Lucerne Festival Presents Frank Zappa at Roulette

Gig Alerts | Jan 25, 2018

Gig Alert: Lucerne Festival Presents Frank Zappa at Roulette, Jan. 25 & 26
Tickets: $20. Doors at 7PM, Show at 8PM.

Frank Zappa never considered himself a rock star – he was a composer. Throughout his career he wrote chamber music and championed the works of 20th-century classical composers. Towards the end of his life, he worked with a number of classical ensembles. Now, Matthias Pintscher and the Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Alumni (from the prestigious Lucerne Festival in Switzerland) are in New York to play two concerts featuring Zappa’s compositions, in a two-night event, called Rebel / Respect / Response. Tonight, hear Zappa's music alongside the US premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Eleanor, featuring the singer Della Miller, guitarist Christelle Séry, and the formidable drummer and composer Tyshawn Sorey. Tomorrow night's show also showcases music of Frank Zappa, alongside pieces by Pierre Boulez, Edgard Varèse, John Zorn, and Tyshawn Sorey.

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