Bruce Hodges

Writer/editor based in New York. Regular contributor to Musical America, Seen & Heard International, and The Strad. Has also written for Lincoln Center, the Southbank Centre (London), and others.

Whispering or Yelling, Young Composers Tell It

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  MATA Festival, Concerts I and V: “Curiouser and Curiouser” and “Incomparable Contrivances”: Curious Chamber Players (April 14), Talea Ensemble (April 18), The Kitchen, New York City. 14/18.4.2015 (BH) April 14 Carlos Gutiérrez Quiroga: Jintili (2012) Tomi Räisänen: Stheno (2006) Todd Tarantino: …all words are already decided (2011-2015) Malin Bâng: palinode (2013) Johan Svensson: diamond … Read more

A 20th-Century Master Tingles Both Ear and Brain

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United StatesUnited States Ligeti: Eric Jurenas (countertenor), Jay Campbell (cello), AXIOM, Jeffrey Milarsky (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 25.2.2015 (BH)

György Ligeti: Sippal, dobbal, nádihegedüvel (2000); Six Bagatelles for wind quintet (1953); Cello Concerto (1966); Chamber Concerto (1969-70)

Cellist Jay Campbell, conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, and AXIOM in Ligeti's Cello Concerto. (Photo: Richard Termine)
Cellist Jay Campbell, conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, and AXIOM in Ligeti’s Cello Concerto. (Photo: Richard Termine)

 

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