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12-Jan-2013
Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall
The king of instruments: David Atherton, David Drury and the Hong Kong Philharmonic
Image credit: David Atherton © Hong Kong PhilharmonicFormer Hong Kong Philharmonic Music Director David Atherton returned to his hometown on Saturday to lead the orchestra in a concert entitled “The King of Instruments”, a reference to works on the programme involving the organ, an instrument rarely heard in the symphony hall.
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24-May-2012
Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall
In Portrait: Sir Harrison Birtwistle with the London Sinfonietta
Image credit: Sir Harrison Birtwistle © Hanya Chlala / Arena PALThe work of Sir Harrison Birtwistle isn't necessarily the sunniest music in the world, and coming into the Queen Elizabeth Hall last night for a serious-minded evening of discussion and performances of his intricate, modernist-style music by the London Sinfonietta, I confess to having felt a little reluctant to be leaving behind the sweltering heat of the South Bank.
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14-Apr-2011
Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall
“That kiss unleashed a wave of desire” – the UK premiere of Andriessen’s Anaïs Nin.
The gentle sound of a kettle coming to the boil was the intriguing start to the UK premiere of Louis Andriessen’s work for singer, ensemble and film, Anaïs Nin. The peeling and eating of a banana gave rather more of a clue as to what was to come, in a concert that carried the warning “This concert contains explicit content and language and is recommended for ages 16 and over”.
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