Name: Firmament
Start: 2023-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kölner Philharmonie

Organization

Conductor

George Benjamin

Singer

Countertenor

Cameron Shahbazi

Others

ChorWerk Ruhr

Orchestra

Gürzenich - Orchester Köln

Firmament

Cologne

Germany

Kölner Philharmonie

Firmament: Der Zauberlehrling (+3 More)

Public

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Concerto for Orchestra

Dream of the Song

Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Baritone

Soprano

Contralto

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

He wrote his first works at the age of seven and began studying composition in his hometown of London at 14. Two years later, George Benjamin found himself climbing the Parnassus to take lessons with no one less than Olivier Messiaen in Paris. »He was my favorite student. His judgement when it comes to the choice of colours, harmonies and rhythms is extraordinary, and he is an absolute master of form«, Messiaen praised his last and youngest student. One could imagine George Benjamin was educated in times of Renaissance humanism: He is a universally skilled thinker, pianist, conductor and one of the most distinguished composers of his generation. With bright, flowing lines he conjures up dream worlds in Dream of the Song, painted from the unlimited colour palette of a sound magician. Unmistakably part of his inspiration is Maurice Ravel, who himself unleashes ecstatic surges of opulent and delicious sound in his ballet music Daphnis and Chloé.

English

Firmament by Dukas, Benjamin, Ravel, From (2023/2023), Conductor George Benjamin, Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues