Marc Ponthus on Jean Barraque

Marc Ponthus has championed some of the most significant works of our time, including the complete piano works of Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Pierre Boulez. He was the Director of ProjectWebern at the Morgan Library, including concert, symposium, and exhibition of manuscripts, and conducted the ProjectWebern Ensemble. He was the conductor and artistic director of the Lower Eastside Ensemble, a group working with 20th century Music, where he also created stagings and was stage director. Marc Ponthus received the Tanne Award for achievement in the Arts. He has also performed extensively the referential works of the past. His CD of Xenakis's piano music for NEUMA records has been released this season. He is currently the director of the Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance. http://www.marcponthus.com/

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• Ponthus
• Barraque
• Rachel Field
• Sonate pour violon
• contemporary music
• new music
• solo violin
• twentieth century music
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