The Purcell School Pianists at Sutton House

18 young pianists from The Purcell School for Young Musicians Keyboard Department take on the magnificent challenge of performing György Ligeti’s complete cycle of 18 études for solo piano! 

Programme: 

Book I

I – Désordre (Disorder)
II – Cordes à vide (Open Strings)
III – Touches bloquées (Blocked Keys)
IV – Fanfares
V – Arc-en-ciel (Rainbow)
VI – Automne à Varsovie (Autumn in Warsaw)

Book II

VII – Galamb Borong
VIII – Fém (Metal)
IX – Vertige (Vertigo)
X – Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
XI – En suspens (In Suspense)
XII – Entrelacs (Interlacing)
XIII – L’escalier du diable (The Devil’s Staircase)
XIV – Coloana infinită (Infinite Column)

Book III

XV – White on White
XVI – Pour Irina (For Irina)
XVII – À bout de souffle (Out of Breath)
XVIII – Canon

This concert is part of the Stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival. Please visit their website for further information and to purchase tickets.