Thursday, November 1, 2012

Conference: Oliver Knussen at 60 | Friday the 2nd of November | Garden Room, Barbican| 10am-6pm



Dear all,

 

We are delighted to announce details of a forthcoming Event as part of the Guildhall ResearchWorks series:

Conference: Oliver Knussen at 60
Friday the 2nd of November | Garden Room, Barbican| 10am-6pm

Co-hosted by the Institute of Musical Research and the Guildhall School, this one day event explores and celebrates the extraordinary achievements of one of Britain's most inspirational musicians. Speakers including Julian Anderson, George Benjamin, Arnold Whittall and Edward Venn offer their perspective on Knussen's music and his career as composer, conductor and teacher. This is an invaluable opportunity to place the music of Oliver Knussen in a wide and imaginative context before hearing repertoire performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Guildhall students on Sunday 4th November at the Barbican.

Tickets: £25 (£15 students) available from:
Barbican Box Office: 020 7638 8891 www.barbican.org.uk

For details of other events as part of the series visit www.gsmd.ac.uk/research

 

Best wishes,

 

 

Esther Fowler

Research & Knowledge Exchange Coordinator

 

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Silk Street, Barbican

London EC2Y 8DT

020 7628 2571 ext. 5104