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| Composer | Ligeti, György (1923-2006) |
| Period | Modern |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness
Moussa concerto lets down absorbing Toronto Symphony programme
Gustavo Gimeno leads the Toronto Symphony in a programme of absorbing musical abstraction and storytelling, let down by a banal new trombone concerto.
Kantorow’s sensational Proms debut, stirring Shostakovich
Alenandre Kantorow storms the Proms with an eloquent account of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto. matched by a full-blooded Shostakovich 10 from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko.
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ParisBarbara Hannigan conducts Ligeti and Stravinsky
Ligeti, Stravinsky
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Guillemette Daboval; Chœur de Radio France; Barbara Hannigan
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With pipes, drums and fiddles: a Ligeti playlist
Born 100 years ago, the music of Hungarian composer György Ligeti is varied and multiplicitous, displaying a voracious curiosity and a multifaceted imagination.