Event Info
The Ligeti Quartet named themselves after the Hungarian composer György Ligeti (1923-2006), inspired by his kaleidoscopic musical outlook and tireless invention.
Gyorgy Ligeti wrote two massive and massively influential string quartets, about 15 years apart. In those 15 years Ligeti transformed from being Bartok’s uncontested successor to becoming the guru of a new world of micro-sonic discovery. Both of these quartets changed the musical landscape, for everyone else, forever. Hear them at Long Play!
About Bang on a Can’s Long Play
Bang on a Can presents Long Play, a three-day destination music festival, Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. Featuring 50+ concerts – with performances by Soundwalk Collective + Patti Smith, Jeff Mills’ Tomorrow Comes the Harvest, Steve Reich’s legendary Music for 18 Musicians, Deerhoof, BlankFor.ms + Jason Moran + Marcus Gilmore, Ligeti Quartet performs Anna Meredith, Raw Poetic and Damu the Fudgemunk, Bang on a Can All-Stars performing Ryuichi Sakamoto 1996, and more – Long Play is a supercharged musical ride through right now. Tickets and full lineup/schedule can be seen at longplayfestival.org!
