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Ex Nihilo
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Ex Nihilo

Brecht Valckenaers

Cat No

AR 080

Release

6 Feb 2026

Ex Nihilo brings together a diverse palette of music into one continuous flow. Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata forms the spine of the program, interwoven with 20th century works that resonate with it and new interludes by Brecht Valckenaers. Together, they trace a lineage of invention — exploring how composers reimagine their musical language and the piano itself ex nihilo, “from nothing.”

Ex Nihilo
Ex Nihilo
Tracklist
    Musica Ricercata - 1 Sostenuto (György Ligeti)

    Musica Ricercata - 2 Mesto (György Ligeti)

    Rhythm Studies - 1 Distorting Time (Brecht Valckenaers)

    Musica Ricercata - 3 Allegro con spirito (György Ligeti)

    Ein Kinderspiel - 1 Hänschen klein (Helmut Lachenmann)

    Ein Kinderspiel- 6 Glockenturm (Helmut Lachenmann)

    Musica Ricercata - 4 Tempo di valse (György Ligeti)

    Rhythm Studies - 2 A Bit Drunk (Brecht Valckenaers)

    Musica Ricercata - 5 Rubato (György Ligeti)

    Irish Legends - 3 The Voice of Lir (Henry Cowell)

    Musica Ricercata - 6 Allegro (György Ligeti)
    Rhythm Studies - 3 Distorting Mirror (Brecht Valckenaers)

    Musica Ricercata - 7 Cantabile (György Ligeti)

    Out of Doors - 4 Nights Music (Béla Bartók)

    Musica Ricercata - 8 Vivace (György Ligeti)

    Rhythm Studies - 4 Mixed Feelings (Brecht Valckenaers)

    Játékok, Book V - Bell-fanfare (György Kurtág)

    Musica Ricercata - 9 Adagio (György Ligeti)

    Makrokosmos II - 3 Rain-Death Variations (George Crumb)

    Makrokosmos II - 4 Twin Suns (George Crumb)

    Musica Ricercata - 10 Vivace (György Ligeti)

    Rhythm Studies - 5 Chaconne (Brecht Valckenaers)

    Musica Ricercata - 11 Andante (György Ligeti)


Opening Times

Monday to Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Last entry at 5:30 PM


Closed on Saturdays
 

Unlimited tickets available for purchase at the door.

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