Concert Workshop: Arnold Schoenberg & Pierre Boulez

Contemporary music is currently experiencing a renaissance. Tickets to festivals such as in Donaueschingen sell out almost as soon as they are released, premieres are celebrated everywhere, and what was once considered indigestible is now devoured by music lovers of all ages. They know that the most beautiful rose is the one with a gnawing worm ensconced within its leaves. The art-form is a tough nut to crack, but cracked it must be to advance in life. Like contemporary music, Pierre Boulez is also the man of the moment. He composes, conducts and writes – and chats with his comrade-in-arms Wolfgang Rihm to the delight of an amused audience…