Z 4383

Z-4383 by Minas Borboudakis is a 12-minute work for large ensemble:

(1(=Picc).1.1(=BCl).1 — 1.1.1(=BTbn).0 — 2Perc — Acdn — Pf — Str(1.1.1.1.1 or String Orchestra) — Electronics)

It describes the journey of the wagon Z4383 which transported the body of the politician and pacifist Grigoris Lambrakis also called 'Z', who was murdered in 1963, from Thessaloniki to Athens. In the scene from the cult novel Z by Vassilis Vassilikos, the author lets the soul of Grigoris Lammbrakis fly over the train.

Train noises, distorted speech fragments, and high soaring phrases unfold in the music. Sequences expressing pain, longing, hope and despair return as wordless instrumental quotations, attempting to portray the unspeakable before the soul leaves the body at the work's conclusion.

The world premiere took place on the 20th of July 2018, performed by the Academy of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Daniel Carter.