Kurtág's Kafka-Fragmente Isabelle Faust & Anna Prohaska

‘An hour-long work of extraordinary variety and emotional depth.’ This is how The Guardian described György Kurtág’s Kafka-Fragmente after the release of the acclaimed recording by soprano Anna Prohaska and violinist Isabelle Faust. This live performance of the cycle by these two leading musicians is an unparalleled journey, filled with breathtaking moments. Seldom does one witness such vulnerability on stage at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.

Kurtág's Kafka-Fragmente Isabelle Faust & Anna Prohaska

Dates

Fri 27 Feb20:15 - 21:20

Location

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam

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Extraordinary variety and emotional depth

In 1986, Kurtág completed his longest composition yet, Kafka-Fragmente. Inspired by the ideas of psychologist Marianne Stein, he spent a year setting short and long fragments from Franz Kafka’s diaries to music, in his own unique way. With just one voice and one violin, he conjures a complete world of acrobatic virtuosity, theatrical flair, and music that resonates long after the performance.