Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents

SIGNS, GAMES, AND MESSAGES 2025: A KURTÁG FESTIVAL
Program Four:
Literary Inspirations II: Beckett and Kurtág

Program Four:
Literary Inspirations II: Beckett and Kurtág
Works by Kurtág, Schubert and Beethoven.

György Kurtág (b. 1926)     
Hommage à Schubert (Book 3)
Lovely Greetings to Grete Spinnrad (Book 5)
Ryan McCullough, piano

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)                  
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118       
Nacht und Träume, D. 827
Georgia Perdikoulias, soprano
Lara Saldanha, piano

György Kurtág (b. 1926)            
Samuel Beckett Sends Word through Ildikó Monyók in the Translation of István Siklós (“Samuel Beckett: What is the word”), Op. 30a
Sydney Cornett, mezzo-soprano
Ryan McCullough, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)      
Piano Trio, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”)          
Luosha Fang, violin
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

INTERMISSION

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)                          
String Quartet in A Minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”) 
Daniel Phillips, violin
Carmit Zori, violin
Melissa Reardon, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello



This annual three-day festival celebrates the music of Hungarian composer György Kurtág (b. 1926) alongside works by those who shaped or were shaped by his artistry, fostering a timeless, open-ended dialogue between composers, musicians and styles.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Cariño.


 

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Download: BCOM_Kurta?g 2025_ConcertProgram FINAL.pdf

For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail conservatoryconcerts@bard.edu.

Time: 4:00 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space

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