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| Composer | Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022) |
| Period | Modern |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Barbican’s Birtwistle at 80 over-eggs the pudding during its exploration of the chamber works
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Sneak preview in Utrecht: Happy Birthday, Harry!
Utrecht has endured a long wait for its new concert hall complex, Tivoli Vredenburg. The official opening is still a few months away but we were afforded a sneak preview Saturday evening in one of the smaller halls aptly named Hertz, a play on words combining the musical term for pitch and Vredenburg’s famed architect, Herman Hertzberger.