October 6 at 8 pm*
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
www.asiasociety.org
*The symposium begins at 5 pm with the session "Primo Levi, the West, and the Rest"As a tribute to Levi's keen interest in the arts, the Primo Levi Center has established inaugural gala concerts that feature the music of an international composers whose work was inspired by or dedicated to Primo Levi. This year the Center presents the American premiere of Andrea Liberovici's
The Transparency of the Word, a multimedia work which will be performed by the renowned
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne conducted by
Lorraine Vaillancourt.
Mr. Liberovici is known for his eclectic collaborations that range from the poet Eduardo Sanguineti to the filmmaker Peter Greenway. The text is by Primo Levi's long time colleague and friend
Emilio Jona and it is accompanied by a multimedia installation by the Italian shadow-theater company
Teatro d'Ombre.The
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM), based in Montreal, Canada, is one of the world's premier contemporary classical music groups. Founded by Lorraine Vaillancourt, the ensemble's conductor and pianist, last year NEM celebrated its 20th anniversary. Le NEM will also appear at the
Americas Society on October 27th with a program featuring Franco Donatoni, Serge Garant, Pierre Boulez, and Mauricio Kagel.