Pierre Bleuse will become Music Director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain from 2023. He succeeds Matthias Pintscher, who will have led for ten years.
The Ensemble, founded by Pierre Boulez as a cutting-edge assault troupe, has rather faded over time.
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Dear Mr. Lebrecht ,
The faded out ensemble was the first foreign group to be invited to perform in Japan last August ( under strict quarantine conditions ) since the Vienna Philharmonic in November 2020 and a few days later celebrated the 21/22 season opening concert and the 100th anniversary of Moscow s prestigious Tchaikovsky hall performing the Russian premiere of Boulez s Repons …
Maybe it has faded a bit because of the works. For instance, this is Lachenmann, although there is not much to laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWEuqv-9z3w
The ensemble will be in good hands with Pierre Bleuse.
He must have had a huge advantage compared to his competitors thanks to his name being so similar to that of the revered Founder.
Dear Sir ,
I am writing to bring you to notice an unfortunate error in your criticizing the ‘ health’ of the Ensemble Intercontemporain . Pierre Boulez passed a few years ago but the ensemble he created keeps performing in the most prestigious places all over the world – even under severe circumstances you definitely are aware of .
I would be obliged if you would therefore make sure of the facts before writing a critic we usually enjoy reading.
Yours faithfully
It is a matter of time that this great maestra becomes a future director of Ensemble Intercontemporain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RodlGW6B_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2dHCjCNTPk
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/news/2023/04/superstar-dma-candidate-georgia-mills-leads-ligetis-chamber-concerto-with-musica-nova/