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New York Philharmonic CONTACT! showcase the many faces of modernism at Milton Court

By George Slater-Walker, 19 April 2015
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“Mazzoli’s response to Bach is not austere, not grand, but human, reflective, and uplifting”
Reviewed at Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court Concert Hall, London on 18 April 2015
Programme
Andres, Early to Rise, for string quartet
Mazzoli, Dissolve, O My Heart, for solo violin
Salonen, Homunculus
Bjarnason, Five Possibilities, for clarinet, cello, and piano
Ran, Mirage, for five players
Performers
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Eileen Moon, Cello
Fiona Simon, Violin
Anna Rabinova, Violin
Yoobin Son, Alto Flute
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George Slater-Walker
George Slater-Walker
George recently graduated with a BA in Music at Magdalen College Oxford and is now pursuing the life of a horn player in London and elsewhere. His particular interest lies in fin-de-siècle Austro-German music and art.