Programme
Olga Neuwirth
“Zones of Blue” for clarinet and orchestra (world premiere)
Hans Werner Henze
“The Raft of the Medusa”
Oratorio for soloists, speaking voice, choir, boys' voices and orchestra
Performers
Sir Simon Rattle
conductor
Jörg Widmann
clarinet
Anna Prohaska
soprano
Georg Nigl
baritone
Sir John Tomlinson
speaker
WDR Rundfunkchor
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

musica viva
This concert is part of the Bavarian Radios' musica viva series. Musica viva is one of the world’s most famous forums for future-oriented and contemporary music, where many experimental works and performances for orchestra and chamber music receive their premiere.