Francesca Verunelli (*1979), who is opening a new series of contemporary composer portraits at the Salzburg Festival, has received prestigious awards for her research into sound. Francesca Verunelli has received numerous commissions for compositions, including from the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Klangforum Wien the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Her most recent composition, La nuda voce, was premiered in two parts at the Donaueschingen Music Days and Wien Modern in 2025.

Photo: Mozarteum (c) Christian Schneider

Programme

Gérard Grisey Anubis, Nout - Two pieces for contrabass clarinet

Gérard Grisey Talea for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

Francesca Verunelli La nuda voce for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and Ensemble

Artists

Johanna Vargas Soprano

Helēna Sorokina Mezzo-soprano

Hugo Queirós Contrabass clarinet

Klangforum Wien

Conductor

Emilio Pomàrico