Two events from our "classic meets art" series are coming up - one at the Matisse exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, the second at Hauser & Wirth in Zurich's Löwenbräu area.
Like many artists of his time, Henri Matisse was impressed and influenced by the French poet Charles Baudelaire. Debussy, Fauré and John Corigliano, who is best known for his film music, were also inspired by his texts. Now the flautist Sabine Poyé Morel, the violist Gilad Karni and the harpist Sarah Verrue, together with the internationally acclaimed soprano Elsa Benoit, will present works by these three composers in the Fondation Beyeler. Introductions to the art and music will also contribute to this summit meeting between colours and sounds.
At Hauser & Wirth, on the other hand, the performance will take place between works on paper by the German artist Günther Förg. Using watercolour, acrylic or oil paints, charcoal, chalk and ink, he has created his very own visual world of grids, dots and landscapes. Visual ideas are also at the beginning of the composition process of our Creative Chair Anna Thorvaldsdottir: she always starts with large-format drawings when developing her works. Musicians from the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich will play two of her works in the exhibition. They will be accompanied by Arvo Pärt's famous string quartet "Fratres".
