Bruce Brubaker plays Alvin Curran at Kings Place

By Paul Kilbey, 24 May 2013

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall Two, London on 19 May 2013

Glass, Mad Rush

Muhly, Drones & Piano (UK première)

Glass, Étude no. 4 (1994 version)

Glass, Étude no. 5 (1994 version)

Brubaker, Stolen Symphonies (live piano improvisation with music by Tristan Perich, Leif Inge & Francesco Tristano)

Mazzoli, Orizzonte

Curran, Hope Street Tunnel Blues III (UK première)

Bruce Brubaker, Piano

Glass dans le miroir de Brubaker

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*****

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.