10am-12pm | Purcell Room
A discussion of Schnittke's music and writings.

This event features contributions from one of the preeminent Schnittke research centres: the Alfred Schnittke Archive at the Centre for Russian Music, Goldsmiths, University of London.

In association with Royal Musical Associstion.



Introduction
Schnittke Today Alexander Ivashkin Goldsmiths, University of London. Alfred Schnittke Archive, London (UK)

Round Table Presentations
Alfred Schnittke: New Collected Works Critical Edition. Presentation of the project/published volumes. Svetlana Tairova The Compozitor Publishers, St Petersburg (Russia)

New projects and publications by the Alfred Schnittke International Society and The Alfred Schnittke Music Academy Holger Lampson The Alfred Schnittke Academy and the Alfred Schnittke International Society, Hamburg (Germany)

Alfred Schnittke and Hans Sikorski Publishers. Hans-Ulrich Duffek, Director

New Publications by Schnittke-Centre Alla Bogdanova, Director, Schnittke-Cenre, Moscow

Presentation of new CD Schnittke Discoveries. Martin Anderson ( Toccata Classics, London).

Papers
Two papers discuss German and Soviet traditions in Schnittke’s major works to be performed at the Schnittke Festival .

10:40 How German is Schnittke’s Third Symphony? Gavin Dixon, The Alfred Schnittke Archive, Goldsmiths, University of London

11:00 A Geneology of Polystylism: Alfred Schnittke and the Late Soviet Culture of Collage Peter J. Schmelz Washington University in St. Louis (USA)

11: 25 Performance: New Discoveries at the Schnittke Archive:

Schnittke. Six Piano Preludes, 1953-55 Presentation of the manuscript and the world premiere performance of Schnittke’s early Piano Preludes.
Drosostalitsa Moraiti ( piano), Centre for Russian Music, Goldsmiths, University of London

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