Morton Feldman
Rothko Chapel (1972) for Soprano, Alto, Chorus, Viola, Celesta, percussions

The Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi presents Rothko Chapel by the American composer Morton Feldman, one of the most intense and conceptually significant works of the music of the second half of the twentieth century. Created in collaboration with the Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy, the concert is organized on the occasion of the exhibition Rothko a Firenze, open at Palazzo Strozzi from March 14 to August 23, 2026.

Composed in 1972 for soprano, alto, choir, viola, celesta, and percussion, the piece offers an experience of profound dialogue between sound, space, and silence, in close resonance with the Rothko Chapel in Houston, which houses fourteen monumental paintings by Rothko.

The initiative is promoted and organized by Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy.
Partner: Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.
With thanks to: Kira A. Princess of Prussia Foundation.

© Rothko Chapel, Photo Elizabeth Felicella