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| Composer | Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022) |
| Period | Modern |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Nicolas Hodges performs virtuosic all-20th century piano recital at Carnegie Hall
It’s pretty rare for a major concert hall to program more than ten minutes of music that was composed post-1900, and it’s even rarer to see an entire program of music that was composed post-1900. But at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall Monday evening, that’s exactly what the audience was treated to, courtesy of pianist Nicolas Hodges. Mr.
Sir Harrison Birtwistle at Kings Place
“Affection is an impossibility”, says Harrison Birtwistle, describing how he feels towards his own compositions. After a Kings Place concert devoted entirely to his works last Wednesday, he talks to Tom Service about his music.