On Monday 9 November at 18:00, the documentary Kurtág György 100, directed by Nagy Dénes (113 minutes), will be screened in the Mirrors Hall of the FDGS (1–3 General Magheru Street, Sibiu). The event, part of Ars HUNGARICA, is bilingual, in Hungarian and Romanian, the film has Romanian subtitles, and admission is free.
Kurtág György turns 100 this year. Born in Lugoj, he is the most renowned contemporary Hungarian composer and the last great figure of the post-war avant-garde, of the generation of Ligeti, Boulez and Stockhausen. In his attic flat at the Budapest Music Center, the most respected musicians come to work for hours on just a few minutes of a piece.
Nagy Dénes, a director awarded a Silver Bear at the Berlinale, has not made a conventional biographical film. The camera follows Kurtág from Transylvania through Budapest, Vienna and London to Paris, alongside artists such as Víkingur Ólafsson and Steven Isserlis. Details: www.facebook.com/events/1429706352108825
