György Ligeti’s life was filled with drama. He escaped Nazi extermination in a Jewish labor camp and eventually fled totalitarian oppression at the hands of the liberating Soviets in Hungary. His music’s dense melodic webs and conflicting rhythms—along with a host of other experimental sounds, shapes, and forms—embody the dreams, fantasies, and nightmares of a life lived on the edge. Alarm Will Sound tells Ligeti’s incredible story through a blend of music and recorded sounds in a concert that resembles a live podcast.

Performers
Alarm Will Sound
Alan Pierson, Artistic Director, Conductor, and Co-Host
Nadia Sirota, Viola and Co-Host
John Orfe, Piano

Program
LIGETI Piano Concerto
LIGETI Chamber Concerto
LIGETI Continuum
LIGETI Poème symphonique
LIGETI Haj, ífjúság!
CHAPLIN Excerpt from Modern Times (arr. Courtney Orlando)

Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall with Alan Pierson, Artistic Director and Conductor of Alarm Will Sound, and violist and Host of WQXR’s

Meet The Composer
Nadia Sirota, in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Senior Director and Artistic Advisor, Carnegie Hall.