Music art and theatre late at the Tate

Jul 29 2008 Liverpool Daily Post

One of the stunning Gustav Klimt painting at the Tate entitled

THIS Thursday sees this month’s regular late night opening at Tate Liverpool inspired, unsurprisingly, by the ongoing and phenomenally successful Gustav Klimt exhibition.

Among the entertainment on the evening will be the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, returning to the gallery once again to play more of the best Viennese period music.

July’s Late at Tate, entitled Attention to Detail, offers visitors the opportunity to sample the sumptuousness of the belle époque with a contemporary twist.

Aside from the sounds of the RLPO, there will also be a screening of the new Terrence Turner film Adele’s Wish, depicting the story behind one of the world’s most famous paintings, Klimt’ s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907).

Including a discussion with the director, the screening will take place in the auditorium from 7.30pm to 9pm and although free, booking is recommended.

There are also two ticket-only events on the evening. Tate also hosts a very special performance of the documentary play Coffee with the Wittgensteins, followed by a question and answer session with Margaret Stonborough, great granddaughter of Karl Wittgenstein, a major patron of Klimt and the Viennese Secession. This performance runs from 6pm to 7.45pm and tickets are priced at £10, £8 (concessions) and £6 (members), including free entry to the exhibition.

Musicologists Peter Franklyn and Gavin Plumley host a unique salon entitled The Golden Touch, where musical illustrations from the life and times of Gustav Klimt punctuate a discussion on the synthesis of art, literature and music in Vienna 1900.

Later in the evening, musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the music of Schreker, Schonberg, Zemlinsky and Strauss along with other key Viennese composers explored as part of the salon. The Golden Touch runs from 6pm to 7.30pm and tickets cost £7, £5.50 (concessions), £4 (members), again including free entry into the exhibition.

To book tickets for Late at Tate events contact Tate Liverpool on 0151 702 7400.