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The Ligeti Quartet’s performance of Terry Riley’s works showcase technical mastery and creative interpretation, honouring Riley’s legacy while exploring their own unique approach to his compositions.

Tête-à-Tête opens with groundbreaking community opera, an interesting piece of Jamaican history, and two superb solo operas from the talented Tim Benjamin, finishing on a high with the glorious Silent Jack. 

The late composer Jonathan Harvey, who died last month at age 73, described his Speakings (2008) as the most complicated and ambitious work he had ever written. A 25-minute composition for orchestra and electronics, the piece certainly warrants that description on the levels of scale and logistics alone.