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Emmanuel Nunes Featured in Festival d'Automne 1992

festival-fair · 2026-04-23

The Festival d'Automne 1992 honored Portuguese composer Emmanuel Nunes alongside Yannis Xenakis and Luciano Berio. Nunes created a sonic universe defined not by identifiable physical qualities or specific colors, but by a subtle and contradictory musical direction. Acknowledging Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen as his masters, his primary concern was to distinguish himself from them.

Key facts

  • Emmanuel Nunes was featured in the Festival d'Automne 1992.
  • The festival also included Yannis Xenakis and Luciano Berio.
  • Nunes was a Portuguese composer.
  • His sonic universe is characterized by subtle and contradictory musical direction.
  • He recognized Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen as his masters.
  • His primary concern was to differentiate himself from Boulez and Stockhausen.

Entities

Artists

  • Emmanuel Nunes
  • Yannis Xenakis
  • Luciano Berio
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

Institutions

  • Festival d'Automne

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