Monday, February 1, 2016
new work for viola and viol and ‘just (after song of songs)’ performed by Nadia Sirota and Liam Byrne (US premiere)
Symphony Space
Leonard Nimoy Thalia
New York, NY
New York, NY
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David Lang is one of the most thoughtful composers working today. His music is consistently probing, emotionally urgent, strange, and beautiful. It is also getting simpler as the years roll on—a sign that the mind behind it is undergoing a kind of ritualistic purification. I’ve been obsessed with David’s music since I bought a recording by mail order of his piece cheating lying stealing when I was in high school, and I have written a piano piece called David Lang Needs a Hug…
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