Boulez 100: Le Marteau sans maître and Works by Ravel and Berio

In the mid-1950s, Pierre Boulez, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2025, smashed the dogmas of Serialism with Le Marteau sans maître—the “Hammer without a Master”—and simultaneously established himself as a leading voice of the musical avant-garde.

To open the Boulez anniversary season, Thomas Guggeis and the Boulez Ensemble perform the enigmatic work, which is based on surrealist poems by René Char. As a counterpoint, Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs, written in 1964, present an entirely different yet equally fascinating approach to blending words and music.

Maurice Ravel - Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
Luciano Berio - Folk Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Seven Instruments Pierre Boulez - Le Marteau sans maître for Alto and Six Instruments

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Participating artists

Thomas Guggeis

Donatienne Michel-Dansac

Susan Zarrabi

Boulez Ensemble

Seth Josel

Aline Khouri

Matthias Glander

Martin Barth

Dominic Oelze-Brewing

Ziv Stein

Michael Barenboim

Hisham Khoury

Alexander Kovalev

Anne Romeis

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