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Composer: Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022)

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Year of birth	1934
Year of death	2022
Nationality	United Kingdom
Period	20th century

Top works

"Panic," dithyramb for alto sax, jazz drummer, wind, brass and percussion Beyond the White Hand: Construction with Guitar Player Donum Simoni MMXVIII (A Gift for Simon 2018)

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BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

Wed 24 Aug at 19:00

Mahler 2, Birtwistle

Rattle, Alder, Connolly, London Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, London Symphony Chorus

Wigmore Hall

Fri 16 Sep at 19:30

Barrios Mangoré, Villa-Lobos, Narváez, des Prez, Adès, Falla, Poulenc, Birtwistle

92nd Street Y: Kaufmann Concert Hall

Wed 8 Feb at 19:30

Narváez, Adès, Falla, Poulenc, Birtwistle, Barrios Mangoré, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera

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Everyday miracle from Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

By Roy Westbrook

Depths and heights in Birtwistle and Mahler from Gardner and the LPO

By Roy Westbrook

A fitting tribute to Knussen in the Knussen Chamber Orchestra's Proms debut

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92nd Street Y: Kaufmann Concert Hall

Wed 8 Feb at 19:30, From 08 Feb 19:30
to 11 Feb 19:29

Narváez, Adès, Falla, Poulenc, Birtwistle, Barrios Mangoré, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera

List of works

"Panic," dithyramb for alto sax, jazz drummer, wind, brass and percussion Beyond the White Hand: Construction with Guitar Player Donum Simoni MMXVIII (A Gift for Simon 2018)