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Open in the appGyörgy Kurtág, who turned 100 in February 2026, is one of the most singular voices in contemporary music. Still active today, he drew inspiration from the musical practices of Béla Bartók and Anton Webern to develop a highly personal, poetic, and often intimate style. A master of… György Kurtág, who turned 100 in February 2026, is one of the most singular voices in contemporary music. Still active today, he drew inspiration from the musical practices of Béla Bartók and Anton Webern to develop a highly personal, poetic, and often intimate style. A master of miniature forms, he writes music of great emotional intensity. HEM has developed a strong connection with the Hungarian composer, whom it has welcomed several times for masterclasses devoted to his works. After contributing in February to the complete Játékok (eleven collections of piano miniatures), HEM continues its Kurtág cycle with a selection of works from another emblematic collection: Signs, games and messages. These short pieces for violin, viola, or cello will dialogue with excerpts from works dear to the Hungarian composer, drawn from different periods of music history, as well as with contemporary miniatures, including one specially written for the occasion by Danielle Goldstein, a composition student at HEM.