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Composer: Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022)

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Crucible Playhouse

Fri 15 May at 19:00

Weir, Birtwistle, Brahms

Claire Booth, Ensemble 360

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Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thu 11 Jun at 19:30

Mason, Wilson, Birtwistle

Geoffrey Paterson, London Sinfonietta

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

By Peter Quantrill

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Nash Ensemble’s Inventions evoke vivid landscapes and sombre memories

By Christopher Woodley

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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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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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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker Cortege, for ensemble Secret Theatre

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9 Settings of Lorine Niedecker Cortege, for ensemble Secret Theatre