Fwd: INVITATION | NEXT WEEK AT THE ACFNY

September 29, 2009 CONCERT KLAUS PAIER & ASJA VALCIC IN CONCERT MONDAY OCT 05, 07:30 PM Asja Valcic and Klaus Paier have produced a recording sensation: 13 pieces for accordeon / bandoneon and cello. Together, they create a musical cosmos full of percussive electricity, internalized passion and deliberate purism that manages to leave room for improvisation. VENUE: ACFNY > TICKETS & INFORMATION PANEL DISCUSSION | 1989/2009 1989/2009: Achievements and Challenges for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe WEDNESDAY OCT 07, 06:30 PM in co-operation with the CZECH CENTER, the HUNGARIAN CULTURAL CENTER and the ROMANIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE The panel will focus on issues related to civil society in post-communist Europe, differences between countries, and common challenges related to the democratization of public space.  With Martin Palous,  Ambassador Emil Brix, and Saviana Stanescu in conversation with Corina Suteu. Welcome and introduction by Andreas Stadler. VENUE: ACFNY > TICKETS & INFORMATION COMPOSER'S PORTRAIT | CONCERT TOSHIO HOSOKAWA THURSDAY OCT 08, 07:30 PM Music performed by the JACK QUARTET The ACFNY presents the first major composer's portrait of this outstanding Japanese composer in the United States. Toshio Hosokawa is a student of renowned composers Isang Yun and Helmut Lachenmann, among others. He has been invited to nearly all of the major contemporary music festivals in Europe as composer in residence, guest composer or lecturer. The JACK QUARTET has established a reputation for giving high-energy performances of today's most demanding works for string quartet. VENUE: ACFNY > TICKETS & INFORMATION Admission to exhibitions, concerts, and other events at the Austrian Cultural Forum is free. Address: 11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022, USA Additional information: 212 319 5300 or www.acfny.org.
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