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Composer: Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022)

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© London Sinfonietta

Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall

Fri, 5 Feb at 19:30

Krauze, Ojczenasz, Birtwistle, Bray

Paterson, Kitamura, London Sinfonietta

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Bollington Arts Centre

Bollington, Macclesfield

Sat, 13 Feb at 19:30

Debussy, Yun, Janáček, Fauré, Birtwistle, Prokofiev

Julian Chan, Hugh Mackay

National Concert Hall: Main Stage

Fri, 9 Apr at 19:30

Bennett, Tabakova, Birtwistle

Martyn Brabbins, National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

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Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan

Revelatory Birtwistle and Beethoven from the BBC Scottish SO and Ryan Wigglesworth

By Peter Quantrill

Alasdair Beatson and Adrian Brendel © Wigmore Hall Trust, 2024

Nash Ensemble’s Inventions evoke vivid landscapes and sombre memories

By Christopher Woodley

Martyn Brabbins conducts the London Sinfonietta © Sisi Burn

London Sinfonietta's Birtwistle tribute sings the praises of a modernist giant

By Christopher Woodley

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Philharmonie de Paris: Salle des concerts de la Cité de la musique

Until 31 Dec 23:59

Schoenberg, Boulez, Birtwistle

Boulez, Ensemble intercontemporain, BBC Singers

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Irvine Arditti © Graham Hardy | Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Changing the face of modern music: Irvine Arditti on the Arditti Quartet at 50

By Tim Rutherford-Johnson

The way forward: contemporary music festivals for 2018

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Year of birth	1934
Year of death	2022
Nationality	United Kingdom
Period	Modern

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