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Iannis Xenakis - A l’île de Gorée

for amplified harpsichord and instrumental ensemble

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Material type Photograph
Author of the photo Włodzimierz Echeński
Date 25-09-1987
Description

Iannis Xenakis congratulates Elżbieta Chojnacka after the performance of his piece A l’île de Gorée with instrumentalists from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk.


The piece had its Polish premiere on 25 September 1987 at the Concert Hall of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music during the 30th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music.

Names
First and last name Iannis Xenakis
Function Composer, Photographed person
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Date of birth 29-05-1922
Date of death 04-02-2001
Description Greek-French composer, music theorist, and architect
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First and last name Elżbieta Chojnacka
Function Photographed person
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Date of birth 10-09-1939
Date of death 28-05-2017
Description Polish harpsichordist
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First and last name Włodzimierz Echeński
Function Photographer
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Year of death 2008
Description Polish photographer
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Events
Name 30th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music
Place Warsaw
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Start date 18-09-1987
End date 27-09-1987
Related institutions
Name Polish Composers' Union
Function Organiser
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Institutions
Name Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw
Function Event Place
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