Philip Glass (31 January 1937) stands as one of the most revolutionary composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Defying easy categorization, he crafted an unmistakable musical language that reshaped what modern classical music could be. Glass’s work dissolves boundaries between genres, opera, symphony, film, popular music, and world traditions, to create deeply […]
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In a dramatic and principled move that has reverberated across the classical music world, legendary American composer Philip Glass has announced that he is withdrawing the world premiere of his Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln” from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts later this year. Glass, now 88, explained in a statement posted
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Last night I attended another concert at the Estonia Concert Hall (Kontserdisaal): Eight Cellos and Vox Clamantis, featuring works by Arvo Pärt and Philip Glass. The concert was part of the Audiospaa (Sound Spa) series, a programme generally associated with calm, meditative music and minimalist sound worlds. That expectation held true for most of the
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