ARS AD HOC
Works by György Kurtág, José Manuel López López, Pedro Berardinelli and Chaya Czernowin
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Continuing the celebrations of György Kurtág's centenary (1926), ars ad hoc presents two pieces for solo violin and three string trios by the Hungarian composer, who will turn 100 on 19 February.
After presenting José Manuel López López's (1956) Trio III [2008] in its Portuguese premiere a year ago, the musicians of ars ad hoc ensemble now return to his String Quartet No. 1 [2007], a work that shares some musical material and, above all, some expression with the trio.
Also premiered a year ago, a [2025] was the response of Portuguese composer Pedro Berardinelli (1983) to a co-commission from Arte no Tempo, a very lively work written for pierrot quintet, with which the composer pays tribute to figures who were particularly important in his learning process (featured on the debut album by ars ad hoc, released last October by neper music).
Closing this concert, dedicated to the memory of António Oliveira (1953 - 2025), is the sextet fast darkness III: Moonwords [2022], by Chaya Czernowin (1957), presented for the first time in Portugal.
Programme:
György Kurtag (Lugoj, 1926)
Jatekok III [1979], for solo piano
31. Hommage a Christian Wolf
24. Hommage a Petrovics
26. Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (evocação de Petruska) Officium breve, in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky, Op. 28 [1989], for string quartet
José Manuel López López (Madrid, 1956)
Three short pieces for two violins [1997]
Pedro Berardinelli (Viseu, 1985)
a [2024] ca 10’
for pierrot quintet
Chaya Czernowin (Haifa, 1957)
fast darkness III: Moonwords [2022] ca 15′
for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano
Ricardo Carvalho > flute
Horácio Ferreira > clarinet
Diogo Coelho and Matilde Loureiro > violin
Francisco Lourenço > viola
Gonçalo Lélis > cello
João Casimiro Almeida > piano
Diana Ferreira > artistic direction and programming
Arte no Tempo > production
Arte no Tempo is an organization funded by the Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts.
Ars ad hoc is a project supported by Banco BPI and Fundação “la Caixa”.
This concert is part of the “Pensar a Música Hoje” (Thinking about Music Today) project, which receives support for internationalisation from the Directorate-General for the Arts. As part of this project, programmers from different European contemporary music projects meet in Portugal to learn about ars ad hoc and the Ensemble DME.
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Started in 2018, ars ad hoc is Arte no Tempo’s chamber music project. From 2021 onwards, contemporary music has taken on greater prominence in the group’s regular work; the ensemble has been developing its artistic residencies and holding regular concerts at the Serralves Foundation, in addition to other performances in which it combines the performance of contemporary music with works from the great classical, Romantic and modernist repertoire. Programmed by Diana Ferreira, ars ad hoc comprises a core group of versatile musicians who, having made a name for themselves in Portugal, went on to further their studies abroad. Its main activity is a mini-season of three programmes consisting exclusively of contemporary music, presented at the Serralves Foundation (Porto) and supported by the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. In addition, the ensemble participates in the Arte no Tempo biennials and various national festivals, as well as performing ‘classical vs contemporary’ programmes in different locations, with the support of Banco BPI | Fundação ‘la Caixa’. It also holds commented concerts for mainstream schools in the Aveiro region, as part of Arte no Tempo’s ‘growing up with music’ programme. ars ad hoc focuses on performing new music for various ensembles, with and without electronics, performing and premiering works by Portuguese and international composers, working whenever possible in direct collaboration with the composers, who sometimes write music specifically for this group. Rather than seeking to premiere a large number of scores by various composers, ars ad hoc is, however, concerned with deepening its interpretation of different works, offering different interpretations of them over time.
Arte no Tempo is funded by the Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts. ars ad hoc is supported by Banco BPI | “la Caixa” Foundation and the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. Ricardo Carvalho (flute) | Horácio Ferreira (clarinet) | Diogo Coelho and Matilde Loureiro (violin) | Ricardo Gaspar and Francisco Lourenço (viola) | Gonçalo Lélis (cello) | João Casimiro Almeida (piano)