© Exilarte
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Franz Liszt Hall of the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Lothringerstrasse 18 (3rd floor) 1030 Vienna
Artists:
Motus Quartet
In conversation:
Geoffrey Hudson talks about his teacher Richard Hoffmann.
The exhibition in the Exilarte Center of the mdw, which opened in March 2024 and is dedicated to three Austrian composers exiled by the Nazis, celebrates its crowning conclusion with a finissage with music and narration.
The focus of this “triangle” was on the teacher-student relationship. Alexander Zemlinsky was Arnold Schönberg’s teacher; In the USA, the country of exile, Arnold Schönberg taught Richard Hoffmann, who in turn familiarized further generations with the tradition of the 2nd Viennese School.
As a special guest this evening we welcome the American composer and choral conductor Geoffrey Hudson, who studied with Richard Hoffmann at Oberlin College and Conservatory in Ohio and who will share with us memories of his esteemed professor.
Musically, we expand the triangle to a square and hear a movement for string quartet by Alexander Zemlinsky, Arnold Schönberg, Richard Hoffmann and Geoffrey Hudson; performed by the Motus Quartet.
We look forward to your coming!
