The 2017 edition of the Salzburger Festspiele pays tribute to French composer Gérard Grisey (1946-1998) with a 6-concert series entitled TIME WITH GRISEY, featuring performances of his most important pieces by musicians of international stature.   

July 24, Kollegienkirche

Stèle for two percussionists
Lukas Schiske, percussion
Björn Wilker, percussion

Quatre Chants pour franchir le seuil for soprano and 15 musicians
Katrien Baerts, soprano
Klangforum Wien
Emilio Pomàrico, conductor 


July 31, Kollegienkirche

Les Chants de l’Amour for 12 mixed voices and audiotape
Solistes XXI
Rachid Safir, conductor


August 3, Kollegienkirche

Accords perdus for two horns
Christoph Walder, french horn
Reinhard Zmölnig, french horn

Jour, contre-jour for electronic organ, 13 musicians and four-track audiotape 
Le Temps et l’écume for four percussionists, two synthesizers and chamber orchestra
Klangforum Wien
Peter Rundel, conductor
Peter Böhm, sound direction
Florian Bogner, sound direction


August 11, Kollegienkirche

Tempus ex machina for six percussionists
The Percussive Planet Ensemble 


August 14, republic

Vortex Temporum for piano and five instruments (ballet)
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, choreography
Boštjan Antončič, creation and dance
Carlos Garbin, creation and dance
Marie Goudot, creation and dance
Cynthia Loemij, creation and dance
Julien Monty, creation and dance
Michael Pomero, creation and dance
Igor Shyshko, creation and dance
Ictus Ensemble
Georges-Elie Octors, conductor


August 16, Kollengienkirche

Les Espaces Acoustiques 
Mario Gheorghiu, viola
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Maxime Pascal, conductor


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