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Schönberg's Legacy: Cinematic Odes

150 Years Arnold Schönberg!

The music world is gearing up to honor his legacy with a series of events. Also the Brussels Philharmonic will present two concerts featuring works by the Austrian-Hungarian-American composer.
Fleeing the Nazi regime, Schönberg found refuge in Los Angeles in the 1930s. Despite this, he never worked for Hollywood, though his oeuvre did inspire several notable soundtracks in the 21st century.
discover these Schönberg-inspired scores with the film selection by film journalist Robin Broos
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live in concert: Shades of Schönberg

10.10.2024 FLAGEY
Arnold Schönberg Kammersymphonie nr. 1, Op. 9b (1907) / Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (version 1943)
Claude Debussy Nocturnes, L. 91 (1899)

12.10.2024 FLAGEY
Arnold Schönberg Pierrot lunaire, op. 21 (1912)

SCHÖNBERG Marc Pennartz P1155981 Dx O CROP

Shades of Schönberg · 10.10.2024 · Flagey

Even after a century and a half, the name Arnold Schönberg still inspires fear in some people. The festival Aimez-vous Schönberg celebrates his jubilee year and will probably help you break free of that phobia. Because although we generally associate the man with his sometimes somewhat calculated twelve-tone technique, there is a wealth of repertoire that is rarely heard because the dodecaphony hangs over Arnold’s head like the sword of Damocles. It turns out that the younger Arnold could just as easily look over his shoulder romantically or be inspired by the art movements around him. This weekend with Pierrot lunaire and Verklärte Nacht is all about his connection with symbolism… and therefore with Claude Debussy, too.

Csm Schoenberg Portraet Arnold Schoeberg Center Wien 63a0c230a2

Schönberg: a visionary's struggle

"I had had to fight for every new work; I had been offended in the most outrageous manner by criticism; I had lost friends and I had completely lost any belief in the judgment of friends. And I stood alone against a world of enemies"

SCHÖNBERG Marc Pennartz P1155981 Dx O CROP

Schönberg: Pierrot lunaire · 12.10.2024 · Flagey

"Pierrot lunaire is for a small orchestra and a singer who sings and half-speaks. Based on 21 selected poems from the Belgian Symbolist poet Albert Giraud, Schönberg’s music invites you to a one-of-a-kind experience: sometimes beautiful, sometimes grotesque, and sometimes both at the same time – you might be surprised!" – Kazushi Ono

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Arnold. Schönberg. Are you starting to shiver?

The majority of Schönberg’s music is now more than a century old. In 2024, we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth. And yet his name alone still tends to elicit visceral reactions. It is something that Schönberg had always faced. In his lifetime, he received many extremely nasty reactions from the audience. Why is that?

Pierrot lunaire 1924 klee

between singing and spoken word

Pierrot lunaire is based on poems by Belgian poet Albert Giraud, later adapted by Otto Erich Hartleben and set to music by Arnold Schönberg. Commissioned by Albertine Zehme, known for blending poetry and music, Schönberg’s iconic work became the first composition written entirely for Sprechgesang, a unique style that sits between singing and spoken word. Read the poems and translation!

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Schönberg: the painter

from scores to brushes: we know Arnold Schönberg as a groundbreaking composer, educator, and theorist, but also as a painter - find out more

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