Fact file
| Year of birth | 1934 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | Contemporary |
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LondonNew Music Britain
Birtwistle, Holst, Turnage, Britten
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle; Philip Cobb; Gábor Tarkövi; Elizabeth Watts; Alice Coote
LondonOn the Hour – London Sinfonietta
Feldman, Reich, Birtwistle, Stockhausen
London Sinfonietta; Sound Intermedia; Rex Lawson
New York CityPierre-Laurent Aimard & Tamara Stefanovich
Bartók, Ravel, Birtwistle, Messiaen
Pierre-Laurent Aimard; Tamara Stefanovich
ViennaXenakis, Giesen, Purgina, Birtwistle & Lachenmann
Xenakis, Giesen, Purgina, Birtwistle, Lachenmann
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Sylvain Cambreling; Sebastian Berweck; Marcus Weiss; Christian Dierstein
LondonHarrison’s Clocks – Alasdair Beatson
Beethoven, Birtwistle, Ligeti, Kurtág, Messiaen, Schumann, Fauré, Bartók, Ravel, Nancarrow
Alasdair Beatson, Piano
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Hodges and Currie with meditative Stockhausen at the Southbank
Two new music specialists revel in the sheer textural variation of Kontakte.
The London Sinfonietta: celebrating 50 years of excellence
A celebration of fifty years of the London Sinfonietta was a well-deserved pat on the back for this valuable institution.
Spectacular Vaughan Williams and Birtwistle at the Barbican
Sparks flew as two British music giants, Vaughan Williams and Birtwistle, collided at the Barbican.
Ancient and modern juxtaposed at Milton Court
An intriguing programme marked by diversity and novelty from two world-beating ensembles.
This is Rattle: music from past and present transfigured and made radical
Simon Rattle returns to the UK in a (self-)portrait concert with the London Symphony Orchestra showcasing contemporary music