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Oneohtrix Point Never Remixes Ryuichi Sakamoto
New York electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never has remixed a piece by legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Jul 31, 2017
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Listen: World Premiere of Judd Greenstein's Flute Concerto for Alex Sopp
On July 11th, chamber orchestra The Knights premiered Judd Greenstein's Flute Concerto with flutist Alex Sopp during a live performance in Central Park. Jul 17, 2017
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Pulitzer Prize Winner David Lang
David Lang joins Jennifer Koh to discuss his Shared Madness piece "low resolution" and discuss a more meditative approach to virtuosity. Jul 14, 2017
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MacArthur Fellow Julia Wolfe
Composer Julia Wolfe is a 2016 MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner. She joins Jennifer Koh to discuss American folk traditions in her Shared Madness piece, "Spinning Jenny." Jul 13, 2017
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Watch: Cellist Mariel Roberts Performs Solos by George Lewis and Pauline Oliveros
Cellist Mariel Roberts joined us in the studio to perform music by the late maverick composer Pauline Oliveros and George Lewis, off her latest album, "Cartography." Jul 12, 2017
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Bang on a Can's Michael Gordon
Gordon joins Jennifer Koh to discuss his shared madness piece "kwerk" and the changing definition of virtuosity. Jul 12, 2017
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Composer & Sound Designer Mark Grey
Grey joins Jennifer Koh to discuss the influence of Grey’s experience with technology on his approach to composition, and his re-construction of material from Paganini’s 20th caprice. Jul 11, 2017
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Paul Simon’s Curious Mind
Paul Simon has always been attracted to new kinds of sounds. His most recent work has brought him into the world of contemporary classical music. Jul 10, 2017
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Grawemeyer Award Winner Andrew Norman
Norman joins Jennifer Koh to discuss performed silence as exemplary of delicate virtuosity, and the “deconstruction of technique.” Jul 10, 2017
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Bedroom Community's Daníel Bjarnason
Bjarnason joins Jennifer Koh to discuss compositions as self-contained universes and the challenges inherent in maintain many disparate voices in a work scored for a solo instrument. Jul 7, 2017
