Lagom Music Society

We're excited to announce a special charity concert on June 28th at the Chan Centre, in partnership with 1 by Infinity. The program includes Yuan-Kai Bao’s 'Chinese Sights and Sounds' and Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 and Piano Concert No.4, performed by the talented Steinway Young Artist David Xu. All profits from this concert will be donated to MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières. Join us for a night of exceptional music and charity.

Ticket link: https://tickets.ubc.ca/Online/mapSelect.asp

If you haven't made plan for this weekend yet, come and join our first concert of the season at Amphitéâtre le Gesù. A Schoenberg party featuring Pierrot Lunaire op.21, and Kammersymphonie No.1, Op.9, (arr. Anton Webern).

Event Link: https://www.legesu.com/evenement/ensemble-lagom/

Malgré l’incertitude qui ne cesse de se prolonger dans cette pandémie, l’Ensemble Lagom présente son premier concert de la saison en mettant en avant le répertoire du compositeur autrichien Arnold Schoenberg. Le programme présente deux œuvres emblématiques du compositeur : le Pierrot Lunaire Op. 21 et la Kammersymphonie n° 1. Composées à une époque d’incertitude mondiale, les pièces de Schoenberg reflètent des dispositions chaotiques dont la pertinence sociale et la nécessité sont pleinement d’actualité. En quittant, de manière révolutionnaire, la tonalité vers la dislocation de la forme et du contenu, le travail du compositeur s’avère être l’un des sommets les plus hauts de l’histoire de la musique classique.

With the pandemic still looming upon uncertainty, Ensemble Lagom will be presenting their premier concert of the season featuring the works of the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg. Among the pieces featured in the program include his Pierrot Lunaire Op. 21 and Kammersymphonie No. 1. Composed during a time of global uncertainty, Schoenberg mirrors the chaotic dispositions that continue to be socially relevant and necessary in our present day. His revolutionary departure from tonality towards the dislocation of form and content proved to be one of the most historical pinnacles in classical music.

Ensemble Lagom is a Montreal based ensemble led by conductor Kelly Lin devoted to revitalizing orchestral music for a contemporary generation of listeners. Equally comfortable with 20th and 21st century repertoire, Ensemble Lagom is dedicated to musical programming that reflects a penchant for innovative repertoire choice that is both unconventional yet provocative.

Translating to “not too much or too little,” the Swedish word, Lagom, defines the span in which the amount of something is acceptable/adequate. By mediating between relativities of the absolute, Ensemble Lagom endeavors musical expressions that examine a fine balance between mindfulness and moderation.

Ensemble Lagom are dedicated, innovative, and adventurous.