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Composer: Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022)

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National Concert Hall: Main Stage

Fri 9 Apr at 19:30

Bennett, Tabakova, Birtwistle

Martyn Brabbins, National Symphony Orchestra Ireland

© Chris Lee

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

Thu 13 May at 20:00

Bertrand, Djordjević, Schoenberg, Birtwistle

Mälkki, Betts-Dean, Ensemble intercontemporain

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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

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

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