Clare Lesser

Performances

Repertoire
  • 19th, 20th and 21st century art song from the French, German, Italian and English traditions

  • improvised and experimental music

  • complex and virtuosic vocal repertoire

  • Works by John Cage, Michael Finnissy, Wolfgang Rihm, Hans Joachim Hespos, Karlheinz Stockhausen
Selected Performances 2013 - 20XX

2023, June 28th Orpheus Instituut, Ghent Radio Music (John Cage) 2 performances.

 

2022, December 12th NYUAD Radio Music & Imaginary Landscape 4 (John Cage)

 

2022, March 27th NYUAD, ElectroFest. Contemporary and electronic music festival – curator and performer. Including works by Roman Haubenstock Ramati Catch 2, Clare Lesser, Logosphere (WP), Kacper Madejek, Embers of Ereb(us) (WP), Dennis Smalley Monody (with David Lesser), and improvised electronics and robotics with Carlos Guedes and Michael Shiloh. 

 

2021, March NYUAD The Gauntlet (Sxip Shirey) (WP) with the NYUAD vocal ensemble – choral direction by Clare Lesser.

 

2020, February 22nd NYUAD, ElectroFest. Contemporary and electronic music festival – curator and performer. Including works by Luigi Nono La fabbrica illuminata and John Cage Radio Music, Music Walk, Branches and Imaginary Landscape No. 1 (with students from NYUAD). 

 

2019, October 25th Jack Lyons Concert Series, University of York. Works by Nono, Hespos (Shut Ups! WP), Finnissy (Beddoes WP, in the presence of the composer), Lesser (Der Insel WP), Taylor (BP), Scelsi, and Henze.

 

2019, June 7th Terry Holmes Award Concert: World Premiere of Requiem for Beauty by Shu -Yu Lin, for Soprano (Clare Lesser), live electronics (Shu -Yu Lin) and Chamber Orchestra (Chimera Ensemble). University of York.

 

2019, March 31st NYUAD Manifold Festival New music for Soprano, Cello and Piano. Works by Pärt, Feldman, Stockhausen, Seither, Mark R Taylor (WP) and Finnissy (Blessed Be WP, Caithness with Descants WP & Iam mea certa manent WP).

 

2019, February 23rd ElectroFest: Festival of Electronic Music (Curator and performer) NYUAD. Including Stockhausen Pole and Clare Lesser Metatechnic (WP) 

 

2018, October 1st Winner: Terry Holmes Prize for collaborative practice – performance & composition (University of York).

 

2018, March 17th London, UK. Hespos Weiβschatten (WP). Finnissy Hier ist mein Garten…  (British Premiere) in the presence of the composer.

 

2018, January 11th Open rehearsal of Weiβschatten in the presence of the composer, Stefan Schreiber (Stuttgart State Opera), invited audience and press. 

 

2017, November 6th NYUAD Open Studios, John Cage Four⁶ (Art version)

 

2017, October 11th NYUAD, Blue Recital Hall. Trio concert (soprano, clarinet and piano).

 

2017, April Manifold Festival, NYUAD Bach to Berio (acoustic and electronic works for soprano, piano and flute). 

 

2017, April Manifold Music Festival, NYUAD A John Cage Circus

 

2016, November NYUAD, Blue Recital Hall. Duo concert, including WP of Hier ist mein Garten by Michael Finnissy and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Spiral

 

2016, November NYUAD Open Studios, Cage, Schwitters and Messiaen for choir & soloists.

 

2015, April NYUAD, East Forum. Contemporary duo recital (Henze/Dillon/Korngold)

 

2015, March Art Sawa, Dubai. Duo recital (Finnissy/Wolf/Poulenc/Berio). 

 

2014, June 6–7th JA Gallery, Dubai. Am Himmel wandre ich… (Indianerlieder) (Karlheinz Stockhausen). Direction, vocal performance, set design, sculptures and art works by Clare Lesser; sound art, by Clare Lesser and Hassina Sahkri; video art and vocal performance by Hassina Sakhri.

 

2014, March Art Sawa, Dubai. Art Week duo recital. Richard Strauss, Korngold, John Cage, Heinz Holliger, George Crumb, Wolfgang Rihm.

 

2013, December The American University of Sharjah. Original composition: incidental music (electronic score and sound art) for RUR by Karel Čapek, in collaboration with Hassina Sahkri.

Selected Performances 1992 - 2012

2012, May Dubai International Financial Center, Art Night. John Cage Aria with Fontana Mix. 

 

2010, July Berlin. Mathias Spahlinger’s 128 erfüllte Augenblicke in consultation with the composer.

 

2010, June The Fridge, Dubai. Contemporary duo recital. WP of H J Hespos’ Bing

 

2010, March Art Sawa, Dubai. Opera recital.

 

2007, March BMIC, London. Contemporary duo recital. 

 

2003, December Royal Philharmonic Society Award nomination.

 

2003, October BMIC, London. Contemporary duo recital (Michael Finnissy, Heinz Holliger, Dieter Schnebel).

 

2002, July Centre des Acanthes, Avignon, France. Study with Françoise Kubler and Armand Angster as part of the International Festival programme.
Works by Betsy Jolas, Michael Finnissy, Pascal Dusapin. Broadcast on French Radio.

 

2001, October The Warehouse, London. Soloist with Topologies in James Dillon’s L’évolution du vol in the presence of the composer for his fiftieth birthday.
Part of the Society for the Promotion of New Music’s
‘Cutting Edge Series.

 

2001, July (& 2000, July) Stockhausen Festival and Summer School Kürten, Germany.  Role: ‘Mother’ (Donnerstag aus Licht).
Workshops: scenes from
Dienstag aus Licht, Donnerstag aus Licht, Freitag aus Licht, Sirius and Tierkreis with Karlheinz Stockhausen, Annette Merriweather, Angela Tunstall and Nicholas Isherwood.

 

1995, Oct–Nov Queen Elizabeth Hall, London; Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham; Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Choir soloist Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Momente.

 

1995, July Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland. Soloist with ‘Temenos’ in Michael Mullen’s A Celtic Mandela.

 

1995, March Barber Festival of New Music, Birmingham. Karlheinz Stockhausen’s …”am Himmel wandre Ich…” 

 

1995, February BMIC, London. Karlheinz Stockhausen’s …”am Himmel wandre Ich…” 

 

1992, July Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham. UK outdoor premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Sternklang, (directed by the composer).

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