Beat Furrer celebrates 70: A festival of music and memories in Graz!

Beat Furrer celebrates 70: A festival of music and memories in Graz!

Today, on December 6, 2024, the composer Beat Furrer celebrates his 70th birthday with a festival concert in the Helmut-List-Halle Graz. Furrer, who is also known for his professorship at the Graz University of Art, had previously forged plans for a project with the Ensemble Schallfeld and Cantando Admont. "Schallfeld then came up with the idea of ​​the concert," he said. He is particularly pleased with the cooperation with younger ensembles and the opportunity to pass on his musical ideas, as Krone reported.

The connection between old and new music

During the rehearsal for the festival concert, Monteverdi will also be heard, which is intended as a “birthday present” by Cantando Admont of Furrer. This creative exchange between old and new music considers Furrer crucial and shows how diverse music can be. "This creates a base that also fulfills the new with a completely different soundness," continued Furrer. The composer also addresses the fear of contact that society has towards new music and asks: "Why are there still so many fears of contact with new music?" This is a sign of an uncertain future and the need for change.