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Danny Driver descends the Devil's Staircase at Lammermuir Festival

By Alan Coady, 20 September 2015
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“Throughout all this technical wizardry, Driver never once looked under pressure”
Reviewed at Holy Trinity Church, Haddington on 19 September 2015
Programme
Ligeti, Études: Livre 1
Ligeti, Études: Livre 2
Debussy, Images, Set 1
Performers
Danny Driver, Piano
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Alan Coady
Alan Coady
Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.