Some thoughts on the Seattle Symphony’s recent program with Kazuki Yamada:
The state of the world this November feels especially conducive to mourning. Before presenting one of the best-loved Requiems in the canon, visiting conductor Kazuki Yamada opened his Seattle Symphony program with a much less frequently encountered work of grieving by his great compatriot Tōru Takemitsu. Requiem for string orchestra signaled the young Japanese composer’s international breakthrough after Stravinsky heard it and pronounced the composition a masterpiece. ..
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MEMETERIA by Thomas May 