Marc Verter Conductor, piano
and
Students of the Guildhall School of Music
Work interpretations

Gerold Gruber presentation

Although Édouard Van Cleeff celebrated successes in the 1930s - including the premiere and radio broadcast of his opera Pancho in Nice - little is known about his life today. He was expelled from Nice in 1943 and deported to French and later German camps. Thanks to the initiative of the American pianist Joy Schreier and the support of Renée Fleming, Van Cleeff's musical legacy was donated to the Exilarte Centre.

The concert is part of a co-operation project between the Guildhall School and the Exilarte Centre of the mdw, with the aim of producing the first scholarly edition of his songs and making his music accessible to a new audience in both London and Vienna.

Organised by the Exilarte Centre of the mdw. Admission free, registration via eventjet.at requested.