»You're a composer because you're searching«, says Rebecca Saunders: »If I knew how a piece was going to turn out or exactly what it was going to sound like, I wouldn't even start it.«
Rebecca Saunders at the Elbphilharmonie ➡️ Learn more: elphi.me/Saunders
In 2019, the British composer became the first ever recipient of the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize - the unofficial Nobel Prize of music. In the 2023/24 season, she will be Composer in Residence at the Elbphilharmonie: five concerts that will provide an exciting insight into her multifaceted oeuvre. What to expect? »When you go to a concert, it's great that you don't necessarily know what's coming. It's not like music necessarily has to tell you anything. And as a listener, it's insanely important to allow that and open your ears and come into the concert with curiosity. Curiosity to encounter something new«, says the successful composer.