts will be paid on a freelance base.extra travel costs will be covered by the organizers.Accommodation costs in Paris must be covered by the participants.

Selection | In march 2011 a first round will determine participants for the project. final participation in the european tour will be confirmed during the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011.

Application | Please mark on the Application form if you would be interested in participating in the project «Pli selon pli» and available for participation in the european tour from 12 September – 2 October 2011.

further information about the ensemble intercontemporain:www.ensembleinter.com

the roles of the individual and the collective continually change: during daily life, at dusk, at night, while we sleep, and while we dream. translated into artistic terms, this means that the initially centralized perspective of the or-chestra playing under a conductor becomes dissolved with the appearance of light signals – called Son-Icons (a graphic form of musical notation) – which enable new forms of interaction. finally a momentum develops from all these elements on various levels. each performance triggers moments of astonish-ment for the musicians and audience alike.

ProgramMusicians of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Charlotte Hug conductor | Stellari String Quartet | Götz Rogge live video-streaming with Son-Icons

Charlotte Hug «nachtplasmen» (2011) for Chamber Orchestra and video Score

Coaching | the rehearsal preparation, which alternates between a composition that is conducted, improvisational “windows,” and visual stimuli, includes a network of innovative elements for the chamber orchestra to work on.

Charlotte Hug, chamber orchestral rehearsals, single and group coachingStellari String Quartet, master Class(Philipp Wachsmann, Charlotte Hug, marcia mattos, John edwards / london)

Application | Please mark on the Application form if you would be interested in participating in the project «nachtplasmen» by Charlotte Hug.

further information about Charlotte Hug:www.charlottehug.com

Pierre Boulez «Pli selon pli»A collaboration project with the Ensemble intercontemporain

Charlotte Hug «nachtplasmen»A muscial-visual chamber orchestral project

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Dates | Saturday, 27 August – Saturday, 3 September 2011 Arrival Day: Saturday, 27 August 2011 Departure Day: Sunday, 4 September 2011

Program

Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) «variations for Orchestra» Op. 31 (1928)

Pierre Boulez (*1925) «Éclat» (1965)

the master Class in Conducting under the direction of Pierre Boulez is focus-ing on an orchestral and an ensemble composition: the «variations for Orchestra» Op. 31 by Arnold Schoenberg, and «Éclat» by Pierre Boulez. three young and highly talented conductors will study and rehearse these works in theory lessons, and rehearsals with Pierre Boulez, musicologists, the instru-mental coaches of the ensemble intercontemporain, and the young musi-cians of the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy Orchestra. the master Class is open to listeners.

InstructorsPierre Boulez Artistic Director and SupervisorRobert Piencikowski musicologist (Work Analysis, Boulez | «Éclat»)nn musicologist (Work Analysis, Schoenberg | «variationen» Op. 31)Musicians of the Ensemble intercontemporain Instrumental Coaches

Master Class in Conducting 201127 August – 3 September 2011

Pierre Boulez Artistic Director and Supervisor

Profile of Participants– Advanced conducting students and professional conductors– Age limit: 30 years – Course language: english

Documents to be submitted – Application form (see middle of this brochure)– DVD recording of a performance/rehearsal with a minimum of one piece written after 1950– Handwritten Statement about your personal expectations and target relative to this master Class– Curriculum vitae and photo– list of contemporary works already conducted

Audition | the course management will decide on active participation upon receipt of the registration forms and DvD recordings.the results of the selections will be announced by the middle of march 2011.there is no right of legal appeal. no correspondence will be conducted regarding the decisions.

Application deadline | 15 January 2011 (postmark date)

Course fee | Course fee for active participation eur 350, course fee for listeners eur 100.

Travel | travel costs have to be covered by the participant.

Accommodation | Accommodation costs have to be covered by the participant. luCerne feStIvAl can help finding accommodation.

Meals | meals have to be paid by the participant.

Scores | each participant has to procure his/her own scores.

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LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY OrchestraAudition repertoire 2011

Flute | Piccolo

Flute (obligatory) | Standard repertoire (one work of the candidate’s choice)Georg Philipp Telemann 12 fantasies for solo flute, one fantasy of the candidate’s choice (Bärenreiter)Johann Sebastian Bach Partita for solo flute, 2nd and 3rd movement (Bärenreiter)Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata for solo flute in A minor, 2nd and 3rd movement (Bärenreiter)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice) Philippe Hurel «loops 1» (editions lemoine)Brian Ferneyhough «Cassandra’s Dream Song» (Peters)Luciano Berio «Sequenza I» (universal edition)

Orchestral excerptsPierre Boulez Improvisation III «À la nue accablante tu», no. 4 from «Pli selon pli (Portrait de mallarmé)» for Soprano and Orchestra, figure/mark 12 until 14

Piccolo (obligatory)Orchestral excerpts of the candidate’s choice (3 minutes minimum)andArnold Schoenberg Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21, no. 18, «Der mondfleck»

Oboe | English Horn

Oboe (obligatory) | Standard repertoireWolfgang Amadé Mozart Concerto for Oboe in C major, K. 285d, 1st movement with cadenza (with piano accompaniment)andRobert Schumann three romances, Op. 94, for Oboe and Piano, one romance of the candidate’s choice (with piano accompaniment) (Bärenreiter)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Luciano Berio «Sequenza vII» (universal edition) Elliott Carter trilogy no. 2, «Inner Song» (Boosey & Hawkes)Franco Donatoni «Incisi», due pezzi per Oboe, 1st movement (ricordi)Antal Dorati Cinq Pièces, for oboe (Boosey & Hawkes)

English Horn (obligatory)Richard Wagner «tristan und Isolde» (3rd act), solo for english Horn

Clarinet in B flat and E flat | Bass Clarinet

Clarinet in B flat (obligatory) | Standard repertoireWolfgang Amadé Mozart Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622, 3rd movement (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Luciano Berio «Sequenza IXa» (universal edition)Pierre Boulez «Domaines» (Book f, Original) (universal edition)Elliott Carter «Gra» (Boosey & Hawkes)Edison Denisov Sonata, 1st and 2nd movements (Breitkopf & Härtel)Bruno Mantovani «Bug» (editions lemoine)

Clarinet in E-flat (obligatory)Paul Méfano «Involutive …» pour clarinet en mi (editions Durand-Salabert-eschig)

Bass Clarinet (obligatory)Carl Maria von Weber «Grand Duo concertant», Op. 48, 3rd movement

Bassoon | Contrabassoon

Bassoon (obligatory) | Standard repertoireWolfgang Amadé Mozart Concerto for Bassoon in f major, 1st movement Allegro moderato, without bars 191 – 273 (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Luciano Berio «Sequenza XII» (universal edition)Karlheinz Stockhausen «In freundschaft» (Stockhausen verlag)Ton-That Tiet «Jeu des cinq elements II» (editions Heugel/leduc)Edison Denisov Sonata, 3rd and last movements (editions Alphonse leduc)Isang Yun monolog (Bote & Bock)

Contrabassoon (optional)Arnold Schoenberg Chamber Symphony no.1, Op. 9, 1st part, solo for contrabassoon

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Horn

Standard repertoire (one work of the candidate’s choice)Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Concerto for Horn, K. 412, in D major, 1st movement (with piano accompaniment)Paul Dukas «villanelle» (Durand) (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Heinz Holliger «Cynddaredd-Brenddwyd» (Schott)Karlheinz Stockhausen «In freundschaft» (Stockhausen verlag)Michael Obst 6 Skizzen (Breitkopf & Härtel)Olivier Messiaen Appel interstellaire, excerpt from «Des Canyons aux étoiles» (leduc)Peter Maxwell Davies «Sea eagle», two movements of the candidate’s choice (Chester/novello)Giacinto Scelsi Quattro pezzi, three movements of the candidate’s choice (editions Durand-Salabert-eschig)

Trumpet

Standard repertoireJohann Baptist Georg Neruda Concerto for trumpet in e flat major, 1st and 2nd movements (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Robert Henderson «variation movements», 1st, 2nd and 3rd movements (Western Int. music)Ivan Fedele «High» (edizioni Suvini Zerboni)Giacinto Scelsi Quattro pezzi (editions Durand-Salabert-eschig)

Trombone

Standard repertoireHenri Dutilleux Choral Cadence et fugato for trombone and Piano (editions leduc) (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Luciano Berio «Sequenza v» (universal edition) Pascal Dusapin «Indeed» (editions Durand-Salabert-eschig)Jérôme Naulais «l’homme aux trois visages», 1st movement (Arpege)Vincent Persichetti «Parable XvIII» (elkan vogel)Giacinto Scelsi tre pezzi (G. Schirmer Inc.)

Bass Trombone

Standard repertoirePierre Lantier Introduction, romance et Allegro (editions lemoine)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Franco Donatoni «Scaglie» (ricordi)Giacinto Scelsi tre pezzi for Solo Bass trombone (Schirmer)

Tuba

Standard repertoireVaughan Williams Concerto for tuba in f minor, 1st movement (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Claude Ballif Solfeggio no. 7, two movements of the candidate’s choice (editions musicales transatlantiques)Mauricio Kagel «mirum» (universal edition)William Kraft «encounters II» (editions BIm, tu 17)Krzysztof Penderecki Capriccio (Schott musik Int.)

Harp

Standard repertoire (one work of the candidate’s choice)Paul Hindemith Sonata, 1st and 2nd movementLouis Spohr fantasy in C minorCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata in G major, Wq 139, 1st and 2nd movement (version Zingel)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Harrison Birtwistle «Crowd» (Boosey & Hawkes)Elliott Carter «trilogy» no. 1, «Bariolage» (Boosey & Hawkes)Franco Donatoni marches 1 and 2 (edizione ricordi)Bruno Mantovani «tocar» (editions lemoine)Heinz Holliger Praeludium and Arioso (Schott musik Int.)

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Percussion

Standard repertoireNicolas Martynciow «Impression», for Snare Drum, 1st movement

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Philippe Hurel «loops», for vibraphone (editions lemoine)Franco Donatoni «Omar», for vibraphone, 1st or 2nd movement (edizione ricordi)Franco Donatoni «mari», for marimba (edizione ricordi)Jacob Druckman «reflections on the nature of Water», for marimba, 4th movement plus 2 movements of the candidate’s choice (Boosey & Hawkes)andone piece of the candidate’s free choice

Piano

Standard repertoire One of the following etudesFrédéric Chopin etudes Op. 10 no. 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 10Franz Liszt «etudes d’exécution transcendante» 2 / 4 («mazeppa») and 5 («feux follets») / 8 («Wilde Jagd») / 12 («Chasse neige»)andArnold Schoenberg five Piano Pieces, Op. 23, 3rd movement (edition Wilhelm Hansen)

Contemporary solo pieces One or several works/movements of the following list of composers (5 minutes minimum)Thomas Adès | Gilbert Amy | George Benjamin | Luciano Berio | Harrison Birtwistle | Pierre Boulez | John Cage | Elliott Carter | Unsuk Chin | Franco Donatoni | Hugues Dufourt | Frédéric Durieux | Pascal Dusapin | Peter Eötvös | Ivan Fedele | Brian Ferneyhough | Luca Francesconi | Jonathan Harvey | Hans Werner Henze | Heinz Holliger | Toshio Hosokawa | Klaus Huber | Michael Jarrell | Mauricio Kagel | György Kurtág | Helmut Lachenmann | Jacques Lenot | Philippe Leroux | Michaël Levinas | György Ligeti | Alain Louvier | Philippe Manoury | Martin Matalon | Tristan Murail | Emmanuel Nunes | Brice Pauset | Gérard Pesson | Wolfgang Rihm | Giacinto Scelsi | Salvatore Sciarrino | Alessandro Solbiati | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Marco Stroppa | Yoshihisa Taïra | Iannis Xenakis | Hans Zender | Bernd Alois Zimmermann

Violin

Standard repertoire1st movement of one of the following sonatas:Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWv 1001, Adagio / Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWv 1003, Grave / Sonata no. 3 in C major BWv 1005, Adagioand1st movement of one of the following concertos (with piano accompaniment):Johannes Brahms Concerto for violin in D major, Op. 77Jean Sibelius Concerto for violin in D minor, Op. 47Ludwig van Beethoven Concerto for violin in D major, Op. 61Béla Bartók Concerto for violin no.1 Béla Bartók Concerto for violin no. 2Sergei Prokofiev Concerto for violin no.1 in D major, Op. 19 Sergei Prokofiev Concerto for violin no.2 in G minor, Op. 63 Igor Stravinsky Concerto for violin in D major Alban Berg Concerto for violin

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Luciano Berio «Sequenza vIII» (universal edition ue 15990)Pierre Boulez «Anthèmes» (universal edition ue 19992)Franco Donatoni «Argot» (edizione ricordi)Bruno Maderna «Pièce pour Ivry» (edizione ricordi)Yoshihisa Taïra «Convergence III» (edition rideau rouge, Durand)Bernd Alois Zimmermann Sonata (Schott musik Int.)

Contemporary solo concerto One work/movement of the candidate’s choice

Viola

Standard repertoireBéla Bartók Concerto for viola and Orchestra, 1st or 3rd movement (with piano accompaniment)

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Elliott Carter «figment Iv» (Boosey & Hawkes)Bruno Mantovani «little Italy», 3 pages of the candidate’s choice (lemoine)

Ensemble excerptsPierre Boulez «Dérive 2», bar 10 until bar 13 and upbeat to bar 138 until bar 141 (universal edition)

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Cello

Standard repertoireJohann Sebastian Bach Suite no. 6 in D major, BWv 1012, Praeludium

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Luciano Berio «les mots sont allés …» («recitativo» for solo Cello) (universal edition)Cristóbal Halffter Solo «Klagelied eines verwundeten vogels» (universal edition)Magnus Lindberg «Stroke» (edition fazer)Witold Lutosławski «Sacher variations» (Chester music)Bernd Alois Zimmermann vier kurze Studien (Breitkopf & Härtel)Elliott Carter «figment no. 1» (Boosey & Hawkes)

Double Bass

Standard repertoireJohann Sebastian Bach Suites for unaccompanied violoncello, BWv 1007–1012 (transcription)one prelude and dance of the candidate’s choice.

Contemporary solo pieces (one work of the candidate’s choice)Franco Donatoni «lem», due pezzi (edizione ricordi)Hans Werner Henze Serenade for Double Bass, after a transcription for Cello (Schott musik Int.)Bruno Giner «Kern» (editions rideau rouge, Durand)

Born in 1925, Pierre Boulez studied piano with Olivier messiaen, Andrée vaurabourg, and rené leibowitz. In 1946 he became music Director of the renaud-Barrault theatre Company and in 1953 he founded the contemporary music series at the Petit marigny theatre, which developed into the renowned and influential Domaine musical. During the late 1950’s, he gave courses at the Darmstadt summer school and at the instigation of Paul Sacher at the Basel music Academy. In 1976 he was appointed Professor at the Collège de france, a position he held until retirement in 1995.In 1967 Pierre Boulez became Principal Guest Conductor of the Cleveland Or-chestra, later accepting the positions of Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and music Director of the new york Philharmonic. regular concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which he is currently Principal Guest Conductor. In 1976 he founded the ensemble intercontemporain, and established the Institut de recherche et Coordination Acoustique/musique (IrCAm) in Paris the following year. In 2003 Pierre Boulez founded the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy. Boulez’s life and work not only represent virtually the entire spectrum of con-temporary music during the second half of the twentieth century, he is also a “shaker and mover” of almost Herculean vigor. It is thus all the more surpris-ing that with his seemingly inexhaustible store of energy he always finds the strength to be quiet, patient, and attentive. He is – horribile dictu – a teacher of the old school: a tough questioner, an astute listener, and a stern taskmas-ter, but never ruthless or egoistic. this is precisely what makes the Grand Old man of contemporary music an ideal teacher for the up-and-coming musi-cians of the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy: nowhere else, and from no one else, can young musicians learn and experience contemporary music with greater authority and authenticity.

Pierre Boulez Artistic director of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY

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the ensemble intercontemporain (eIC) was founded by Pierre Boulez in 1976 to perform and promote twentieth-century music. It consists of thirty-one solo instrumentalists and is currently conducted by the musical director Susanna mälkki. the group gives about seventy concerts each season in france and abroad. In addition to performances with a conductor, the musi-cians have also established several chamber ensembles. their repertoire in-cludes more than 1,700 works from the first half of the twentieth century and many important pieces written after 1950. In collaboration with the Institut de recherche et Coordination Acoustique/musique (IrCAm), the eIC is also active in the field of synthetic sound generation. Since 1995 the ensemble has been based in the Cité de la musique in Paris. It advances the cause of crea-tive music by holding workshops, readings, and open rehearsals and by organizing classes for young professional musicians and composers in con-junction with the Paris Conservatoire, the Cité de la musique, and various summer academies.

Instrumental Coaches of the luCerne feStIvAl ACADemy 2011:Sophie Cherrier flutenn oboeAlain Billard clarinetPaul Riveaux bassoon

Jean-Christophe Vervoitte hornJean-Jacques Gaudon trumpetBenny Sluchin trombone/tuba

Michel Cerutti percussion/cymbalonSébastien Vichard pianoFrédérique Cambreling harp

Jeanne-Marie Conquer violinDiégo Tosi violinOdile Auboin violaEric-Maria Couturier violoncelloFrédéric Stochl double bass

Ensemble intercontemporain Instrumental Coaches

Born in Zurich in 1965. Charlotte Hug completed her studies in fine arts and music and received various distinctions and commissions. She worked as «artist in residence» in london, Paris, Cork capital of culture in 2005 and Berlin and was awarded the city of Zurich prize for composition in 2006. She is known for her solo performances in distinctive locations such as the ice tunnels of the rhône glacier, the half demolished bunker in Berlin, the House of Detention, a 250 year old former prison in farringdon in london, the hot heal-ing sulphur springs beneath the former luxury hotel of verenahof in Baden, Switzerland or the dockyard in Coph on the Irish Atlantic coast.Hug seeks to develop instrumental techniques to their fullest possible extent, which includes the «soft bow technique», by means of which she can play up to eight voices on her instrument. She also specializes in combining the sounds of viola and voice. In the visual arena, as well as in the musical con-text, her sound-drawings «Son-Icons» have found international recognition. Hug also composes with graphic musical notation. these have resulted in spatial and video scores for a range of works from solo to orchestra pieces. She usually directs the orchestral works herself using a conduction language based on the techniques of Butch morris, which she learned at the london Improvisers Orchestra and further developed on her own account.Charlotte Hug is member of the «london Improvisers Orchestra», and founded the «Stellari String Quartet». She gives lectures and master classes on improv-isation, scenic music and performance, graphic notation and room installa-tions. Alongside her activities in international exhibitions, Hug is also fully active as a concert performer, soloist, composer and conductor of her own works at major festivals in europe, the uSA and Canada.

Charlotte Hug Musician (viola & voice, electronics), Composer, Media Artist, Visual Artist