Sir George Benjamin - Composer in Residence of TIMF 2026

Sir George Benjamin - Composer in Residence of TIMF 2026

Tongyeong International Music Festival

조지 벤저민 경은 영국 출신의 세계적인 현대음악 작곡가로 파리음악원에서 올리비에 메시앙에게 사사했다. 이번 통영국제음악제에서는 19세에 작곡한 플루트 작품 ‘비행’ 외에 ‘동이 틀 무렵’(1982), ‘세 개의 인벤션’(1995), ‘작은 언덕으로’(2006) 등 조지 벤저민 경의 다양한 작품 세계를 만날 수 있다. Sir George Benjamin is a world-renowned contemporary composer who studied under Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. At the Tongyeong International Music Festival 2026, audiences will encounter a wide range of his works, including ‘Flight for solo flute (1979)’, composed at the age of 19, as well as ‘At First Light’ (1982), ‘Three Inventions’ (1995), and ‘Into the Little Hill’ (2006), offering a broad view of his diverse musical world.

I. The Crowd: Kill them they bit -kill them they steal

倫敦小交響樂團、 Hila Pitmann、 Susan Bickley

0:51

II. The Minister and the Crowd - The Minister Greets the Crowd

Susan Bickley、倫敦小交響樂團、 Hila Pitmann、喬治 · 本傑明

2:40

III. The Crowd - Kill Them They Bit, Kill Them They Steal

喬治 · 本傑明、 Susan Bickley、倫敦小交響樂團、 Hila Pitmann

1:34

IV. The Minister and the Stranger - Night Comes but Not Sleep

Susan Bickley、倫敦小交響樂團、喬治 · 本傑明、 Hila Pitmann

7:59

V. Interlude, Mother and Child - Why Must the Rats Die Mummy?

倫敦小交響樂團、 Susan Bickley、 Hila Pitmann、喬治 · 本傑明

6:14

VI. Inside the Minister's Head

倫敦小交響樂團、 Susan Bickley、喬治 · 本傑明、 Hila Pitmann

3:42

VII. The Minister and the Stranger, His Head Lies On His Desk - Between the Family Photograph

喬治 · 本傑明、 Hila Pitmann、 Susan Bickley、倫敦小交響樂團

5:20

VIII. Interlude, Mother(s) and Child(ren) - Each Cradle Rocks Empty

Hila Pitmann、喬治 · 本傑明、倫敦小交響樂團、 Susan Bickley

6:24

Invention I

喬治 · 本傑明、 John Wallace、倫敦小交響樂團

4:29

Invention III

喬治 · 本傑明、倫敦小交響樂團

9:57

Flight

Michael Cox

9:50