Célia Oneto Bensaid (F) + Saitton (A) play Philip Glass

What's it about?

Célia Oneto Bensaid and the Saitton Quartet will perform compositions by Philip Glass live at the Kufstein Music School. The American composer and musician Philip Glass is one of the most important pioneers of minimal music. Glass is considered one of the most prolific composers of the present: in recent decades, he has composed more than twenty operas, ten symphonies, two piano concertos, and concerts for violin and saxophone quartet. This includes film music, string quartets, and music for solo piano. Three of his film scores have been nominated for an Oscar. In 2027, he will celebrate his 90th birthday. Saitton, conducted by Bahram Pietsch, will perform compositions for string quartet by Philip Glass. The French star pianist Célia Oneto Bensaid is among the most renowned classical pianists in France and started playing piano at the age of 6. After graduating from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with five first prizes, she...

Where?

Landesmusikschule Kufstein
Weckaufstraße 20

Organiser: KlangFarben Kufstein Michael Litzko