Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Everyday Non-sense
A concert-theatre experience created by the trailblazing violinist transforms the stage into a living room, animated by works by Schnittke, Ligeti and Cage.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja and members of Aurora Orchestra uncover music in the most unexpected places in this one-of-a-kind performance.
Created by Kopatchinskaja, the concert concludes with a performance of avant-garde composer George Brecht’s Symphony No.3.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, one of our Resident Artists for Spring/Summer 2024, is bringing theatrical traditions to the classical stage to create completely novel concert experiences.
Performers
Aurora Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin, director
Repertoire
Cage: Living Room Music for unspecified quartet
Mozart: A Musical Joke (Ein musikalischer Spass), K.522 for 2 horns & string quartet
Alfred Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn for 2 violins & strings
PatKop: Excerpts from Ghiribizzi (Whims)
György Kurtág: Hommage a Tchaikovsky from Játékok, Bk.1
Ligeti: Fanfare for car horns
Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre
George Brecht: Symphony No.3
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
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